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In 2026-27, places at Richard Hale School ran out under “Outside Priority Area, Random”. We hold no published cut-off distance for Richard Hale School. The council's note for each year is in the table below.
In 2026-27, Richard Hale School received 520 applications for 180 places — around 2.9 per place. 189 named it as a first preference, or about 1.1 first choices per place.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-28 | — | 180 | — | — |
| 2026-27 | Ran out under “Outside Priority Area, Random” | 180 | 520 | 189 |
| 2025-26 | Ran out under “Outside Priority Area, Random” | 180 | 467 | 196 |
| 2024-25 | Ran out under “Outside Priority Area, Random” | 185 offered | 540 | 198 |
| 2023-24 | Ran out under “In Priority Area, Nearest School” | 190 offered | 494 | 182 |
| 2022-23 | Ran out under “In Priority Area, Nearest School” | 180 offered | 506 | 163 |
| 2021-22 | Ran out under “In Priority Area, Nearest School” | 180 offered | 517 | 152 |
| 2020-21 | Ran out under “In Priority Area, Nearest School” | 178 offered | 525 | 162 |
| 2019-20 | — | 179 offered | 607 | 177 |
| 2018-19 | — | 179 offered | 579 | 201 |
| 2017-18 | — | 181 offered | 677 | 254 |
| 2016-17 | — | 180 offered | 611 | 245 |
| 2015-16 | — | 164 offered | 571 | 170 |
| 2014-15 | — | 165 offered | 631 | 181 |
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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