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Its 2018....countdown to 1st March secondary school allocations!

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Hersetta427 · 02/01/2018 12:10

Well two months down and two to go to 1st March. I have been fairly chilled since applications were submitted however now that 2018 is here it is creeping into my thoughts more frequently.

We are truly lucky to live in a town with very good secondary schools but I know DD would be heartbroken if she didn't get her first choice (a top 10 non selective girls school).

Realistically we should be virtually sure of a place as if we don't qualify on distance within our feeder school group then she should get a sports aptitude place (she score 10 percentage points higher than the required score for the last 3 years). However a part of me is still nervous as I imagine what if all 200 girls taking the aptitude test got amazing scores too. Logically I know this isn't the case as other girls at her school score 20-25 marks lower than DD but there are only 9 places available so the margin of error is small.

Anyone else beginning to get jittery? Please tell me I'm not alone.

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KittyBelle123 · 28/02/2018 21:13

MsGameandWatching - think we must be in the same borough as that's the exact same wording I read Confused hoping the Pan London portal can withstand everyone piling in at 5pm.

The wait just seems unbearable now. I'll be getting no sleep tonight!

Those Herts stats are incredibly detailed - I can never find anything like that!

HolyShet · 28/02/2018 21:09

I keep pressing refresh on the LEA portal like a fool

There's no such helpful document or stats on admissions there....they do publish the previous 3 years stuff but none of this exciting live data. They used to be pretty sure everyone would get one of their choices but not any more.

Elvisola · 28/02/2018 20:57

Shattered04 60!

Waspnest · 28/02/2018 20:56

Shit, didn't realise it would be this nerve racking. Staffordshire's allocation is out and can someone interpret for me? We are in catchment area but very rural so a few miles out. Website says PAN is 170 but 180 places have been allocated. 103 went to catchment kids, 74 to siblings, 1 SEN/EHCP and 1 child in care. Distance was N/A. Does this mean we've got in under catchment criteria?

Shattered04 · 28/02/2018 20:55

Elvisola - 12 without a preference! Oh wow. How many in the year group?

Bunnyjo · 28/02/2018 20:50

According to posters on the 11+ site, Solihull have released some emails! Our county is gripped by the beast from the east, so I’m fully expecting our emails to be delayed...

Elvisola · 28/02/2018 20:47

I'm getting nervous! Have been quietly confident until I saw that document! Our town is a bit of a black hole with regards secondary schools, 12 kids without a preference at our school, I'm really really hoping it's not mine.

Shattered04 · 28/02/2018 20:44

Brilliant news, user! Talk about letting the cat out the bag a bit early by that school.. heh!

That Herts doc has essentially confirmed a place for at least one parent at DD's school, she's happy! Silly Herts posting spoilers!!

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Hersetta427 · 28/02/2018 20:37

I was reading the document wrong and looking at the 2017 stats and for 2018 one child has not got one of their ranked schools. Knowing where we live though it will be someone putting the most oversubscribed school in the whole County Down and nothing else as they intend going private if they don't get the state school.

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mamaslatts · 28/02/2018 20:01

Help! Anyone know about East Sussex? I have scoured the website but it only says 1 March nothing about times. I assumed it would be same as previous county for primary which was about 4pm but all this talk of midnight releases has me hitting the caffeine.

ineedamoreadultieradult · 28/02/2018 19:39

Sounds good user

GrockleBocs · 28/02/2018 19:36

Happy news user!

Frickles · 28/02/2018 19:35

Two from my DS cohort didn't get a ranked school according to that Herts document. Now to pray he's not one of them! However I work in the infants school attached to his juniors and have first hand experience of how daft parents can be about school applications so maybe it's just that those 2 didn't put 4 schools down...? The combination of snow, book day, having a cold and school allocations is making me feel mildly (!) demented and I'm not sure i parsed that document properly...

Sittinginthesun · 28/02/2018 19:22

That Herts document is interestingly scary reading, if you know the local area. There are five local schools which didn't get 100% ranked places, so I'd put money on the catchment of one local secondary having shrunk, as we thought. Very high sibling year. That probably means that lots of ds's classmates will get their 4th choice, at least on this round.Sad

MsGameandWatching · 28/02/2018 19:19

Thanks Tiggy. I was hoping for after midnight 😕

tiggytape · 28/02/2018 19:10

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MsGameandWatching · 28/02/2018 19:01

The admissions portal where I am says emails will be sent out on the evening of March 1. So that's tomorrow evening would you say? Am in West London.

CotswoldStrife · 28/02/2018 18:59

Well done User267! That certainly sounds hopeful!

I can't believe how detailed those stats are - our allocation day statistics are nowhere near that detailed.

User267 · 28/02/2018 18:58

No it isn't our feeder schools - we're out of catchment so it all looks good!

ineedamoreadultieradult · 28/02/2018 18:56

user267 was your first choice also your feeder school because we have been getting year 6 taster invites from our feeder school for the last couple of months.

sphynxx · 28/02/2018 18:52

Congrats User267 Smile

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Hersetta427 · 28/02/2018 18:49

I can see too that 100% of dd's school were allocated one of their preferences. There were 223 First place preferences for dd's first choice and 177 second place choices for 180 places. It's just made me more nervous.

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User267 · 28/02/2018 18:43

We have just got an invitation to a year 6 taster day for our first choice school so I am guessing that is a clear yes!

Sittinginthesun · 28/02/2018 18:42

I'm going to PM you...

Shattered04 · 28/02/2018 18:38

Yep, #2 is a consortium one!