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One in six schoolchildren 'will miss out on preferred place'

February 28 2011

One in six schoolchildren 'will miss out on preferred place'

One in six pupils will be left disappointed when it comes to their secondary school place.

A snapshot survey carried out by the Guardian across 12 local authorities in England found that 15.8 per cent of youngsters will not be awarded a place at their first choice school.

Although this is one per cent less than last year, it was found that the most popular schools are more oversubscribed than ever.

"When a school has more applications than places, pupils with special needs or in care are given priority. After this, pupils are chosen according to how near they live to the school they live, whether they have siblings at the school and sometimes which primary school they attended," the news provider stated.

It was revealed that more than 1,000 people applied for a place at Grey Coat Hospital School in Westminster. However, the school has just 151 available places.

Posted by Andrew Jones

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