She said, in September, 26 children starting reception class in the county had failed to get a space at the same school as a sibling.

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On a tour of the palace's school, Charles met pupils in a reception class, before planting a tree in the garden to mark his visit.

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Ms Timms said 6, 200 children had joined reception class in September but the council was not expecting such large numbers of four-year-olds needing places this year.

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Vauvert Primary is currently oversubscribed for September if it continues to operate two reception classes, and numbers registered at La Houguette are high for one reception class but too low to support two classes.

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However it is usual to start school in the September after a child's fourth birthday, which means that August babies would only just have reached the age of four when they enter the reception class.

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At Vauvert Primary School, two reception classes will be run a fraction below its maximum class size of 25 with 49 pupils in total.

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