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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Offer day - secondary school places announced
March 8, 2010 11:01 AM
• [Mar 02]: OVER 1,500 Richmond upon Thames pupils will receive offers for secondary school places today, with nearly two-thirds receiving a place at their first preference school.
86 % of those young people will receive an offer for one of their preferred schools. In London, parents express preferences for secondary schools both inside and outside the borough in which they live, making them far more likely to be oversubscribed than in other parts of England.
Cllr Malcolm Eady, Cabinet Member for Children's Services and Culture on Richmond Council, said: "I'm pleased that over two-thirds of our students have been offered a place at their first preference of school. It is always a challenge to offer everyone their first choice, particularly because parents will apply to the highest performing schools both inside and outside the borough, and these will quickly become oversubscribed. The figures will also change when people come to accept or decline the places they been offered. Two of our schools have had over 1,000 applications, Teddington and Orleans Park, which is testament to their high standards."
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