Would you cheat the system for a school place?

Tougher action should be taken against the thousands of parents who lie to get their children into popular schools, England's school places watchdog says. How far would you go to get a place for your child?

On his report, Schools Adjudicator Ian Craig said an estimated 3,500 parents lied on school application forms each year.

The report suggests local authorities should use all means open to them to deter parents from cheating the admissions system, including removing places from the guilty and pursuing them through the courts, possibly using the Perjury Act.

Although Dr Craig said currently people had "nothing to lose" if they lied to get a place, he stopped short of calling for school place fraud to be made a crime.

Are you a parent? What are the schools like in your area? How far would you go to get your child in to the school of your choice? How widespread do you think cheating is? Should local authorities be taking a tougher stance on parents caught cheating?