Kent council has admitted school places have not run out for entire year groups due to the arrival of migrant children, despite making the claim last week. In to home secretary Suella Braverman on November 1, leaders from Kent鈥檚 14 councils said secondary schools in Canterbury and Ashford had no year 7 or 9 places for 鈥渓ocal children鈥�. They said this was due to the 鈥渦nexpected鈥� arrival of 鈥渞efugee children disproportionately placed by the Home Office鈥� in both areas. As a result, leaders claimed children were 鈥渉aving to travel to other towns to access their education鈥�. The claims were echoed by Ashford鈥檚 Tory MP, Damian Green, who said on Radio 4 it was 鈥渃ompletely unacceptable鈥� children were being told there were 鈥渘o school places in their own town鈥�. But a spokesperson for Kent County Council told Schools Week: 鈥淎lthough there is limited capacity, there are spaces in Year 7 and 9 currently in both Canterbury and Ashford.鈥� Schools Week understands that at no point this year has there been no places in either year group across both areas. But the spokesperson said many schools were 鈥渟ometimes operating over their capacity for various reasons鈥�. It comes amid heightened scrutiny of the government鈥檚 approach to immigration, with the county鈥檚 Manston processing centre dangerously overcrowded last month. In their letter, Kent leaders said its public services were already 鈥渁t breaking point鈥�. It raised concerns about the Home Office鈥檚 decision to place more asylum-seeking adults in the county at a time when it had 495 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children within its care. But it is unclear why they referred to refugees, rather than asylum-seeking children, in schools. The coordinator of the Schools of Sanctuary network, which helps UK schools to welcome refugee and asylum-seeking children, said the government needed 鈥渕ore effective strategies鈥� to support councils and schools with new arrivals. But she added it was 鈥渋ncredibly important that institutions are careful about the language they use鈥�. 鈥淲e’re acutely aware that misinformation gives legitimacy to prejudice and division,鈥� said Megan Greenwood. Green, the DfE and Home Office were contacted for comment.