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Scotland: Postcode premium of top schools revealed
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Mar 21, 2019
3 in 10 parents don’t use academic performance to choose a secondary
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Mar 14, 2019
More pupils miss out on first choice of secondary school
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Mar 8, 2019
Why do there seem to be so many school place shortages?
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Mar 6, 2019
‘Crisis’ of pupils not offered any secondary place for September
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Mar 4, 2019
Hertfordshire secondary school places: Nearly 200 left without
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Mar 4, 2019
115,000 children to miss out on first choice of school as pupil numbers surge
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Mar 1, 2019
One third miss top school choice in London
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Mar 1, 2019
National Offer Day shows us we need more free schools
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Mar 1, 2019
Surge in demand for schools leaves councils struggling to cope
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Mar 1, 2019
Secondary school offers day: 115,000 to miss out on first choice
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Mar 1, 2019
Up to 25% of children could miss out on preferred secondary school
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Mar 1, 2019
National Offer Day: Unprecedented squeeze on places forcing poorest children into lowest-rated schools, analysis shows
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Mar 1, 2019
National Offer Day 2019: What to do if your child doesn't get their first choice of secondary school
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Mar 1, 2019
Secondary school places 2019
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Mar 1, 2019
How to appeal a secondary school admission on National Offer Day 2019
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Mar 1, 2019
One in five children are set to miss out on their first-choice secondary school
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Mar 1, 2019
Record number of children to miss out on first-choice secondary school places, analysis suggests
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Mar 1, 2019
Soaring numbers will miss out on first school choices
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Mar 1, 2019
Record numbers to miss out on first choice for secondary school places
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Mar 1, 2019
Families to learn secondary school places decision
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Mar 1, 2019
School places 2019: What time are secondary school places announced and how to appeal
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Feb 28, 2019
Record numbers miss out on first choice of secondary school
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Feb 28, 2019
Secondary school places 2019: What to do if you don't get your first choice school
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Feb 28, 2019
National Offer Day 2019: What to do if you don't get your first choice secondary school
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Feb 28, 2019
National Offer Day 2019: We missed the deadline for secondary school applications, what are our options?
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Feb 28, 2019
Why secondary school choices aren’t a matter of life or death
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Feb 24, 2019
Parents looking for top primaries should make reconnaissance trip to school gates, Good Schools Guide says
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Jan 9, 2019
Lessons in school choice
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Dec 21, 2018
Thousands of children given faith schools against parents’ wishes
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Dec 8, 2018
Education Secretary urges Labour MPs to rebel against Corbyn's plans to scrap free schools
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Nov 8, 2018
School places crisis is worse than ever with half of children in some areas expected to miss out on their chosen secondary
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Oct 30, 2018
Choosing a secondary school: school allocations and tips for parents
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Oct 11, 2018
‘Lay off’ parents who scrimp to send their children to private school, says top headteacher
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Oct 2, 2018
Lay off parents who choose private school, head says
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Oct 2, 2018
School open days: Eight things to look for
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Sep 18, 2018
The rich are bending school admission rules – report
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Sep 13, 2018
Secondary school choice in England
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Sep 13, 2018
The 6 key points from EPI’s ‘Secondary School Choice in England’ report
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Sep 13, 2018
New free schools to open across England
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Sep 4, 2018
A levels are about more than just results
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Aug 14, 2018
Secondary school choice and selection: national preferences data
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Aug 9, 2018
The school children who live in England but are taught in Scotland
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Jun 20, 2018
Wales: Why your child still has no chance of getting a place at preferred school even if you appeal
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Jun 18, 2018
One in five teens did not secure their first-choice school due to population boom
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Jun 15, 2018
Drop in first choices shows pressure on secondary places
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Jun 14, 2018
Leader comment: Equal access to education is vital
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May 18, 2018
Wealthy families ‘playing the system’ by delaying start of education
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May 18, 2018
School choice 'leads to unhappy pupils'
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May 15, 2018
Is selection and school choice hindering our work to close the education gap between rich and poor?
