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Angry parents
in north Bristol have formed their own action group after being
told their children will not be able to go to the school of their
choice.
Families who
live metres away from the primary school they want their children
to attend cannot have a place, as the school is oversubscribed.
At one popular
primary school - Henleaze Infants - 30 families have already been
told their children will not be able to attend, despite living well
within the catchment area.
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| We
bought our house because of the school. |
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| Ben
Olson, parent. |
They are furious,
and have decided to fight back.
"We bought our house because of the school. Our children weren't
born yesterday," said Ben Olson, one of the parents whose child
has been refused a place.
Henleaze Infant
School has always been popular but the head teacher Pat Jones acknowledges
she has received more applications than ever.
Parents
want a greater say in where their children go to school, and that
is, in part, down to league tables.
House price
tags often reflect the status of a nearby school and
people can pay over the odds for a home in a such a location.
Every year some
schools make the news because there are too many pupils and too
few places, while others are half empty.
The council
says its review into primary education will look at the problem.
But it
is more likely to look at how desks can be filled, before making
more places available in oversubscribed schools.
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