Sorry for lengthy post. Will try to set out our circumstances clearly. Planning to move house and school, hoping DS starts year 1 in Sept. No new address in new area yet.
School had 3 spaces, no waiting list. Told we can therefore apply and be considered even though we are out of borough.
We visit school etc, very happy. We apply, call to check its being processed. Told there are now 2 more applicants but as there are 3 spaces we could still get a place. Two days later told all spaces now allocated to applicants with local addresses.
All done according to usual criteria that would be applied for reception intake.
I understand applying this criteria for reception intake, and also if there is a waiting list. But surely where there are vacancies they should be allocated on a first come basis. Otherwise a mini entrance process is created without a timescale. An unpublished deadline is effectively created with a different outcome produced depending on how long they sit on applications, when they decide to allocate resources to process them.
The criteria is so tight for infant classes that i cannot see us possibly getting the outcome we want at appeal. But I feel it worth us pointing out the problems with this process.
I imagine this is not an uncommon situation. I cannot find info in the Code or legislation dealing with timescales/procedure in these specific circumstances. Grateful for any thoughts or direction to any relevant clause.
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Blackbeanchips · 20/06/2015 22:41
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