Is it too soon to start a 1st March (secondary school allocation day) support thread?

I'm just pleased it is this year and not last year, they had to wait a whole extra day.

@whatonaschoolnight in Herts its the website where you apply and is county specific. I imagine every council has their own website?

@Changebagsandgladrags I'd get some sleep then. You might need your energy to deal with admissions later in the day.

what It will be through your council website, but I guess they will all have it is slightly different places, ours is in Schools and Education, then online admissions and I can log in using the details that I used when making the application.

Alternatively you may just receive an email. I did when I did the primary application last year.

Hi all, this is the first time I have done this and have no idea which website I need to go on to check. Is there a main one or is it local council one?

Ah, on more careful reading it says 'by 9am' so it could be midnight or any time in between

Awaiting school place for DS tomorrow. Just been and checked website just in case like a few others on here! Fingers crossed but already have DD in year 8 at first choice school so hopefully should be ok.
Good luck all

change that's annoying, especially as those applying from out of area could find out that they have a place at a N.Yorks school before those actually living in the area.

Thanks - I messaged them earlier in the end asking if it was worth waiting up - they said they can't guarantee midnight (but didn't say no!) so I'm gonna wait up anyway! I wouldn't normally go to bed much earlier so I may as well!

buttercup apparently Lancs primary schools admissions was live at midnight last year, so it may...or may not...be the same for high schools this year. I'm not sure if they automate it, or if someone has to press go, in which case it'll be office hours I guess. They're also sending emails but again, not sure what time they will get through.

The local page has changed to say we have to reply by March 15th, presumably after that they process the appeals.

Trb that does sound like our area. I am sure I had a panic last year when I read on mn about people worrying about accepting places and I knew I hadn't accepted it. I just didn't decline it.

I must have done right as she was there today.

Here you have to actually accept the place or get reminders!

Not sure why or what benefit this is for anyone unless the council is hoping for people to decline and so reduce their problems.

Oh well, no waiting up here. The North Yorks login page is down until 9am

I think acceptances vary by area. Here it's assumed you accept what you're given, unless you say otherwise. No actual formal acceptance is required. Well at least it hasn't been in previous years but I'll be extra certain to check.

I'm sure for the primary space you automatically accepted the place unless you declined it.

I will fully read the email tomorrow so I know what I have to do.

@JustEatYourDinner thanks I now have classic Europe rock running around my brain!

Less than 24 hours to go now. I'm definately not waiting up till midnight as Herts won't send the emails / update the system until the afternoon. I believe that at least half this thread expect to find out later in the day. I guess if every council released allocations at the same time there's a risk parents would break the internet. And yes have just checked that I can log on. Sadly no mistakes in Herts so no allocation info there yet.

Definately will accept even if its not our choice. I'd hate to be without any school for DD.

Good luck everyone.

I'm not staying up. There is no guarantee it will be there at midnight and my anti-d tends to wipe me out anyway.

No popcorn but i have wine and crisps.
I'm confident of getting the school that we want but I'm having last minute wobbles because we are low on the list of priorities - it's our catchment area school and DS2 is at a feeder school but DS1 will have left and they don't have social and medical reasons as criteria even though you are allowed to select them on the CAF.

I've just been onto our LA site too (for the first time, obviously .....). Might be joining the rest of you in a midnight vigil. Anyone got popcorn?

I just went to the local authority website and the admissions page has now changed to add a 'view your offer' button but just shows you the application at the moment.

We will need uniform with logos on it as well, all except the shirts and trousers. The school are strict on uniform (good) and specify barcodes for uniform from all the main supermarkets and only those items are acceptable. They sell the badges as well so you can buy them and sew them on the blazers rather than buying an already badged one from the uniform shop.

DS1 has uniform that we hoped we could pass down but DS2 is only an inch shorter than DS1 so most of it won't fit for more than a couple of months so we will be buying new. Football boots etc can't be passed on because DS2 has larger feet than DS1.

Trb ok if I'm sober
We are fairly confident of getting the school we want, woodlands I hear you but we're in the situation of DS1 leaving the school this year and I like it as much as I do when he started there. Yes, fellow secondary school applications, we have been doing university and secondary school applications in the same year. It's fun...I think!

Good Luck everyone. I have been here before and it is a ridiculously stressful time. Three years ago I followed advice regarding appeals on here for my DS's best friend who didn't get into same school. His Mum was seriously ill so I took on the appeal process for her, although she managed to represent herself at appeal and won. So, if you don't get your first choice, all is not lost, you may just have another battle to take on. The advice from tiggytape and admissions regarding appeals was amazing. My oldest DD is now leaving the school we fought so hard for. Don't think getting a place is your last battle - there are many issues, stresses and strains along the way and you will probably hate your once desired school by the time they leave! I suppose it's called parenting to our best ability - muddling along..........

Sorry for not RTFT but trying to cook pancakes lol

What has been the outcome, is it emails by a certain time, after a certain time or will it be on the websites if we log in in the morning?

Thanks

Thank you everyone!

Tomorrow it is then.