article_snippet.sent: This comes after it was revealed that 80,000 children face missing out on 80,000 children preferred primary school, with more than 20,000 at risk of being denied any of 80,000 children preferred choices.
article_snippet.sent: In the most oversubscribed areas, four in ten pupils are expected not to get a place at four in ten pupils favourite school amid an escalating crisis over places fuelled by a baby boom and immigration.
article_snippet.sent: None of the appeals for places at the schools were successful.
article_snippet.sent: For parents of two or more, having children at two different primaries can be a logistics nightmare; but for parents of only children, or to those whose children can't get in to nearby schools, it can feel pretty unfair.
article_snippet.sent: More than 80,000 children face missing out on More than 80,000 children preferred primary school, with 20,000 at risk of being denied any of More than 80,000 children preferred choices . '
article_snippet.sent: However, for parents who already have a child at one school but lose out on a place at the same establishment, it will cause chaos.
article_snippet.sent: parents who already have a child at one school but lose out on a place at the same establishment will face two or more school runs to different schools adding to traffic problems, more school administration and will be forced to buy extra uniforms and school kit. '
article_snippet.sent: A surge of appeals is anticipated as families oppose families allocated schools, some of which will be up to two miles from families homes.
article_snippet.sent: Councils are due to send out offers to more than 600,000 children for primary school places this September.
article_snippet.sent: One school, Oak Cottage Primary School, had six applicants for every place.
highlights_snippet.sent: More than 20,000 at risk of being denied any of their preferred choices .