article_snippet.sent: The Local Government Association analysis of official figures indicates that by September next yearnext year, two in five local authorities in England will have more children ready to start school than there are places.
article_snippet.sent: The LGA said that councils have created more than 300,000 primary school places since May 2010, with many increasing class sizes.
article_snippet.sent: Money set aside for school repair programmes has been diverted into converting areas such as music rooms into classrooms.
article_snippet.sent: But The Local Government Association warned the situation is reaching a ‘tipping point’ and made a fresh call for an incoming government to hand councils enough cash and fresh powers to open new schools and establish more places.
article_snippet.sent: But our fear is that our will reach a tipping point when councils or schools cannot afford the massive cost of creating places or find the space necessary for new classes.
article_snippet.sent: According to the LGA, no areas currently have more pupils than places, as councils in oversubscribed parts of the country have managed to create enough slots.
article_snippet.sent: Unless action is taken, the LGA estimates that Harrow in North West London will have 122 pupils for every 100 places, while Newham in London will have 120 and Reading will have 114.
highlights_snippet.sent: By September next year two in five local authorities in England will have more children ready to start school than there are places .