Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Secondary education

Connect with other parents whose children are starting secondary school on this forum.

Original poster

Graveney - Renting in catchment for admissions purposes

306 replies

StockwellLiving · 07/06/2012 17:31

I am thinking about renting for a 12 month period or so from this summer to cover up to beginning of Y7 for DD in Sept 2013. And then moving back out.

I know (most people think) renting is wrong (and often discussed here). I actually also think its wrong, but I also know others do it (and not sure why we should be the only one not "playing the game", and I do want to avoid my local catchment school (have no religion, no money (for indies), average DD with no chance of her passing selection tests).

I am not starting this thread to get into the rights and wrongs of it - I only want to ask the very specific question: Do "renters" get caught and are places actually withdrawn?

I am asking about Graveney, not in general. I know from threads on MN that some LAs do try and look into short-term renting. But somehow I think that this particular school and this particular LA don't really care (happy to have aspirational middle classes moving into catchment) ...... so do they look into whether the rental is permanent or not, whether the renters have an owned (proper) home (rented out for a year)

Just wondering as it seems its increasingly popular to do this ....

OP posts:
TantrumsAndBalloons · 07/06/2012 23:44

Oh yes silly me, god forbid local children should go to local schools.

As for being afraid of mixing with the locals, what the actual fuck ?
Are you for real??

Surely that's a wind up?!?

LocalSchoolMum · 07/06/2012 23:42

I don't think it's a great idea, especially as your DC will have to commute to school once you move back, but I personally know 2 families who did it and I think you're right - the school is perfectly happy with this arrangement. It cuts down on their local families who may have chiildren who won't reflect well in league tables. My ds goes to our nearest school, can get there in 10 mins and is thriving, but if you're afraid of mixing with the locals, go for it. You're unlikely to be caught out.

tiggytape · 07/06/2012 23:35

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

TantrumsAndBalloons · 07/06/2012 23:33

I hope they do look into it and offers are withdrawn.

They do it for our selective, you have to live within a certain postcode, before you can even take the test, many parents rent in catchment, they get caught by various ways, owning another property, going to primary schools 90 minutes away, using grandparent address

And offers are quite rightly withdrawn.

bibbitybobbityhat · 07/06/2012 23:29

You are very cowardly aren't you?

tiggytape · 07/06/2012 23:27

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Swipe left for the next trending thread