Secondary offers day 2020

X posted with lanathum but it proves her point!

When we applied state schools were our back up as dd had tried for some selective independents but we knew we wouldn't get the results on those until after application deadline.

She got into independents and also offered 2nd choice state, which we rejected within hours, so that's another reason waiting lists may shift

We felt selfish, but did want a situation where none of the selective took her and no state offer.

Good luck everyone, I hope you get the places you hope for

Why do we have to wait until 5pm in London??? So frustrating.

I can see advantages - no dilemma about whether to tell child just before they go to school, time to digest news before school the next morning, and before starting taking any action if you are disappointed.

For those who missed out, there will be some movement - in particular, many of those who will go private will have applied for a state place "in case", and will now be turning it down.

Same here @SuperFurryDoggy, accepted the place and got the email for that straight away

Phew, just got our Lancashire CC email and DS got the school he wanted. Relief all round.

I’m so pleased for you @Pyjamaface

I still haven’t received the offer email, but have got the the email confirming our acceptance of DS’s place

Waiting here too. Eeek.

@SuperFurryDoggy It finally went up at 20 past 9 on the portal

This is the point I admit we only put down one school as the local school is beyond awful and the others require 2 buses that DS with ADHD would not manage. Thankfully he got our choice

I can't speak for the other admissions experts but I will try to keep an eye on this thread and offer advice on appeals, etc. if requested. However, to be certain of getting attention from the experts anyone wanting advice should start their own thread with a title that makes it clear that it is about a possible appeal.

Why do we have to wait until 5pm in London??? So frustrating.

DS got his first choice, which isn't the first choice of most of his class.

They all had letters from the school (DSs second choice) on Saturday welcoming them to the school. I guessed DS was going to his first choice because we didn't get a letter . Confirmed via email sent at 5.53 this morning.

Good luck to everyone still waiting.

@Pyjamaface try logging into the portal and clicking on your DC’s application. DS’s was up when I checked half an hour ago.

DS got his first choice which was a surprise to be honest as it’s out of catchment and rumour was that it was going to be over subscribed this year. I’m still a bit wobbly as none of his friends are going there, but he’s over the moon.

We are very lucky, not just that he got the school he wanted, but that we are in an area where none of the schools on his list were bad schools.

No email yet in Norfolk, the website says 9am but that didn't stop me waking up 3 times last night to check!
I kinda feel sick

Does the email say the school you’ve been offered or do you have to log in? No email here yet but In London

@davisson Yes you can go on waiting lists for schools you put lower down your list than the offered school. But you won’t be put on them automatically, you will need to ask.

No email yet - West Sussex. I'm anxious because I didn't put catchment school down and we have a good chance at 1st choice but not guaranteed. He won't be happy with second as none of his friends have put it down. I really don't want catchment school.
Nobody has posted on Facebook yet so I'm assuming emails haven't gone out but that isn't stopping me worrying that I didn't submit the application properly!

Why don't the uk have one day where all counties get the result?

England and Wales do, it has just not been as straight forward this year as the 1st was a Sunday, so some released yesterday, some today. London has always been late in the day.

Spent most the night awake fretting but we were lucky we got our 1st choice school that is slightly out of catchment....
DD very pleased xxxx

I'm sure he'll be ok when he sees how .any of his friends will be going there. It's first choice for a lot of parents, he just preferred a different school.

Thanks @HerRoyalCarbyLess. If you're really unhappy, you can still put your DS on the waiting list/appeal and see if you get the first choice school that way. Accept the place you've been given though in the meantime.

Fingers crossed you'll find out soon @WingDefence

Sorry to hear that @HerRoyalCarbyLess :( Still not news here.

Good luck to all those having to appeal. We were very lucky and got our first choice grammar school.

Just had email. Second choice. DS1 is gutted. I've told him before he gets upset, see how many of his friends are going to the same school as he might be surprised.

@HerRoyalCarbyLess no email here either. My friends last year got her email at 8:30ish.