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Is the 2013 secondary school/current Yr 6 cohort small, compared to recent years?

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ChippyMinton · 18/09/2012 22:56

I've heard from a number of sources that the current Year 6 should have a relatively easy ride with secondary school allocations, as it has fewer children than in recent or upcoming years, so less pressure on places.

Anyone heard this or can confirm it?

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DilysPrice · 19/09/2012 19:09

I think 2002 is noticeably smaller than 2003/4/5 round here, which is a blessing for us except that we're looking at single sex schools for DD, which would leave 2004-born DS in the lurch.

amck5700 · 19/09/2012 19:08

Our primary 6 class (in Scotland) is significantly smaller than our current P7 or P5 downwards - possibly the blip caused by the millenium babies? Parents then having a gap which misses out 2002 births?

SecretSquirrels · 19/09/2012 19:02

Our current Year 7 is only 2/3 the size of the last few years and the prediction is for the role to fall every year until 2017. Then the numbers go up again. Local infant schools are all full to bursting.
It's going to be a problem budget wise as schools are funded per pupil and we (governors) have been warned there may have to be staffing cuts.

Florence37 · 19/09/2012 17:31

My DD2's school has 75 children in year 6 split between three classes. They are the smallest year group in the school, all other years have four classes and anything up to 105 in a each year.

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ChippyMinton · 19/09/2012 16:26

Interesting. I'm in the south-east (London/Surrey borders).

No problems with primary school entry, but the following and subsequent years our school has been heavily oversubscribed.

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Startailoforangeandgold · 19/09/2012 09:03

Our Y6 is tiny, but that may be a local issue. Reception is almost non existent.

Rural house prices are very high and many people who can afford to live here can afford to send DCs to private school.

Nearest town primary was over subscribed.

marialuisa · 19/09/2012 08:52

The current Y7 is the smallest group round here.

tiggytape · 18/09/2012 23:31

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LackaDAISYcal · 18/09/2012 23:25

I had heard that birth rates have risen dramatically year on year since 2003/2004 and that 2002 had a low birth rate. Certainly my DS's year group never had any problems with primary school admissions, however our chosen high school (not closest, but next one distance-wise) say in their current prospectus uthat they are over subscribed so I guess it depends on the area.

mummytime · 18/09/2012 23:13

I think here last year was relatively small, this present year 6 was bigger, so everything could be much harder.

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