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Apr 25, 2018
138 children in Cardiff didn't get any of the primary school places they applied for
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Apr 19, 2018
Almost a third of pupils missed out on their first choice of primary school in some areas
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Apr 17, 2018
Parents claim divorce to win school places
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Apr 17, 2018
Primary school places revealed today - but should you appeal if your child missed out?
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Apr 16, 2018
Primary school offer day 2018: More children allocated first choice school due to Brexit, London councils say
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Apr 16, 2018
Thousands of children miss out on preferred primary school
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Apr 16, 2018
Primary school admissions 2018 UK: Here's what to do if your child does not get their first choice place
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Apr 16, 2018
Shortage of places at Bryntirion School has a 'devastating' effect on children
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Apr 16, 2018
Primary school places - not got what you wanted?
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Apr 16, 2018
Primary school admissions 2018: When do you find out primary school places?
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Apr 16, 2018
Need to know: National Primary School Offer Day
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Apr 16, 2018
Parents are 'faking break-ups’ to get their children into top schools, an expert has warned
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Apr 16, 2018
Many parents face disappointment over primary school places
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Apr 16, 2018
Upset at primary school offer? Keep mum or your child may feel like they’re going to jail
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Apr 13, 2018
Parents going to 'extraordinary lengths' to secure first-choice primary school, poll finds
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Apr 13, 2018
Primary school offer day 2018: how to appeal a decision
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Apr 13, 2018
Upset at primary school offer? Keep mum or your child may feel like they’re going to jail
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Apr 12, 2018
The unintended consequences of school choice
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Mar 23, 2018
New catchment areas will force schools to boost diversity
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Mar 15, 2018
When your kids don't go to the 'best' school
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Mar 11, 2018
One-third of London families miss out on first choice of secondary school
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Mar 1, 2018
Up to a third of London children miss out on top choice of secondary school, survey finds
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Mar 1, 2018
Secondary school places confirmed for thousands of pupils
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Mar 1, 2018
North-south divide for poorer pupils on School Offers Day
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Mar 1, 2018
Five things to know on school offer day
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Mar 1, 2018
National Offer Day 2018: What to do if your child doesn’t get their first choice of secondary school
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Mar 1, 2018
National Offer Day: Parents must have choice when it comes to education
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Mar 1, 2018
Five things to know on school offer day
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Mar 1, 2018
Five things to know on school offer day
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Mar 1, 2018
A fifth of Year 6 pupils will miss out on their preferred secondary school
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Mar 1, 2018
Secondary school places: Union argues the government is 'failing' to guarantee enough first choice placements
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Mar 1, 2018
National Offer Day: 100,000 pupils set to miss out on their first choice school, analysis shows
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Feb 28, 2018
How to choose a primary school for your child?
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Feb 9, 2018
Places deadline: Top tips on choosing a school
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Jan 15, 2018
‘Personal touch more important than data when selecting a school’, advises NAHT
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Jan 12, 2018
Fewer parents get preferred primary school place in a fifth of areas
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Jan 12, 2018
Is parent power driving grammar school expansion?
