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<p>It is the responsibility of each local authority to balance the supply and demand
for primary and secondary school places in their area and secure a place for every
child of statutory age who wants one.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education collects
information from local authorities on the number of school places in state-funded
primary and secondary schools (except special schools) and local authorities’ own
pupil forecasts, as part of the annual School Capacity Collection. The most recent
data available relates to the position at May 2013 and is published online at:</p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013</a></p><p>
</p><p>The published data shows that Barnet Local Authority is anticipating an increase
in the number of secondary pupils over the next five years. Updated pupil forecast
data is currently being collected from local authorities and will be published in
due course.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to provide capital funding to local authorities
to assist in providing additional school places, and we monitor the situation regularly
to ensure there are sufficient places to meet local need. Barnet has been allocated
a total of £68.7m for the period 2011-2015 and a further £14.8m for 2015-17 to help
create the additional school places that will be needed by September 2017.</p><p>
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