Ditto to Satchers questions. The government website isn't clear it seems on how these are going to work but it is something that needs to be clarified sooner rather than later given that the schools admissions date has passed and announcements will be made on April 5th for the September term. I would be interested to see how many parents would turn down a place at a state primary in order to enter Primrose House in September 2011.

I'm also interested in the part of the Primrose House website's blogspot where it suggests rather strongly that Lewisham Council are helping with finding premises for the free school. ie ''We’re investigating sites around Lewisham and the council has offered us support in finding a suitable building.''

I have checked with my local councillors who have looked into this statement and I have been advised that they are not indeed offering that level of support. Generally hard pressed council departments don't have the resources to help free schools get established, particularly as the idea is that such schools are outside the local authority system. So where has this statement come from and why make it in the first place if not to mislead.