First-choice school places are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain, according to the latest data gathered by the government.
Last year saw a major decrease in the number of children securing their first-choice school, which led to promises from the government that they would create 600,000 new secondary school places.
Department for Education data found that last year, 80 of the 151 local councils experienced a decrease in the number of children given their first choice of school, in comparison to the year before.
Worse again is that 68 of those councils said there was an increasing number of children not getting a place in any of their preferred secondary schools last year.
The number of school places has become a point of growing concern, as the birth rate in the UK continues to rise.
In recent years, the government has increased the number of primary school places available; however, many worry about the impact the increasing numbers will have on secondary schools down the line.
"The massive increase in pupil numbers over the next few years, particularly at secondary age, will only make it harder,” general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, Russell Hobby, told BBC News.
"The government's own figures show that an extra 750,000 school places will be needed in England by 2025, to meet a 10 percent rise in pupil population.”
