A friend of mine has moved to a new home and her child managed to get into the outstanding school there. Her house is in the catchment area, but as in the case with an outstanding school, there was already a queue.
So I asked her how she succeeded. This is what she told me:
Like everyone, she had to fill in the in-year application form, where she listed three outstanding schools. Not surprisingly the council told her that the schools were oversubscribed and there was no place for her child.
She went to meet the school admissions team at the council and had a chat. Essentially she insisted, "If my child cannot go to one of these schools, then my child would stay home as you cannot find a place for us."
According to my friend, a few days later, the council called her and said yes, there was a place. So now her child is studying at that outstanding school.
As a parent who failed to get the preferred school for my own child, I'm very interested in this 'method'.
Has anyone tried and succeeded with the council?
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Is this a way to jump the queue and get into your outstanding school?
Fiona2011231 · 24/08/2014 16:56
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