Councils say funding pressure is deepening crisis but Department for Education says free schools will invent up the numbersEngland faces a looming crisis over primary school numbers as official figures point to a shortfall of 10000 places across the country within four years.
As millions of parents prepare to receive letters on Monday telling them whether or not their children will be admitted to their first-choice primary school,the government’s own data shows councils across the south-east, the Midlands and the north of England will fill more pupils than places by 2019-20.
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Source: theguardian.com