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Offered place at higher pref school and previously offered and accepted place withdrawn?

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glassespet · 02/05/2023 12:38

Dc was offered 2nd pref secondary school, and accepted that place with a waiting list place at 1st pref school.
Dc has some SEN and has already started the transition process with accepted place. Now have got an email offering place at 1st pref school saying previously offered place has now been withdrawn. I still have to either accept or decline this offer. If I decline it, will I still have the place at 2nd pref school, or will that now have been offered to someone else?

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PatriciaHolm · 02/05/2023 12:43

They absolutely shouldn't take the place away - there are very limited grounds on which an offered place can be withdrawn.

However, unfortunately, some LAs still operate a system where if you are offered a higher preference off a waiting list, they will assume you want that and withdraw the previous offer. You need to talk to them asap; if they try to, they may try to force you to appeal to regain the place.

SheilaFentiman · 02/05/2023 12:42

Different local authorities do it differently. You need to ring yours asap to discuss.