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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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LovelyBath · 01/03/2016 09:54

After waking up in the night at midnight we didn't get an email...I was panicking thinking I'd not submitted it or something...got the email at 7 this morning and was the school we wanted, so all good.

Flowerpower41 · 01/03/2016 09:44

We got the offer today confirmed by email so all is good.

Liltzero · 01/03/2016 09:38

2nd choice here but am pleased because all along I felt in my heart this was the best choice for DS but ended up putting the Ofsted outstanding, better results, oversubscribed, out of catchment school first whilst head was winning the heart/mind battle. He can walk to school and his friends are going to the same school. Everybody relieved to know at last his September destination.

TooMuchOfEverything · 01/03/2016 09:28

[hits refresh emails]

Susiesue61 · 01/03/2016 09:27

Ds2 got our first choice! Ds1 will be there in 6th form, and Dd is at the school next door Grin
He is a bit sad that most of his friends won't be going, but he wanted to go there

Buttwing · 01/03/2016 08:16

1st choice here too! She got into the catholic girls grammar we wanted. Her best friend who didn't pass the exam also got her first choice which I'm almost as excited about after her being devastated when the results came out.

Asaha50 · 01/03/2016 07:59

In which school ur daughter got. I me till waiting for mail

TeenAndTween · 01/03/2016 07:52

Hampshire calling in here. Ours came through at 01:22.
DD is pretty much top priority so no suspense, but it was nice to see it confirmed in writing anyway.

Hope everyone else is pleased. If not then remember - accept anyway.

Sunshine It depends on your LA I think from reading here.

sunshine1975 · 01/03/2016 07:42

The council will send us the results by email? Or we have to check ?

sydenhamhiller · 01/03/2016 07:37

We were here last year: thinking of you all this morning!

To those who got 2nd choice and are a bit disappointed, this is what happened to us (first 3/6 choices were grammars). We got 2nd choice grammar, really lovely school just awkward commute from our corner of SE London. But we were all very pleased.

Then about 6 weeks later we got an offer from 1st choice school - and same happened to kids in DS's class who had our local academy as their 1st choice. There can be an awful lot of movement as people take up independent school places/ move house/ realise commuting from Paris to a grammar in Orpington might not work after all

BabyGanoush · 01/03/2016 07:22

Why are they sent so late?!

We were lucky: first choice, even though it is out of catchment and usually oversubscribed!

Lemonsole · 01/03/2016 07:06

Ours came through at 01:00 - so first choice was brilliant to wake up to this morning. Smile

Asaha50 · 01/03/2016 06:30

Anyone got in kendrick school ..REsult is out for those online. I just want to know if anyone got place with 114. One friend's daughter got with 115.9. Please let me know if any information

Baressentials · 01/03/2016 06:01

Got our email at 00:05 today. First choice. Dd will be chuffed. I am so relieved!

Allice · 01/03/2016 03:14

First choice here too, actually was the only choice I put down.

Dd passed 11+ and has got in our local girls grammar, she'll be thrilled, wish I could sleep!

AndNowItsSeven · 01/03/2016 02:01

Funnily enough I didn't think dd had a choice at our second choice school either.

AndNowItsSeven · 01/03/2016 02:00

Second choice but dd's first choice and may turn out to be the best school for her due to her Asd. It's still a very good school so pretty happy.

Brokenbiscuit · 01/03/2016 01:52

2nd choice. The best school in the area, but ds is going to be gutted because he really wanted his first choice. I'm amazed tbh, his second choice school is so wildly over subscribed, we thought putting it as second choice was pointless!

We're in a very similar position. Didn't think for a moment that dd would get a place at our 2nd choice. It's a good school and has a sixth form, which I wanted, but dd has set her heart on the other school. I must admit, I did really like the atmosphere at our first choice.

I can't sleep now, dreading the fact that I have to break the news to dd in the morning.

ifcatscouldtalk · 01/03/2016 01:42

*theirs. My short time on mumsnet and am learning sloppy grammar must be corrected! I can't be reading more hysterical threads over "theres" and "theirs" (hangs head in shame)

Eggsandketchup · 01/03/2016 01:22

2nd choice. The best school in the area, but ds is going to be gutted because he really wanted his first choice. I'm amazed tbh, his second choice school is so wildly over subscribed, we thought putting it as second choice was pointless!

ifcatscouldtalk · 01/03/2016 01:21

Last email i received last week said we will be emailed as of late afternoon today. I work with people under a different council and theres is midnight.... So I wait. Our 1st & 2nd choice switched places so often! Luckily dd is being much more mature than I ever expected and has told me it will work out wherever she getsGrin. Good luck everyone!

AndNowItsSeven · 01/03/2016 01:08

Can't sleep, our LEA emails results at 3am.

Brokenbiscuit · 01/03/2016 00:40

We got our second choice. DH will be happy because he liked that school best but dd will be gutted as she desperately wanted her first choice. Don't know how I'm going to tell her in the morning.

First choice was our catchment school too.Sad

littledrummergirl · 01/03/2016 00:33

2nd choice here. Dd was happy with either 1st or 2nd so I know she will be thrilled in the morning.
We need to discuss her thoughts on wait list and appeal before deciding if it's the right thing for her.
Very happy and relieved now.
Next up ds1 GCSEs in a few months...

mogloveseggs · 01/03/2016 00:31

First choice, so happy. Roll on 16th April to find out ds primary school. Good luck everyone waiting Smile

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