How London’s falling birthrate is affecting applications for secondary school places

The capital has been facing a fast-falling birth rate that has already seen several councils plan primary school closures or mergers.
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94% of children get preferred secondary school place in London

Over 70% (70.5. percent) of children applying to London schools got into their first preference school, a decrease of 1.1 percentage points from last year. 89.6 % of London pupils – 77,152 children – ...
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London schools crisis: Secondaries worst hit for first time as pupil numbers plummet further

A new alert has been sounded over the declining number of school pupils in London. The decade-long fall in primary school pupils is now having an impact on the capital’s secondary schools, according ...
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Three in 10 London families miss out on first secondary school choice

Three in ten children in London missed out on a place at their top choice of secondary school. But there has been a significant rise of nearly 4% in the proportion of pupils securing a place at their ...

London secondary school announces closure with pupil numbers falling

A secondary school in London has announced it will begin a phased closure as a result of dwindling pupil numbers. News of the ...