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National Secondary School Place Offer Day

Monday, 2 March 2026 14:08

It's National Secondary School offer day. Decisions for secondary school places came out today for Leicestershire Schools

It's National Secondary School offer day.

Decisions for secondary school places came out today for Leicestershire Schools with

90 percent of students in Leicestershire being offered a place of their first choice secondary school

Leicestershire County Council says there were 7810 applications received on time which is a drop of 451 students on last year.

If you didn't get your first choice here is the link for more information and advice regarding appeals, here https://orlo.uk/8WqV8

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