The online application system is open today to apply for reception places for September 2017.
I'm looking at the system and it asks to choose my three preferred schools and there are reason tick boxes for each - catchment, religion, distance, siblings, social, medical etc. I have chosen our catchment school and then two nearest schools. Two of our preferred schools are C of E, though we are not church goers, one is our catchment school and the other is the next nearest. Do I select the religious tick box even though we are not applying on these grounds or submitting the SIF form? I read a thread on here a while ago and someone said they didn't tick the religious reason box for their preferred school which was c of e because they weren't applying on religious grounds but it meant they didn't get a place because of it.
Also there is a free text area for "Reason notes". Do I need to write anything in that? I also read on here previously that that box is just to make parents feel better and isn't looked at.
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Applying for reception place..help?
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Paddingtonthebear · 01/09/2016 08:23
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