I found out last week that ds1 didn?t get into any of my three ?preferred? primary schools. I chose the three closest schools as they are all ok and I thought I would stand be able to get into at last one of them. Number 1 is 0.7 miles away, it is the only school I can walk to and it takes less than 10 minutes walk. It is my village school. I was married in the church next door, both boys where baptised there. My second and third choices where 2 miles away. These are the three nearest schools to my house.
I have not got into any of my choices and in fact have to drive past both my first choice and second choice of school to take my son to his allocated school which is not too good to put it very kindly.
I was not to happy (to put it very mildly) about this and phoned about 15 local schools, but no one had any places. After much upset all round we eventually found a school with places but is 7 miles away and in another county (ironically under treat of closure but seems lovely). So much for the carbon footprint. I am appealing but know I am doomed to fail as at least 12 other parents are in a similar boat to me. However I want to do something - maybe try to get the schools role increased as it was cut a few years back. Also I am narked that I was dismissed for school number 2. How can you drive past two schools to get to another school when I live closer to them??
Any advice on where to channel my efforts? Should I appeal for oversubscribed school one, school two or both? I have already contacted local Mp and local Gov representatives, local paper etc. Generally getting myself heard locally. Any advice please???
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Driving past two of my preferred infant schools to get to allocated school which I don't want ds1 to go to
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2boysnamedR · 08/03/2008 01:31
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