For each of the past five academic years:
1. The number of in-year school admissions that took place in the authority area (that is, admissions that did not take place at the start of the academic year).
| 2016/17 | 5753 |
| 2017/18 | 6464 |
| 2018/19 | 6202 |
| 2019/20 | 7172 |
| 2020/21 | 6803 |
2. The total number of school admissions that took place in the authority area.
| Secondary Transfer | Primary Transfer | |
| 2017 | 7439 | 7649 |
| 2018 | 7243 | 7690 |
| 2019 | 7346 | 7496 |
| 2020 | 7475 | 7581 |
| 2021 | 7412 | 7238 |