Record number of pupils apply for school places in Kent

KentOnline / KMTV 2021-11-19

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A record number of pupils have applied for a school places.

Many families have today been anxiously waiting to hear which secondary school their children will be going to in September.

But it's been revealed that the number of pupils getting their first choice has gone down.
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