Primary school place allocations announced for September 2025

The allocation of Isle of Wight primary school places has been announced today (Wednesday 16 April 2025) with hundreds of children across the Island finding out which primary school they'll be attending from September.

This year 97.6 per cent of Island parents will have gained a school of choice for their child, with 91.5 per cent of applications achieving a place at their first-choice school. Every child for which an application was submitted to the council received a school place. 

• The number of applications in 2025 — 998 (1,024 last year).
• The percentage of applications achieving first choice — 91.5 per cent (96.9 per cent last year).
• The percentage achieving second choice — 5.11 per cent (2.3 per cent last year).
• The percentage achieving third choice — 1.00 per cent (0.1 per cent last year).
• The figures above include all applications that were received on time and those children with an Education and Health Care Plan, but not those who applied late.

Ashley Whittaker, Strategic Director of Children’s Services said: "We are pleased the majority of children have gained a place at one of their preferred schools, with most getting their first choice and all children being offered a place.’’

“Those children starting their primary education will be embarking on a new journey and as they settle-in and make new friends, it will be an exciting time as we develop and improve education across the Island."