Across England, 8% of primary school applicants and 17% of secondary school applicants did not get a place at their first choice school, affecting nearly 150,000 children in total.
In the North West, 15% did not secure a place at their preferred secondary school. This meant 12,808 secondary aged children did not get a place at their first choice school.
Inner London was found to have the hardest schools to get into in the country. One in every eight children (13%) did not get into their first choice primary school. This rose to one in three (33%) for secondary school places.
How competitive is it to get into your local primary school? Here we reveal which Wigan primary schools are the hardest to get into and you can view the most oversubscribed secondary schools in Wigan here.
1. Millbrook Primary School
Millbrook Primary School in Shevington saw 32 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 25 of these were offered places. This means 7 did not get a place. Photo: Google
2. Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School in Leigh saw 38 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 30 of these were offered places. This means 8 did not get a place. Photo: Google
3. St Stephen's CofE Primary School
St Stephen's CofE Primary School in Astley saw 38 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 29 of these were offered places. This means 9 did not get a place. Photo: NW
4. Shevington Vale Primary School
Shevington Vale Primary School saw 37 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 28 of these were offered places. This means 9 did not get a place. Photo: NW