A councillor says people in her area are travelling miles to their allocated school.
By Tim Page & Keri TriggConcerns have been raised that there are not enough secondary school places in Shrewsbury to cope with demand from new housing developments.
Acknowledging a spike in the birth rate had fed into this year's figures, Ms Dartnall said people in her Column and Sutton division were still worried about the future. Councillor Kirstie Hurst-Knight, portfolio holder for children and education on the Conservative-controlled authority, acknowledged the high intake had put extra pressure on school capacity, but added forecasts showed this was a one-off.
The local authority said numbers were not expected to keep rising in subsequent academic years, meaning there was no need to build another school.
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