Meanwhile, (we would presume!) the council have plans to meet the expected demand for places via other means which are either more practical and/or more cost-effective. A successful outcome from a judicial review might therefore only be to require the council to re-assess individual applications with different rankings - i.e. where Horniman is second, third, fouth (or whatever) in parents' priority order. I doubt the courts could force Horniman to take a bulge class next year if it would cost more, or the necessary works could not be completed on time.

However, all of this is speculation. What we really need to know is why the bulge class is not happening.