Kent’s most popular secondary schools are denying places to as many as four out of five children listing them as their first choice, KentOnline can reveal. But are the admissions policies of those turning hundreds of pupils away each year fair, or are schools in the county being too selective? James Pallant investigates… Following an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted report, one school in Kent received almost a thousand more applications than it had places, leaving its head teacher listening to the “heartbreaking stories” of children denied a spot. At another, just one in five youngsters listing the school…
