Ensuring your child has the best possible education is a priority for most parents and many will assume they will be able to secure a place at the best possible school.
However, recently published Government data shows this is not necessarily the case with thousands of children missing out on a place at their preferred schools.
Across England, applications for the current academic year resulted in eight per cent of primary school applicants and 17 per cent of secondary school applicants not getting a place at their first choice school, affecting nearly 150,000 children in total.
Across the North East, 3.9 per cent of children did not receive an offer for any of their selected primary schools.
So just how competitive is it to get into your local primary school? Here we reveal the 17 oversubscribed primary schools in South Tyneside which are the hardest to get into.
13. St Matthew's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School
St Matthew's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School saw 27 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 26 of these were offered places. This means 1 child (3.7 per cent) did not get a place. Photograph: Google Photo: Google
14. Forest View Primary School
Forest View Primary School saw 28 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 27 of these were offered places. This means 1 child (3.6 per cent) did not get a place. Photo: Stu Norton
15. St Mary's Catholic Primary School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School saw 29 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 28 of these were offered places. This means 1 child (3.4 per cent) did not get a place. Photograph: Google Photo: Google
16. Jarrow Cross C of E Primary School
Jarrow Cross C of E Primary School saw 38 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 37 of these were offered places. This means 1 child (2.6 per cent) did not get a place. Photograph: Google Photo: Google