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| Parents await school places news | Parents await school places news |
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| Letters are being posted to hundreds of thousands of parents across England telling them which secondary schools their children will attend. | Letters are being posted to hundreds of thousands of parents across England telling them which secondary schools their children will attend. |
| Local authorities have allocated places for around 500,000 10- and 11-year-olds beginning in September. | |
| But government figures suggest at least 90,000 will be disappointed in their first choice. | But government figures suggest at least 90,000 will be disappointed in their first choice. |
| The letters are expected to start arriving on Friday, but some parents will find out by e-mail on Thursday. | |
| Competition | Competition |
| Councils have spent months working through the choices specified by pupils and their parents. | Councils have spent months working through the choices specified by pupils and their parents. |
| One third of appeals succeed School place lottery With competition for the most popular schools stronger than ever, the proportion of parents appealing against the decision of their local authority has doubled since 1993. | One third of appeals succeed School place lottery With competition for the most popular schools stronger than ever, the proportion of parents appealing against the decision of their local authority has doubled since 1993. |
| Around one-third of the appeals heard each year are successful. | Around one-third of the appeals heard each year are successful. |
| A new admissions code was published by the Department for Education in January gives schools the option of selecting pupils by lottery. | A new admissions code was published by the Department for Education in January gives schools the option of selecting pupils by lottery. |
| It comes into effect for pupils applying for places in September 2008. | It comes into effect for pupils applying for places in September 2008. |