to suggest that every single parent with a child at private school apply for a state school place asap?

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let's see how that works.

Isn’t the other issue teachers, ie not having enough

If too many students move no extra funding for more - if they are available

They won't need to send them nationwide, but they absolutely can (and do) send them to neighbouring towns.

Which private school has 900 5yos?

Not neighbouring counties though so many areas are going to be in real trouble!!!

I worked for a MAT and when the LA was worried about school places especially on one side of town, they asked them to set one up.
They are actually building a new school for it, but in the meantime the school was set up in an empty office block and they just bused the kids to another site for PE and chemistry lessons.

Complaining there are no spaces in your area doesn’t mean there isn’t a solution. If there is student money to be had there are plenty of Education Trusts happy to set something up fairly easily!

Are you serious! There are loads! They go up to the age of 13

Oh get a grip. The child population is dropping everywhere- we’re having less children.
3 infant/jr schools in our not very big city are merging in Sept from 6 to 3. 8 main Secondaries and 5 have places - 3 of them LOTS of places.

900 5yos in one school?

It's interesting as people seem to have this odd notion that all schools are full. It's the first thing you hear when it's proposed to increase housing in an area 'well they'll have to build a new school'. Had it in my town recently. Everyone fretting about school place numbers when the reality is that there are plenty. There's a scramble for a few good schools in any one area which gives a false impression.

@Mum1976Mum I am surprised you are a teacher.

Yes they can, if they need to. I'm not aware of any LA that has no spaces at all and the PPs who insist they exist are unable or unwilling to name them.

the immigration stats are going to blow through the roof IF Labour get in. So we are going to have a MAJOR problem whether you like it or not.

A very small number of very privileged children might have to maybe move schools. Let's get it in perspective.

Birth dates are dropping so there are loads of places for 5 year olds in primary schools. Current political discussions are about whether to decrease total school funding to account for it. So an extra influx of 5 year olds into the school system would be welcomed by schools.

Nope, five year olds will not be doing a 100 mile round trips daily STOP lying,

But you can’t send 5 years olds NATIONWIDE can you!!

You don’t have to. There is not a single LA that doesn’t have capacity in over half of its schools. Not a single county is “full”. Not one. Nationally, 82% of schools have spaces. Regionally at least 50% do.

If they were full, which they aren’t, the LA would introduce a bulge class, like they’ve been doing for decades. 93% of children are educated in the state sector. People move schools all the time. This is not the big deal you are making it out to be.

Labour are scrapping immigration control so you will soon be swamped don’t worry.

but it’s weird. I consider people who have More than 2 children to be rich! I could not afford to have more than 2 children so I consider anyone who was able to have that privilege to be rich. If some has chosen to only have 1 child and send it private it probably costs a whole lot less than raising more than 2 children over the course of their life. I find the whole fixation with people choosing to send their children private (thus saving the state money) makes them richer than someone who sends their children state but spends their money on holidays or bigger houses or more children.

Its going to a bloodbath
This reminds me of those people who carried on a lit the Millennium Bug.

Yep.
Ours ( old schools ) have stopped higher bursaries and all free places.
Pulled back on swimming pool, sports grounds, music lessons, theatre use etc etc of the state system to cut extras to the bone.

Labour are scrapping immigration control so you will soon be swamped don’t worry.
Fine by me.

Stand back and watch another avoidable Labour failure

Falling birth rate is mainly hitting Primaries at the moment. Many of our secondaries have bulge classes, so vacancies may not be available for some year groups.

And remember state school funding is lagged so it will be at least 12 months before schools get any money for these additional pupils

ONLY 18% OF SCHOOLS ARE FULL. It's really not the problem many here seem to think it is. Yes, the ones you might have chosen as an alternative to private might be full, but there are plenty of places and that number is increasing.

Many of those schools would be delighted to take some former private school students, to boost their numbers and their funding and keep them open.

What will heads do when faced with an extra 1000 - 1500 unfunded pupils or more? Does anyone know? I don’t suppose it’s ever happened before.