PUPILS moving from primary to secondary or from middle to upper school this September found out this morning which school they will be going to, as Dorset County Council sent emails and letters to parents across the county.

This year, 94.8 per cent of 3,286 families secured their first secondary school preference, 3.7 per cent secured their second preference and 0.5 per cent secured their third preference. The remaining 0.18 per cent were allocated an alternative school place to their three preferences.

For upper schools 99.3 per cent of 1,102 families secured their first preference, 0.4 per cent secured their second preference and the remaining 0.18 per cent were allocated an alternative school place to their three preferences.

Cllr Toni Coombs, Dorset County Council Cabinet member for children and young people said: "To have so many young people successful in their first preference of school place is a positive reflection on the number of good and outstanding schools in Dorset. I wish them every success in their next steps in education."