Councils under pressure to meet the surge in demand for school places

Gabriella Jozwiak
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Local authorities across England have been devising strategies to cope with the shortage of primary school places caused by the increasing birth rate and migration movements, as they await their capital funding allocations

Number of children in state-funded primaries is projected to increase by eight per cent between 2012 and 2015 to reach 4.4 million, according to Department for Education statistics. Image: Phil Adams
Number of children in state-funded primaries is projected to increase by eight per cent between 2012 and 2015 to reach 4.4 million, according to Department for Education statistics. Image: Phil Adams

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