Hello,
I would be really grateful for some advice. This is a repost as I mistakenly,( (in all my distress) added this to someone else's thread so I am really grateful to any one that is able to give me some help.
My son didn't get any of the school choices we made. He was given a school that is, as the crow flies, the closest to us, but is RI. It is also a Catholic school and we are not Catholic.
We are on all of the waiting lists for the schools we did name, but we are going to appeal also.
My son plays academy and district level football and the given school does not enter any cups, and plays in the B league. Two of the schools we applied for play in local and regional cups and have a strong sporting ethos.
I am grateful for the advice given on the other thread that said that we should accept the place at the school we were given, but it makes me feel so panicked to think that is name is on their list and that Croydon could say, "Well, you accepted a school, so he has to go there."
My older son has autism and goes to a special school but would have gotten a place last year at both of our top two choice schools, according to their catchment from last year.
I feel that as my SEN son can't go to the local school, his younger brother is being penalised as he would have gotten in on the sibling rule.
I just really would like to know what would happen if I didn't accept the place given and if the football and SEN sibling would help us in our appeal.
I am very grateful for any advice and thank you if you advised in the other thread.
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kjj3 · 05/03/2019 14:34
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