Primary school place demand to rise to 900-plus over four years in Kingston

Surbiton.com: December 10, 2015 - 5:10am

Demand for school places in Kingston is expected to rise by more than 900 places within the next four years.

Figures from the Greater London Assembly (GLA) show the current projections for state-funded primary school places in the borough in 2019-2020 will have grown by 904, based on ward demands. Problems over primary school places has become an struggle for the borough, with free schools being set up to address the growing need for more places. Earlier this year, the Comet was able to highlight Surbiton’s desperate need for another school.

This year Greater London Authority statistics showed the predicted number of school places needed for four year olds in Berrylands in 2018 would be 144 – a rise of 12 per cent on current figures moving on to primary education. Similar estimations were made for St Mark’s, where 114 nursery school places would be needed – an eight per cent rise. Councillor Andrea Craig, cabinet member with responsibility for schools and school places planning, said the projected growth will be largely met by additional forms of entry already provided by the council at reception level, and cited the opening of the Kingston Academy.

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Surrey Comet | Kingston

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