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Almost 10,000 children failed to get a place at their first choice primary school despite a drop in applications partly caused by families fleeing London, new figures reveal.
The Evening Standard’s Education Editor Anna Davis shares her insight & analysis.
Overall, 89 per cent of parents who applied for their children to start in a reception class in September were allocated their top preference school.
This is an increase of 0.6 per cent from last year’s figures.
But at the same time the number of applications dropped by 2.2 per cent.
Experts said the fall in applications was caused by the falling birth rate, and families leaving London due to Brexit, the pandemic and the cost of living crisis.
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[@darrenhopkins6829]

So many kids thats why. Brimg in a outside population ypu need to school them too

[@BobMonty99]

British school places for British children first !

[@Gambit771]

Have to make places for the children of illegal immigrants.

[@thorkushari4027]

Which demographics are facing falling birthrates? Which ones are not?