Debbie Barnes, director of children's services at Lincolnshire County Council, said: "The large majority of children - even more than past year - will be going to their first school of preference and this number should be even higher by September".
By analysing pupil level deprivation data and Ofsted ratings, the charity has revealed that just 15 per cent of children from the poorest 30 per cent of families attend an outstanding school, as opposed to 27 per cent of those from the richest 30 per cent.
Of those 444 who were not offered one of their preferred schools, almost half failed to make use of all available preferences, limiting Kent's ability to offer them a preferred school.
Half a million parents across England will tomorrow find out whether they were successful in getting their child into the primary school of their choice. We do encourage families to use all the preferences available to them so that they have a better chance of securing a preferred school.
"This has meant that previous year 96.3% of parents in England received an offer at one of their top three preferred primary schools".
Ian Sutherland, director of Children and Adult Services, said: "Our admissions team works hard to make sure as many children as possible are placed at one of their preferred primary schools in Medway".
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The school admissions process for Medway involves the council processing applications for 3,375 Medway resident pupils and 130 out of area pupils.
"At a time when many areas in the country are facing real difficulties in finding enough primary school places, it is good to see that we are still able to give most parents places for their children at the schools they want".
"I'd like to wish the children receiving their school offer today all the very best, and hope they enjoy the next exciting stage of their schooling".
Medway Council's portfolio holder for educational attainment and improvement Martin Potter said: "I am pleased that a vast majority of children have been offered a place at one of their top preference schools". Social mobility could be hindered throughout a child's school years and well beyond, with the first barriers appearing at an alarmingly young age.
This compares to 10% of children from the wealthiest families. "This will continue to be achieved through our school organisation plan".
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