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1st March offer day - anyone else nervous?

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NynaevesSister · 22/02/2016 14:23

I am really sure we will get one of our six. But I just don't know which one. And I am now really worried I put them down in the wrong order. Our first choice had a stabbing incident after applications closed.

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jollyjapes · 01/03/2016 14:45

Yup today is crawling. Not at work at the moment so no distractions. Had plans to be busy but friend cancelled (she will not be forgiven!!)

I'd be happy with choice 1 or 2, DS has heart set on 1st choice. Could well get 5 or 6.

sunnydayinmay · 01/03/2016 14:40

Good luck everyone. We went through this last year, and I received the email from Herts at around 3pm. They tried to time it just after school run (although I was actually in waitrose as ds had a club. I can remember every detail).

tiggytape · 01/03/2016 14:31

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RJsMa · 01/03/2016 14:28

How can the day be going so slow!! Angry Sad

kayskiuk · 01/03/2016 14:24

Excellent tiggytape thanks, always read Mumsnet threads when i google something but have never posted, thank so much for the advice, i may just do that, i could do with the help. :)

Alyx80 · 01/03/2016 14:23

Second choice here, a bit disappointed for DS as he really wanted the first choice. Does anyone know if it's possible to find out where we are on the waiting list? We're in Staffordshire. I think there was 260 applicants for 150 places so would be interested to know if there's any chance at all.

liddy26 · 01/03/2016 14:19

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kayskiuk · 01/03/2016 14:12

Thank you very much for the info on this, Really helpful. Yes its state but not under council, Local council Website says to contact school directly for any appeals. Ok well i'm on waiting list so will just have to keep up with contact and appeal in good time.

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BeccaMumsnet · 01/03/2016 14:09

@yasminbodalbhai

My name is Yasmin and I am a producer at ITV News. I am looking to speak to parents whose children did not get their first choice of secondary school place.

My number is 0207 430 2083 or 0207 430 4551.

Please do call me if you are happy to have a brief chat.

Many thanks

Yasmin

Thanks for your post.

Would you mind starting your own thread over here please to avoid interrupting the conversation?

Many thanks
Becca
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tiggytape · 01/03/2016 14:05

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yasminbodalbhai · 01/03/2016 13:59

My name is Yasmin and I am a producer at ITV News. I am looking to speak to parents whose children did not get their first choice of secondary school place.

My number is 0207 430 2083 or 0207 430 4551.

Please do call me if you are happy to have a brief chat.

Many thanks

Yasmin

cuckoooo · 01/03/2016 13:59

I am so glad I go it wrong!

kayskiuk · 01/03/2016 13:54

Ok, thank you for your quick responses. I have already added myself to the waiting list so will start with that. My son and I knew he would be accepted to our first choice as it isn't over subscribed, but i did not want to risk putting my 2nd and 3rd any higher as they both are over subscribed and i worried he would then get somewhere different altogether, maybe went about it all wrong as he was never going to get rejected from first choice really. So are you saying i can contact the school regarding the waiting list at any time? This school is independent also so to appeal i need to contact them directly.

tiggytape · 01/03/2016 13:51

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bibbitybobbityyhat · 01/03/2016 13:44

My two are at other schools SydenhamHillier. I make my comment as a dispassionate outsider who has seen some completely inexplicable outcomes from that particular "lottery" amongt my friends and neighbours children. I assumed op was talking about Kdale in her op, suppose I could have been wrong.

cuckoooo · 01/03/2016 13:44

It depends on which council you are under.

From what I understand, usually if you got one of your choices you cannot appeal. Considering it is your first choice, it is less likely. I am sure there are exceptions. You can appeal if you don't get any of your choices.

Could you ask to be waitlisted for the third option? If it was me, I would do that and then call/email often enough to show how interested you are.

tiggytape · 01/03/2016 13:40

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kayskiuk · 01/03/2016 13:35

Does anyone know, if you are offered your first choice school, but then change your mind and panic and worry like myself because you actually want your 3rd choice, is it possible to appeal that?

tiggytape · 01/03/2016 13:23

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sydenhamhiller · 01/03/2016 13:21

bibbitybobbityyhat Fingers crossed for your DC!

Two of my son's classmates got in via waiting list last year. Friend with daughter in Y8 there got 2nd choice Sydenham, all set to go there, labelled uniform and everything, and then got a call from Kingsdale in early August!

It's DC2's favourite at the mo (in Y5), and a mere 15 minute walk away. I haven't the heart to tell her that a grade 1 in violin isn't necessarily going to mean a music scholarship, and the lottery means she has as much chance as getting into the grammar school as Kingsdale.

Hope you get what you want.

tiggytape · 01/03/2016 13:20

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Asaha50 · 01/03/2016 13:04

Kendrick has 50 waiting list with top score is 114.06.. Hence my daughter has chance to go in . She got more than that. But no post I received yet.

harryhausen · 01/03/2016 12:41

Bristol - we got our second choice. Pretty ok with it but can't shake the feeling our first choice would have been more exciting! Dd doesn't know yet. We could go on waiting list but depends what dd wants.

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