The local authority has a statutory duty to ensure sufficient places. (juliecordiner.com)
He said councils faced a growing challenge to plan and provide sufficient places as academies could not be made to accept extra forms of entry. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
The government will need to ensure that there are sufficient places available for pupils across the country — whether that be through the establishment of new free schools, or the expansion of existing schools — to cater for an increase in secondary pupil numbers over the next 5 years. (thenferblog.org)