Herts and Essex borders secondary places

[Daughteroughter]

Hi have heard loads of things about school over last 24 hours. B Stortford kids in top feeder schools not getting herts choices but offered stansted however Harlow kids getting b Stortford schools - how can that be right.

[DorisPenguin]

Harlow children infecting Bishops Stortford!
This cannot be right!

[Daughteroughter]

It's not about Harlow children infecting - I'm from Harlow so I'd be immune anyway :-) it just seems wrong that county councils will take out of county before their own same goes for stansted

[LeeCoakley]

You need to read the admission rules. E.g. Herts and Essex iirc - after siblings it is 10% aptitude, 60% Stortford feeders, 30% other schools. So Harlow children could be in the 10% and the 30%.

[Daughteroughter]

lee I know that, I'm just questioning why a county council would take children from another county before children in their home county.

[LeeCoakley]

Well distance is always the main factor and schools near county borders follow the same rules. A local infants' school in Herts for example always has to turn away Herts applicants because those living over the border in Essex are closer, it's nothing new. Seems unfair I suppose.

[Daughteroughter]

Ta all seems bonkers