Hi guys need a bit of advice. My little girl is due to start school in sept 2018. My husband said he's been looking at schools and only wants her going to an outstanding school. However according to him none of the outstanding schools where we live are in our catchment area. So I did my own research. There are 4 outstanding schools and I phoned up the local council to find out if they would be in our catchment area. However she told me that primary school don't have catchment areas they just go according to how close you are to the school? The furthest school from us is 5.6 miles and the closest is 1.6 miles. (These are the outstanding schools). She said you can apply to any school (up to 5) and you'll probably get in depending on distance. Is this true? I know I just asked the woman but I'd like to know from you ladies if this is absolutely correct? My husband says the only way to go is private if we can't get in to any state schools (outstanding ones) which is ridiculous cause how are we going to afford that??? Anyways I'd really appreciate your help. Thanks guys xxx
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