Dd will be starting school in September 2009 but I need to start thinking about where she will go and how to apply.
I've been told that I should apply for at least 4 schools. I'll be applying for the school nearest my mum which is about 10 miles away (I work full time and can't take her). My nephew who lives down the road from me got in but it was undersubscribed that year. I can't bank on getting in there so I'm looking at schools near us. The 2 schools which are closest to us are Catholic (2 mins walk) and C of E (5 mins walk) and have good reputations. I've checked their admissions policies. The Catholic school policy doesn't include children who aren't baptised or who don't go to church and the C of E school states that distance from the school is the last consideration for admission. I can understand this but I thought location was quite a major consideration.
Is it entirely down to the school to decide who they admit or do they have to allow a certain number of children based on location? We're in North West Kent if that helps.
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GillL · 05/09/2008 15:01
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