AN increasing number of parents moving into Bexley have been unable to find school places for their children.

One teenager, who should now be preparing for her GCSEs, has been out of school since February.

Another family with four children has been unable to get them into any local schools.

A third mum has been told there is no places for her six-year-old daughter.

Georgia Wilson, 14, moved to The Green, Welling, in February with her mother Donna, but has been at home for eight months while her mother struggles to find her a school place.

Her grandmother June Wilson claims the family has already lost appeals for places at two Welling schools.

Mrs Wilson said: “We have tried practically every school in the borough, as well as Eltham Green and Crown Woods in Greenwich.

“She hasn’t been offered a single place.”

Mrs Wilson added: “We started when she was in Year 9, but she should now be in Year 10 and choosing her GCSE options.

“She is not getting any tuition and no one has been to check why she is not in school.”

Joanne Daniels has four children aged 15, eight, six and five who are still at home after moving to Welling in August .

She says she cannot a get a place either for her teenage daughter or the three younger children.

Ms Daniels said: “We have been offered nothing and every time I call the education department they tell me we will just have to sit and wait until a place becomes available.”

Tracey Woodley from Hillside Road, Crayford has two children at a Dartford school, but cannot get her six-year-old daugher Paige a place in Bexley or Dartford.

Bexley Council admits it is struggling to find primary school places for all the children who need them, but says it is taking measures to try and resolve the problem.

It says, like other places, Bexley is experiencing a rapid rise in demand for places from people moving into the borough, particularly in reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes.

A spokeswoman said: “We have created 40 more primary places this term and hope to have another 30 after Christmas.

“We are also seeking permission from the government to create a new school in the north of the borough, the details of which are still to be formalised.

She added: “In the secondary sector, there are still places available in some schools, and the new Haberdashers' Aske’s Crayford Academy will increase places over the next few years.

“However, we cannot guarantee to offer parents a place in their preferred school.

“Much depends on where they live.”

She said the council was aware of Georgia Wilson’s situation and was working “to make sure her educational needs are met”.