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One third of councils laying on ‘bulge’ reception classes for start of term Crisis caused by immigration, baby boom and more children in state schools
Some schools renting out office space to cope with increased demand
One in ten children going to primary that was not first choice of family
Thousands of pupils are being squeezed into extra classes at primary schools struggling under a huge influx of children.
Amid a raft of emergency measures, a third of councils are being forced to lay on the ‘bulge’ reception classes for the term starting …