THOUSANDS of parents and children across Dorset are today finding out if they have been offered a place at the secondary school they want.

In Bournemouth, 88 per cent of applicants were offered a place at their first choice secondary school, 8.5 per cent were offered a place at their second choice, with 2.5 per cent offered their third choice. 

One per cent of applicants were not offered a place at their preferred three schools. 

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