Anyone else stuck in waiting list limbo?

No, I didn’t hear anything, so assuming everyone showed up at school.

@waiting2022 any news? Are you still waiting? If so I hope your DD has had a good start in her allocated school. My DS has had a great first few days, after all the worry and waiting I think things have worked out for the best. Hope you’re feeling the same.

Don't give up @waiting2022 I'm a teacher and there are always children that don't show up in September.

In our area there is movement in Sept as people don't turn up

My DD starts next Friday. Unless someone doesn’t turn up on their first day of term, I can’t imagine that a space will become available now.

@waiting2022 and @mumobsessedwithdamp assuming the silence on this thread means you guys are still waiting. Wonder whether this week sees any movement. As far as I know our WL has not budged all summer! My DS starts his new school on Friday, when do your DC start?

@waiting2022 I can imagine it being both a blessing and a curse being 1st. It’s hard to fully embrace your DD’s allocated school when you’re being told there’s a high chance of last minute movement. Would you move her is you got a call the first week of term? Or do you think that would be too unsettling?

@redskyatnight it’s shocking that parents do this isn’t it?! Unbelievably rude to not inform the school and terribly unfair on the kids and their families who are waiting for a place.

DC's school also has "no shows" in September i.e people who haven't bothered to say they've moved/found a place elsewhere. I guess it depends whether you want to have to effectively settle your child into one school only to move them not long after.

We are still waitlist 1. I’m starting to sadly think there will be no more movement now. Surely people will have bought uniform etc for their chosen school by now.

@mumobsessedwithdamp how frustrating that it’s moved but very much in the wrong direction!

So this week there was good news for @ColdHappyBap And @waiting2022 has moved to 1st on her WL. Hopefully the next week sees some more movement and good news for those still waiting.

A heartfelt plea to anyone holding a state and private school place to make up your minds soon please and not leave it until the first day of term. With only three weeks to go surely anyone doing this must know by now which is their preferred school.

SE London. And that's from 1st March. We went backwards to 25 and now back to 15 so there are spaces becoming available but I think people are moving to get higher up the list.

We feel similar to you; resigned ourselves to the fact. Just a bit frustrated and upset that we had false hope and also nervous and hopeful that it will be okay anyway!

@mumobsessedwithdamp that’s crazy the waitlist has moved only four places since March 😮is that 1st March or second round offers at the end of March? Where in the country are you? Things near me (N London) are much slower this year but I don’t know of any school that’s moved that slowly.

My DS is in 5 place having originally been 19th. With only 3 weeks to go until the first day of term, we’re resigned to the fact it’s not going to happen. So uniform has been bought, journey planned etc. Such is life… things don’t always pan out the way we had planned!

How do you feel about DC’s allocated school?

My suspicion @mumobsessedwithdamp is people can't afford private or to move. We live near to a grammar area and usually lots of kids from round here would head off. This year the offer area was so much smaller smaller than normal. It just collapsed. I think some of it must be parents choosing a grammar over private. And the housing market is weird, interest rates are uncertain so people are wary of moving.

Some areas just don't move much on the waiting lists normally. London is volatile but I know people in other areas where maybe if you are top 5 you'd get a waiting list place at the top schools, but not 30 like I was.

Hi everyone.

We are in waitlist hell for a grammar but I think we are giving up as we won't get to the top based on the current rate (gone from 19 to 15 since March).

Does anyone know why this year the waiting lists seem to moving so slowly? Based on previous years and our distance we would have got in straight away but this year it all seems very different. Frustrating as it feels like all the revision for the tests was a waste of time!

@waiting2022 oh my goodness so close now. According to friends, who have done this before, the North London grammars do continue to shift a bit through August so hopefully you’ll get that call soon.

It’s a hard one, isn’t it? I had concluded that we’d just see how it felt if offered a late place. If school was going well, she seemed to be settling and happy we’d stick, if it wasn’t we’d have accepted at whatever point. It’s hard to know what the right action is until you have that offer.

I know people who had offers in the last weeks and turned them down because they felt quite committed to the school they’d got and were happy about it. We didn’t feel at all committed and when the offer came I think we both felt massively relieved which was a sign to take it.

@ColdHappyBap I am not sure, I have heard stories about children not showing up on their first day of term and at that stage places become available.

I’ll keep my fingers crossed for those of you still on the wait list. That’s a good position to be in @waiting2022 , would you move in the first weeks of term or have you got a summer cut off?

I checked since posting my update earlier and my DD is position number 1 now on the waitlist.

@ColdHappyBap really pleased for her. Great that she’s got some friends to take the bus with, puts your mind at ease too knowing she’s not travelling alone.

@waiting2022 fingers crossed there’s some movement this week. Hard to remain positive though when the lists haven’t budged for several weeks, isn’t it?
I think I recall you saying you had a uniform appointment this week. How does your DD feel about her allocated school?
My DS made a couple of new friends on transition day so I think that has helped him to come round to it.

@MadBonkers no update as yet.

Oh Im so pleased for you and your daughter @ColdHappyBap !!
See what I mean you just dont know until it happens and it can happy anytime!
Fabulous news!
Good luck to all who are still waiting!! As you have seen it can and does happen!

She was happy @MadBonkers but I think mostly relieved. Although we liked the school she had I think she was getting more worried about not having any familiar faces around. Even if they don't end up in classes together or hanging out she's just glad they will actually be there. And it means they can get the bus together on that all important first day.

@ColdHappyBap that’s amazing news! What was your DD’s reaction? Like you say plenty of time to get the uniform and planning her route to school, etc before she starts. Now you can relax and enjoy the summer 🙌

@waiting2022 are you still in France? Have you checked your DD’s WL position?

Anyone else waiting apart from @waiting2022 and myself? Good luck if you are.

@ColdHappyBap congratulations!