Children have been refused places at almost a third of the Vale of Glamorgan's primary schools because they're oversubscribed for the next academic year.
Eleven of the Vale's 36 community and voluntary-controlled primary schools had to turn away applications because demand for places exceeded supply.
Gwenfo Church in Wales Primary was the most oversubscribed in the county with 25 refusals, followed by Cogan Primary, which had to turn away 21 children.
Oversubscribed primary schools in the Vale had to refuse 115 applications in total - but those who missed out have been offered some of the 233 vacant places still available at other schools.
The council said 66 of the applications refused were for children who lived outside the Vale of Glamorgan.
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A total of 30 children in the Vale are currently without a school offer as they didn't get any of the places they applied for. The council said this was "mainly as a result of submitting only one school preference for an out of catchment school".
Out of the 1,360 applications for community primary and voluntary controlled schools, 91% - 1,237 - got their first choice.
The 11 oversubscribed primary schools in the Vale of Glamorgan
1. Gwenfo C/W Primary
Places offered: 30
Refused: 25
Last allocated place was to someone living 1.758 miles away from the school
2. Cogan Primary
Places offered: 30
Refused: 21
Last allocated place was to someone living 0.641 miles away from the school
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3. St Nicholas C/W Primary
Places offered: 18
Refused: 17
Last allocated place was to someone living 2.61 miles away from the school
4. Victoria Primary
Places offered: 60
Refused: 10
Last allocated place was to someone living 0.555 miles away from the school
5. Barry Island Primary
Places offered: 30
Refused: 9
Last allocated place was to someone living 0.464 miles away from the school
6. Llandough Primary
Places offered: 30
Refused: 9
Last allocated place was to someone living 0.868 miles away from the school
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7. St Athan Primary
Places offered: 30
Refused: 7
There are no figures for last qualifying distance as pupils weren’t refused due to proximity to the school.
8. Albert Primary
Places offered: 55
Refused: 6
Last allocated place was to someone living 1.849 miles away from the school
9. Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg
Places offered: 30
Refused: 5
Last allocated place was to someone living 1.909 miles away from the school
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10. Llangan Primary
Places offered: 15
Refused: 4
There are no figures for last qualifying distance as pupils weren’t refused due to proximity to the school.
11. Cadoxton Primary
Places offered: 60
Refused: 2
Last allocated place was to someone living 1.059 miles away from the school
The full list of community primary and voluntary controlled schools:
| SCHOOL | Places Offered | Refused in total * | Criterion last place was offered under | Distance | School Places available |
| Albert Primary | 55 | 6 | Proximity | 1.849 | 0 |
| Barry Island Primary | 30 | 9 | Proximity | 0.464 | 0 |
| Cadoxton Primary | 60 | 2 | Proximity | 1.059 | 0 |
| Cogan Primary | 30 | 21 | Proximity | 0.641 | 0 |
| Colcot Primary | 39 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dinas Powys Primary | 51 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Evenlode Primary | 57 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Fairfield Primary | 33 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gladstone Primary | 44 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Gwenfo C/W Primary | 30 | 25 | Proximity | 1.758 | 0 |
| High Street Primary | 20 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Holton Primary | 41 | 0 | 19 | ||
| Jenner Park Primary | 22 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Llancarfan Primary | 3 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Llandough Primary | 30 | 9 | Proximity | 0.868 | 0 |
| Llanfair Primary | 19 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Llangan Primary | 15 | 4 | Sibling | 0 | |
| Oakfield Primary | 10 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Palmerston Primary | 25 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Peterston-S-Ely C/W Primary | 26 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Rhws Primary | 39 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Romilly Primary | 86 | 0 | 4 | ||
| St Athan Primary | 30 | 7 | Catchment | 0 | |
| St Illtyd Primary | 43 | 0 | 10 | ||
| St Nicholas C/W Primary | 18 | 17 | Proximity | 2.61 | 0 |
| Sully Primary | 43 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Victoria Primary | 60 | 10 | Proximity | 0.555 | 0 |
| Y Bont Faen Primary | 40 | 0 | -10 | ||
| Ysgol Y Ddraig | 28 | 0 | 32 | ||
| Ysgol Gwaun y Nant | 35 | 0 | 25 | ||
| Ysgol Gymraeg Dewi Sant | 30 | 0 | Catchment | 0 | |
| Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg (Primary Phase) | 30 | 5 | Proximity | 1.909 | 0 |
| Ysgol Gymraeg Peny Garth | 48 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ysgol Iolo Morganwg | 25 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Ysgol Sant Baruc | 26 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Ysgol Sant Curig | 55 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Total | 1276 | 115* | 233 |
