More than one in ten parents in Huddersfield did not get their children into their first choice school.

Parents around the borough this week found out where their youngsters have been allocated for high schools.

Not all have been offered their first or second choice.

But Kirklees Council has confirmed no children have been left high and dry with no school to go to .

Almost 96% have been matched with one of the three schools they asked for.

Around 5,000 children will be starting secondary school in Kirklees in 2016.

The council’s figure reveal 85% of applicants got into their preferred secondary school.

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About 370 children (8%) have been offered their second choice school.

Only 3% – 111 children – will have to go to their third choice.

The remaining 4% are families who did not express a preference and were automatically allocated a school by Kirklees.

Clr Shabir Pandor , Cabinet member for Schools and Learning, said: “As always, moving up to secondary school will be a big step for many children later this year.

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“However, children and families can have every confidence that Kirklees is a great place to be educated.”

Exam data shows that Kirklees secondary schools are performing well, with last year’s GCSE results significantly higher than the national average.

Clr Pandor added: “We are proud of our high educational standards and of the excellent work taking place in schools across Kirklees.”

Clr Shabir Pandor.