Over 10,000 London children miss out on first preference primary school amid warning over tumbling birthrate

Jon Abbey, Chair of the Pan-London Admissions Board, said: “The Pan-London Admissions Scheme means school places in the capital are distributed in an open and fair way, taking into account the number of places available and eligibility criteria at each school. Where parents and pupils have not been offered their first preference it is because, in some schools, demand outstrips supply.