According to Peterborough City Council, 96.16 per cent of children were offered a place at their first preference school.
The proportion offered a place at their first or second preference school was 99.16% with 99.95% offered their first, second or third preference school.
The council received 2,491 applications for Reception School places for September 2025.
The latest available statistics from the Department for Education show which primary schools were the most difficult to get into. All the other schools not listed here offered the same number of first choice places as first choice offers.
9. All Saint's C of E Primary School
59 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 64 first choice offers were handed out which is a success rate of 92.18% Photo: David Lowndes
10. Norwood Primary School
32 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 30 first choice offers were handed out which is a success rate of 93.75% Photo: David Lowndes
11. John Clare Primary School
17 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 16 first choice offers were handed out which is a success rate of 94.11% Photo: David Lowndes
12. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
40 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 41 first choice offers were handed out which is a success rate of 97.56% Photo: David Lowndes