Bromley waiting list

@SydneyCarton Schools are required to offer places in accordance with their published admission policy, so if children are already on the waiting list, it will depend if any new applicants leapfrog the existing waiting list candidates in terms of their eligibility. Of course, given BC is closing at the beginning of July, this is likely to be the date counted as out of education (still term time for state schools) which may mean those children get included in FAP, if not otherwise placed, slightly earlier.

@Annoyeddd I would hope they'd be given priority when it comes to asking other schools in the area to open up spaces, although it depends on whether parents want to stay private or not

Yes it is awful. They are trying to get places elsewhere but no one wants them half way through. Plus as you say Challoner quite a bit lower fees than most private schools so likely impossible for people to find an extra £10k for other private schools even if they get a place.

Really hope those kids find something. It's terrible they didn't get more notice.

What happens to those in year 10 and 12 who are half way through GCSE and a level courses

I also feel sorry for the Y7 children who may well have had their first choice state places offered and then turned them down for BC. They'll now be scrabbling for school places along with all the other year groups needing places in September and kids in the middle of their GCSE years.
We looked at the school as a back up in case DS struggled in his allocated school. So glad we didn't decide to go for it now.

Please don't listen to that, I'm not sure why she said that. People get offers up until sept. 2nd on the list is extremely close.
In half term they sent me a list of schools at 11am and told me I needed to accept one as I wouldn't get my choice. I refused and at 3pm I got offered my 1st choice. 🤨

@Pinkfox87 Thank you for your positive words 😊 I am hopeful that something will come in for us. I'm just impatient 😂

@Thebromleymum That announcement seems to have taken everyone by surprise. I feel so sorry for the pupils who now have to adjust to a new school with hardly any notice. We did look at independent school places for DD in case the waiting list didn't pay off, and BC fees are quite a bit lower than other local independents, which may be a draw for parents but obviously wasn't enough to sustain the business.

I feel like 2nd seems really promising and surprised they said that! especially as we still have so long before September , a teacher at my sons school told me they have seen so many cases that children are offered there schools just at the end of summer holidays just before beginning! and even at the beginning of September when children don’t show up , the way the movement has been I just can’t see how you won’t get a place , we started out as 44 on the list then moved around 15 places every 2 weeks then we was number 15 and I rang about 9 days later 🫣😂 and had moved another 9 places to number 6 on 3/6 and then we got the offer yesterday , that doesn’t sound like not much movement to me ! So 🤞 I really hope you get the offer soon I really beleive you will do being 2nd xx

Thank you! That is really reassuring to hear 😊 I fully expect things to stop moving over the summer hols, but had thought I'd seen people saying that the lists keep moving (albeit more slowly) until beginning/mid July. I will just try to stay positive. The lists have already moved so much, there is still hope of a place before September. Otherwise, we would take an in year move if one crops up before Xmas. Thank you again.

@Anxy10 I think you got unlucky with who you spoke to there and in my recent experience it is not true that nothing else happens. My daughter (who was happily sitting on a second choice at this point) got an offer of her first choice in July last year.
I do think once the school holidays kick in nothing happens until September when there is another big move with people not turning up on first day and the council chasing up.
I also think.its true that at this stage things no longer happen in batches its much more of a trickle.

Yeah, I saw that announcement yesterday 😢

So apparently we are second on the waiting list now. But the woman I spoke to from Bromley Admissions said that there hadn't been any movement for about 3-4 weeks and that all the places were final and that it was very rare that offers go out now. It didn't make much sense given the amount of movement over the last few weeks! I will need to call again next week and try to speak to someone else. She also said that the offers didn't go out in batches - which again makes no sense given what I've read on here. Oh well, I'll just carry on stressing 🙃 🤦🏼‍♀️😂

Thank you, it seems to have so much movement on the lists so you should get an offer soon!! 🤞 x

Yaaayyy. Now breath and Relax 🤣 xx

Yay! 🎉 So great to hear that! You must be so pleased 😀

Will keep my fingers crossed for a few more spaces to crop up 🤞🏻

Thank you x

Congratulations @Pinkfox87hope you son will be very happy there!

Hi, we have had our offer today for RW! X

Thanks 😊 I shall keep my fingers crossed for more movement then 🤞🏻🤞🏻

We turned down my son's RW place over a week ago but Bromley have told them yet. Apparently offers are shared in batches so looks like there is a other update due.

Haha I’m the same with ringing the admissions team don’t worry 😂 , I think I preferred RW to Darrick at the open day tbh , And my son has a couple of close friends going there so I’m really surprised he’s after DW so much I think it’s where it’s mixed , RW on their website have a really good section on the year 6 transition with loads of information I was looking at it all last night , I feel like if your not much behind us on list you should get it before sept from what I’ve heard from anyone I’ve asked about movement before then! X

My son is desperate for RW! Most of his friends are going there and he would love to join them. I'm keeping everything crossed that the list keeps moving quickly. I will also let you know if I have any more updates. I only called Bromley Admissions last week, so need to resist calling them again for another couple of weeks 😆