Wandsworth , which is an affluent borough, is set to remove siblings priority from September 2016 in a bid to make the process of students registration fairer and give priority to children who live closest to school.
Siblings willno longer be given priority for school places as competition grows because of growing population.
There are more than 20,000 at risk of being denied any of their preferred choice.
A spokesman for the council said: 'A lot of people are getting school places then moving miles away, in some cases cashing in on house prices while retaining the school place. Siblings then get priority over children living closer to the school. The consultation was drawn up because parents were getting upset about this.'
Culled from mailonline.
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