Application Deadline

Ours also didn't require birth certificate, just proof of address for parents and children, hope I haven't missed anything...

Just checked my letter from Oxfordshire - we don't have to submit birth certificates.

Blood pressure has returned to normal now.

Good luck! It's going to be a long wait until 1 March!

I checked our confirmation mail and it said a lot about proving your address and nothing about proving DOB. It must be most certain LEAs as said above.

I think it probably depends on the LEA and how many fraudulent applications they get/pressure on places.

@W0rriedMum no, 2nd application - state to state! - but both website and email say:

"^Thank you for submitting your online application.^

^Please read the following, which contains important information of what you need to do next.

Proof of your child's date of birth

You need to submit proof of your child's date of birth, for example a copy of his/her NHS medical card or short birth certificate^"

think it is just a Camden thing, they say you can post docs to Camden Town Hall as well. Apologies again if I've inadvertently given anyone a mini heart-attack!

@Zinnia was this your first application for this child, i.e. are you coming from an independent school into the state sector?

This child was already set up in the system from the primary school application. Maybe I did it back then..

Sorry W0rriedmum & niceberg!! I'm in London (Camden) and we have to scan/upload proof of DOB.

W0rriedMum that just freaked me too as I didn’t upload birth certificate. Still received the application confirmation though so must be ok. Yes?!?

Depends on where you live

Wait. Birth cert? I didn't have to upload a birth certificate. Am I missing something?

Last night at about 11pm I started reading an article on secondary places and it mentioned that the deadline was midnight last night. Cue me having a massive panic and digging out the application as we haven’t done ours yet, was massively stressing but thankfully here in wales the deadline is November 30th!! I double and triple checked and it says November several time in the paper work plus the council website also says November!!

Haha I logged in earlier to check I'd actually pressed the submit button and attached DD's birth certificate scan. Then I remembered the confirmation email and had to forward it to DH so he can calm me down if I have a last-minute panic