Additional primary school places could be created in East Sheen and Hampton as two primary schools seek to expand.

Hampton Infant School will add 30 extra places in September 2016, taking its intake from 90 to 120.

The junior school will then expand to 120 places from September 2019.

East Sheen Primary School will also add 30 places, taking its intake from 60 to 90 places from September 2016.

According to a council report, the expansions would each cost £3m, taking into account the cost of professional and internal fees, surveys, external works and building costs for new facilities.

Permanent expansion would eliminate the existing bulge classes and provide “certainty to parents” when making applications, according to a report of the cabinet member for children’s services and schools.

It would also address the growing population in the borough, as births rose by 25.5 per cent between 2000 and 2010, and remained at more than 2,900 per year since then.

The report states: “If the council does not approve the proposal, it would largely continue to be reliant upon additional temporary (‘bulge’) classes in the local area. The council could also eventually run out of viable options for bulge classes.

“This proposal addresses the pupil numbers that have been projected based upon birth rates and recent admissions trends, which have to date enabled accurate forecasts.

However, if housing developments and the economic situation cause further increases in the number of children whose parents require state-funded school places, then even more places would be required.

"There is therefore a high risk that if this proposal were not implemented, the authority could find it very difficult to meet its statutory duty to provide school places within a reasonable distance from residents’ homes."

According to the report, between December 2010 and Sept-ember 2014, the council provided 317 extra permanent reception places through permanent expansions and helped to provide 112 places through new schools, making a total of 419 reception places.

These places have come through additional permanent forms of entry at schools including Sheen Mount Primary and Heathfield Infant School, and leasing sites to enable two primary free schools and a voluntary-aided primary to open.

Both schools held consultation evenings with parents to discuss the proposed expansions.

In the two Hampton Schools, 21 responses were received, with four in favour, five neutral and 12 opposed.

There were no responses to the consultation held by East Sheen Primary School.