School place offer day

[The Rotrex Kid]

Anyone else dealing with the pain today?

Reused choices one and two, offered a place at a school out of catchment that is absolutely in no way suitable for our daughter and wouldn’t be on our list if it was 20 schools long

I have already compiled evidence and submitted an appeal. Hopefully we can make them see sense and get it overturned!

[littleredrooster]

Grandson has been refused his first choice because of distance - he's gutted even though it would have involved a 1h10min journey each way. On the plus side, it means that he stays with most of his close friends, as they are similarly affected.

[768]

We've just had our first choice (which has only become our first choice because other options weren't available, so "first" is a bit of a misnomer) for the first time, now that our eldest is 13 going on 14. Keeping our fingers crossed that from September he won't have half his lessons with disinterested supply teachers.

[miniman]

I was about to remark that 1:10 seems insane for a journey to school but then thinking about it, I used to leave the house at 7:20 for a 10 minute walk to the station, 7:35 train, arrive 7:50, next bus around 8:00, 20 minutes on the bus then 5 minute walk. 6 days a week.

[konark]

miniman said:

I was about to remark that 1:10 seems insane for a journey to school but then thinking about it, I used to leave the house at 7:20 for a 10 minute walk to the station, 7:35 train, arrive 7:50, next bus around 8:00, 20 minutes on the bus then 5 minute walk. 6 days a week.

6 days a week? Saturday morning detention?

[ettore]

Likely not helped by all those fleeing from the VAT related fee hikes in the private system.

Unintended consequences etc.

[Alorotom]

First choice offered to my daughter - very pleased as it’s outside catchment and a much better school than the catchment is.

I was concerned that if it wasn’t offered I would likely need to go down the private route and didn’t relish the fee paying! (Plus 2 of the largest local privates are having to merge thanks to a drop in numbers from the VAT addition)

[vikingaero]

konark said:

6 days a week? Saturday morning detention?

Most private (public) schools teach on Saturday morning and have sports in the afternoon. And a fair number of state schools have Saturday classes. It is strange seeing pupils in uniform travelling to school on a Saturday morning!

[miniman]

vikingaero said:

konark said:

6 days a week? Saturday morning detention?

Most private (public) schools teach on Saturday morning and have sports in the afternoon. And a fair number of state schools have Saturday classes. It is strange seeing pupils in uniform travelling to school on a Saturday morning!

This.

[essayer]

We didn't do any preparation for the 11+ as we assumed we'd be out of catchment .. turns out we are 100m inside the distance radius for the local grammar and would have got in if they'd passed. D'oh!