School pupil numbers are expanding
by Christine Alsford
There's a growing number of schools with over 800 pupils in our region as they expand to cope with rising demand for places.
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Is 840 pupils too many?
by Christine Alsford
Would you send your child to a primary school with 800 pupils? Social affairs correspondent Christine Alsford asks is big beautiful?
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Debate over primary school size intensifies
A school in East Sussex could hold the solution to the growing shortage of primary school places. Ocklynge has expanded to become the largest junior school in Britain with 840 pupils. Education experts are now looking to see if Titan schools like this are the way forward.
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