More than half of secondary schools either full or over capacity in Year 7
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Secretary, described the situation as a “growing school places crisis”, with more crowded classrooms and overworked teachers. Education Secretary announces extra £1.3 billion cash injection for schools He said that parents might end up “driving past good schools in the morning to get to another school that wasn’t their choice” and causing heavy traffic. “The result is that the vast majority of parents secure a place for their child at their first choice of secondary school – 83.5 per cent this year, with more than 94 per cent having received offers at one of their top three choices. “We have created 735,000 new school places since 2010 – with 136,000 more in the last year alone.
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