Managing school places and admissions in London - report

The London boroughs are forecasting an ongoing decline in demand for school places from 2024-25 to 2028-29 across the region. 

London Councils’ analysis of the four year school places forecasts of all 33 London local authorities reveals that they are predicting a collective drop of 3.6 per cent in demand for reception places and 2.9 per cent in year 7 places. There are some boroughs predicting growth but the large majority are forecasting cumulative drops in demand.