I'm getting a bit ahead of myself here as my child isn't even born yet, but I'm trying to figure out how the whole school catchment thing works. My partner and I have been living in our house the past 2 years and we love it. It's a lovely cul-de-sac and a nice area, but a few streets behind us it's all a bit less refined!
I've just had a quick look at the school catchments as we really don't want to move. There is an infant and primary right in the middle of those streets. It's ofsted is 'good' but all reviews and info online suggests it's not very good at all, significantly below average on all ratings.
Is it usual to only have one school option in a catchment area? Our address is actually that of the nicer town we are on the border of, but the school sits inside the less desirable part. There are several lovely schools a little further away at 1.8 miles, and in the direction I would travel to work.
They are all oversubscribed and I'm wondering if I have any chance whatsoever of getting my child into one of them? I find it a bit unfair I have only one option of one of the roughest schools. I'm starting to think Private may be our only option which is a shame when there are great schools nearby!
Do you all only have one school in your catchment area? Does your child go to that school or did they manage a place elsewhere if it wasn't your first choice? Typically my mother in law lives in the catchment for the very best school around, only 2.2 miles away from us which makes me understand why people do lie in school applications!
Thanks for any insight, and I really hope this doesn't come across as snobby as I really don't mean to be!
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alittlebitmanic · 24/10/2016 17:47
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