Children face travelling miles to school as cap on faith admissions scrapped

Campaigners warn Government's plan to lift 50% cap will mean fewer choices of local school for non-religious parents

Campaigners have pointed to figures showing that in parts of Liverpool, such as the Kensington area of the city, some parents would have to travel 1.3 miles to their nearest non-faith primary, as four of their closest five schools are Church of England or Roman Catholic. Paul Whiteman, General Secretary of the NAHT school leaders’ union, said the proposals to lift the cap could lead to “unintended consequences” such as “parents struggling to find school places for children in their local area”.

Analysis by think tank The Sutton Trust suggests that lifting the 50 per cent cap could exclude disadvantaged students from the best local schools.Sir Peter Lampl, founder of The Sutton Trust: “The proposal to remove the 50 per cent cap and allow 100 per cent faith-based access to schools will make it much harder for disadvantaged pupils to get into good faith schools in their area.

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