Nervous about Secondary School allocations out this week!

Thanks lavenderlou. I can’t get in to the portal because I set up application with multi factor authentication (as well as the log in details they send you a verification code that you need enter to access the portal - DH bright idea)...but the portal doesn’t seem to be sending the verification code so I cannot access my application. Glad to hear they are staggered - hopefully my email is in its way.

Hi everyone I am now completely stressed.

I cant see the result but what is of real concern is the order of my school places are wrong. I changed them because of grammar test results ( as I was allowed to do ) and now I did get an email confirming from school admissions but now I log in and the order is not correct.

Anyhow I do not have the outcome yet.

Good luck everyone!

@PatriciaHolm sorry I'm tired and stressed - so option 1, an academy, says waiting list. Option 2, also academy, says waiting list. We are out of catchment in both options 1 & 2. Option 3, not academy, in catchment, says offered. When I click on 'respond' for each of them it says no need to respond. But we don't want to go to the offered one, we want to try and get into option 1. If I leave it we will automatically be put down as option 3 won't we? Obviously I'm going to ring/email in the morning but am so stressed tonight

@Cariocbirello you can get onto the Essex portal at educationportal.essex.gov.uk/

You have to put in your login details from when you did the application. Otherwise, your email will probably come through shortly as they are staggered. Mine came at 1am.

[quote Neighneigh]@PatriciaHolm thank you for replying. Yes our first choice school is an academy so as I understand it they can take who they want - but all three are saying no need to respond? So even if we wanted to confirm the only offer (for our third choice), we can't do that?! I will never sleep tonight[/quote]
If the offered one is a community school, you don't need to do anything to accept the offer, no.

Hang on - some people have managed to get into their portal and find out results already?

@PatriciaHolm thank you for replying. Yes our first choice school is an academy so as I understand it they can take who they want - but all three are saying no need to respond? So even if we wanted to confirm the only offer (for our third choice), we can't do that?! I will never sleep tonight

BunsyGirl no, no email. Oh no, I hope nothings gone wrong with my application.

"You do not have to do anything if you wish to accept a place offered at a community or voluntary controlled school. The head teacher of the school has been informed of the allocation and will make any further arrangements regarding the admission to secondary school.
To accept places offered at schools which are their own admission authority, please contact the school direct. "

@Cariocbirello I got into the Essex portal just after midnight. Have you received an email? I got one in my inbox at 00.23 confirming my DS’ place.

Only turn it down If you are genuinely happy to homeschool as of September if waiting lists don't get you a place.

You can also appeal. I'm off to bed now but am happy to help more tomorrow (I sit on appeals panels) .

Ours went live at 12.30.
Dd got her 1st choice grammar school. Can't wait to tell her in the morning 😊

Because once you reject the offer the LA have met their obligation to offer you a place and are not obliged to offer you anywhere else.

Why do people advise not to turn down the offer of a school I didn’t preference and don’t want? Surely that says I accept/am happy for him to go there? There is zero chance of me sending him to that school.

Any one still waiting for Essex - I can’t get on the portal as I am not receiving a verification code in my email. Starting to feel a bit panicky - I even checked I could get on earlier this evening & all working then

Anyone else in north yorkshire? Our top two choices (out of catchment) say waiting list and choice three says offered but when I click on all of them it says on each ( even the offered one) that we do not have to respond, what's all that about?!

Where on eADmission would the result appear? I don't see anything on ours

Ours went on at 12:30.

Been offered 1st choice which I'm pleasantly surprised at as it's always popular.

What I would strongly advise at this point is Not to turn the offer down. That will leave you without a place at all and reliant on waiting lists.

www.durham.gov.uk/article/2195/School-waiting-lists

I’m in County Durham. I don’t know anything about waiting lists - there aren’t any grammar schools here.

Stockport Trafford & Manchester allocations are all out now on line.

@Ironfloor269 We’re in Essex.

Thanks @FairfaxHigh. We’re not inundated with private schools in the area, they’re all out of the way and did foot get to. This one wasn’t and had a lovely feel about it.
My friend got her offer later in in the day last year, so I’m assuming that’s when they’ll send ours.