It has been reported that an extra 880,000 school places will be needed by 2023 and that primary schools are currently under the most pressure. However, 2,740,000 secondary places were required last year and this figure is expected to rise in the coming years, to 3,287,000 by 2024 – an increase of 20 per cent.
Unsurprisingly, the latest State of Education survey by The Key confirms that the issue is firmly on the minds of secondary school leaders.
Our survey, completed by 1,188 school leaders across England, reveals that more than half (52 per cent) of secondary schools received more applications last year than they had places for in September 2015.
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