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Expanding schools should help more children to get their first choice place, according to education chiefs.Nottingham City Council wants to create a five per cent surplus across the city – about 200 primary school places for each year group.It comes after 376 pupils missed out on their preferred primary school in the city for September this year – with more than 1,000 left disappointed across the county.Council officers and Sam Webster, portfolio holder for schools, spoke about their