Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many year nine places are available in Canterbury as of 11 October 2022.

The Department does not collect or hold real-time data on school capacity or pupil numbers on roll, which would be needed to calculate how many year 9 places are available on any given date. The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places sits with local authorities. Kent local authority will have further information on school places in the Canterbury area.