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Jan 2, 2018
Choosing a school: why extra-curricular programmes are the key litmus test
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Dec 4, 2017
Picking a school: a good curriculum is as important as the teaching staff
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Nov 21, 2017
Free schools programme 'failing' to deliver
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Nov 16, 2017
Free schools in England
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Nov 16, 2017
School application forms 'should give parents more choices
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Nov 2, 2017
Distance is an unfair criterion for school admission
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Nov 1, 2017
Black and Asian parents make more ambitious school choices
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Nov 1, 2017
School open days are all about business. They put my teeth on edge
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Oct 20, 2017
Dominant multi-academy trusts risk investigation for monopolising markets
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Oct 13, 2017
Beyond Ofsted: How to spot if your child's chosen school is hot on discipline
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Oct 12, 2017
Quarter of parents move house to be in right school catchment area
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Aug 23, 2017
Parents with just two schools to choose from... and both are failing: Both secondaries in one postcode area are rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted
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Jul 26, 2017
Secondary school preferences by school type: 2016
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Jul 13, 2017
Daily roundup 14 June: Debts, school places, and Birmingham
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Jun 14, 2017
One in six pupils are denied a place at their first choice secondary school
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Jun 14, 2017
Greater strategic oversight of school places is needed, says NAHT
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Jun 13, 2017
Proportion of children missing out on first choice secondary school highest since start of decade
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Jun 13, 2017
Higher proportion of pupils fail to get top choice of secondary school
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Jun 13, 2017
More than 150,000 children in England denied first choice of school
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Jun 13, 2017
Rise in proportion of pupils not getting top secondary-school choice
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Jun 13, 2017
School places pressure hits secondaries
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Jun 13, 2017
Population bulge prompts fall in proportion of pupils receiving first choice secondary place
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Jun 13, 2017
Pupils less likely to get first choice secondary place as ‘baby bulge’ moves upwards
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Jun 13, 2017
USA: What would a voucher system mean for schools?
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May 18, 2017
CMRE think tank – increased selection is not a viable strategy for the education system
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May 8, 2017
Fewer teachers, more pupils and no more money. Schools are struggling
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Apr 27, 2017
Policy Eye - Highlights of week ending Friday 21 April 2017
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Apr 21, 2017
First-choice primary school places increase in high-demand areas
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Apr 18, 2017
Proportion of children getting place at their preferred primary school rises, analysis finds
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Apr 18, 2017
Thousands of children miss out on first choice of primary school
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Apr 18, 2017
Thousands in England still losing out on first-choice primary school
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Apr 18, 2017
One in four children miss out on first choice primary school in some areas
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Apr 18, 2017
Did your child get the primary school place you wanted for them?
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Apr 18, 2017
National Offer Day: What to do if your child doesn’t get into your first choice school
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Apr 18, 2017
Primary school admissions 2017: How to appeal if your child missed out on their first choice
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Apr 18, 2017
Primary school offer day 2017: Poor children twice as likely to attend substandard schools, study finds
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Apr 18, 2017
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Apr 18, 2017
Local planning over school places and admissions is vital, says NAHT
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Apr 18, 2017
Soaring house prices are penalising parents who want the best school places for their children
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Mar 20, 2017
Best schools add £18,600 to average house price
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Mar 20, 2017
Education secretary promises action on recruitment and retention
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Mar 15, 2017
School admissions: is a lottery a fairer system?
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Mar 14, 2017
Why free schools are vital to ending heartbreak on National Offer Day
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Mar 2, 2017
One in five children face missing out on their top school choice in worse admissions round since 2008
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Mar 2, 2017
Tens of thousands of pupils fail to get into first choice secondary school
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Mar 1, 2017
Record 28,000 London pupils miss out on first choice of secondary school
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Mar 1, 2017
UK National Offer Day: what are your experiences?
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Mar 1, 2017
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Mar 1, 2017
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Mar 1, 2017
National Offer Day: Government is creating school places lottery
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Mar 1, 2017
National Offer Day 2017: We missed the deadline for secondary school applications, what are our options?
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Mar 1, 2017
Top state schools 'dominated by richest families'
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Mar 1, 2017
Families 'struggle to get first-place secondary school'
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Mar 1, 2017
Number of pupils failing to get first choice of school expected to rise
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Mar 1, 2017
Top state schools are 'preserve of the rich', social mobility charity warns
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Mar 1, 2017
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Mar 1, 2017
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Mar 1, 2017
National offer day: 90,000 children set to miss out on first choice school, experts say
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Mar 1, 2017
Almost one in three London children will miss out on first choice school
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Feb 28, 2017
ATL comment on secondary school places
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Feb 28, 2017
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