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Choosing a primary school is one of the biggest decisions many parents face, but securing a place at a preferred school can be far from guaranteed.
As parents prepare to apply for their child's first school place, many will be wondering how likely they are to get a place at their preferred primary school.
At the Harrogate Advertiser, we have taken a look at the Department for Education’s latest admissions data for schools across the Harrogate district, comparing how many parents named each school as their first preference with the number of first-choice offers made.
These are the 15 hardest primary schools in the Harrogate district to get into, based on 2026/27 admissions data...
5. Meadowside Academy
For the 2026/27 academic year, 36 parents put this school down as their first choice, with 30 offered places – a success rate of 83 per cent | Archive
6. Markington Church of England Primary and Nursery School
For the 2026/27 academic year, 7 parents put this school down as their first choice, with 6 offered places – a success rate of 86 per cent | Archive
7. Coppice Valley Primary School
For the 2026/27 academic year, 34 parents put this school down as their first choice, with 30 offered places – a success rate of 88 per cent | Archive
8. Spofforth Church of England Primary School
For the 2026/27 academic year, 9 parents put this school down as their first choice, with 8 offered places – a success rate of 89 per cent | Archive