DS1 is starting Reception in Sep 2013 and we are making our applications so would appreciate your advice. First preference is hugely oversubscribed school A which is closest to home in terms of walking distance ie about 350m however the main building of the school is about 150m behind the entrance gate for drop-off and pick-up hence distance wise we are 502m from this school. There is only one class for reception entry and the number is strictly 30. Last year there was 10 siblings and the cut-off distance was 514m. This year we've been told that there are 15 siblings. We really want to get into this school as it's closest to home and the journey is without crossing any street.
Second school is 492m away from home and the journey involves crossing a major A road with traffic lights. There have been fatal accidents involving children crossing the road.
Other schools are even further away and all involve crossing this major road.
Can I use the journey details as reason for emphasizing first preference for school A?
Many thanks xx
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poppytin · 19/11/2012 15:58
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