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We hold no published cut-off distance for Ranelagh School. The council's note for each year is in the table below.
In 2026-27, Ranelagh School received 458 applications for 174 places — around 2.6 per place. 240 named it as a first preference, or about 1.4 first choices per place.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-28 | — | 180 | — | — |
| 2026-27 | Category 5 (Anglican-wor… | 174 | 458 | 240 |
| 2025-26 | — | 174 offered | 483 | 251 |
| 2024-25 | — | 165 offered | 452 | 224 |
| 2023-24 | — | 171 offered | 469 | 190 |
| 2022-23 | — | 169 offered | 499 | 235 |
| 2021-22 | — | 168 offered | 437 | 206 |
| 2020-21 | — | 162 offered | 448 | 188 |
| 2019-20 | — | 172 offered | 496 | 242 |
| 2018-19 | — | 160 offered | 478 | 243 |
| 2017-18 | — | 162 offered | 497 | 227 |
| 2016-17 | — | 157 offered | 535 | 249 |
| 2015-16 | — | 150 offered | 447 | 187 |
| 2014-15 | — | 147 offered | 444 | 222 |
How to read this: the last distance offered is an outcome of each admission round — how far from the school the final offer reached after places were allocated under the published criteria. It is not a catchment boundary and it moves every year with sibling numbers, birth-year cohort size and application patterns.
Figures come from the local authority's published allocation data. Some councils publish the National Offer Day figure, which can understate the final September position after waiting-list movement — always confirm with the admissions authority before relying on a single year.
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