Hundreds of thousands of families in England to find out secondary school places

Data shows that last year 82.9% of pupils were offered their first choice of secondary school (PA) - (PA Wire)

Families face an “unfair postcode lottery” to secure specialist school places for their children with additional needs, an education leader has warned.

Hundreds of thousands of families across England are finding out which secondary school their child will be joining this September, on what is commonly known as National Offer Day.