A few years ago, a work colleague was distraught that her son had passed the test, but didn't get a place because they were, apparently, oversubscribed (i.e. more people passed the test than there were places).
Said lad was from here, but they took people from as far away as Hythe. Seems a bit hard on talented locals.
DGSB always had a large Deal complement. Two buses a day. The 128 and the 129 iirc.