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15/03/2013
NAO Warn Of Urgent Need For Extra School Places
With one in five primary schools in England full or reaching capacity, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that an extra 250,000 school places will be needed autumn 2014.
It is understood that the demand for places has being driven by the rising birth rate, which is increasing quicker than at any time since the 1950s.
The past decade had seen the biggest 10-year increase in birth rate since the 1950s, said the NAO.
In total, 256,000 new school places are needed by 2014-15, 240,000 in primary schools, it said.
London has the greatest need - accounting for 37% of the extra primary places required, according to the NAO.
Ministers say 80,000 extra places have been created and demand will be met.
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It is understood that the demand for places has being driven by the rising birth rate, which is increasing quicker than at any time since the 1950s.
The past decade had seen the biggest 10-year increase in birth rate since the 1950s, said the NAO.
In total, 256,000 new school places are needed by 2014-15, 240,000 in primary schools, it said.
London has the greatest need - accounting for 37% of the extra primary places required, according to the NAO.
Ministers say 80,000 extra places have been created and demand will be met.
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Councils are warning there is a £1bn shortage in school places funding. It has been said that councils have abandoned building projects, cut back on school maintenance and borrowed money in order to pay for a school place for every child, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).
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Councils are warning there is a £1bn shortage in school places funding. It has been said that councils have abandoned building projects, cut back on school maintenance and borrowed money in order to pay for a school place for every child, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).
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