I know it is a little early but I am worrying a lot about this. My eldest is in Yr 5 so in a few months I will be having to look at secondary. I realistically have 4 schools that we can apply for - I have out of area schools but getting there would logistically be very difficult. School A is our admission zone school and we are almost guaranteed a place but I really don't want that school at all. I read today that School B had 2.2 applicants per place as a 1st choice and it applies some very random allocation process in my area so I wouldn't want to hedge my bets too much on that one.
Someone told me that unless I put School C as my 1st choice then they won't consider the application at all, which then leaves School D. Schools A, B and C are academies. I would be pretty happy with B, C or D (I think) but I don't want to end up in School A because I took a gamble on B and C rejected me outright. (C is actually our closest school and is just about within walking distance)
Is there any truth in this? I've never really understood school admissions, Primary I applied for the school at the top of the road which when I applied for my eldest was under-subscribed so she got in and even my 3rd (due to start Sept) I only had that down as due to sibling priority and distance I knew it was pretty much secure.
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MrGrumpy01 · 18/04/2016 21:21
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