Waiting for that secondary school letter (1st march?)

welshandproud thats really harsh and unfair

And sorry thanks for asking - yes we're pleased - although as he is statemented we named the school and just got allocated - gotta be some benefits to having SN .

May need to name change as waste so much time on MN wehn should be working and end up making myself identifiable

Cymru am Byth welshandproud....

In Cardiff we have to wait til NEXT monday 8th March....wtf???

2boys I didn't look round the Academy but I'd heard it wasn't popular when it was known as Lings but now is oversubscribed and has really improved in the last few years.

DD got in. We thought she would but still good to know.

Rosewater - our catchment would be northampton acadamy - what did you think of that? is it time to think of moving !!

Are you pleased with your allocation?

Ifyoucould - any news??

Got my first choice. Am well pleased. Good luck to those still waiting and those planning to appeal.

Ifyoucould have you managed to logon yet?

There's a document on the CC website detailing how places have been allocated for a lot of the schools and showing which has places free.

The site crashed at 10.00 and lots of people I know haven't been able to get online - we got our local school which I'm happy with.

2boys - depends if you're in town or elsewhere in the county as to which seem popular or not! Long ago when I was at school Kingsthorpe was viewed as fab and NSB was seen as poor, nowadays NSB and NSG ofsted outstanding and massively (x4) oversubscribed. DS not academic so didn't feel NSB was right place for him so he's going to our 1st choice (catchment) school

Really feel for all of you still waiting. We got to know at the start of February.

My daughter didn't get into her and our first choice. "Fortunately" neither did her best friend.The school they're now going to is within easy walking distance for them both, whereas they would have had to have lifts to the "better" school..

I won't be appealing though, her brother went to the school she'll be going to and it's ok. Just her first choice was an all girl school with such a good reputation. Quite a few people are appealing. Some people ring up apparently and plead and that works at that particular school.

Good luck to you who are still waiting!

SK

Lol deaddei, I wish we could just get told when they know. This national offer day is a load of arse. Due to a glitch in the system Kent and Birmingham have known for a few days online, elsewhere some get to find out today and some not til tomorrow. Why don't the LEA's just release the info when they have it? I know it's prob to do with not all boroughs having the info at the same time but still, its not as if we are all finding out on the same day anyhow.

I am in London too and am wondering why we have to wait till tomorrow. I am so stressed about it just like everyone else. Am sure my DS hasnt got into any of our choices and we will now have to go private aaaarrrgggghhhh

(imagines desparate mothers (and fathers) offering huge donations and sexual favours to the head in return for information)

Our letters are posted 1st class today but I also requested an e-mail. Still dont have it though.

I thought schools did know MsDav, but I could be wrong.

MSDav, I understand that the primary schools have been aware of allocations as of the 19th FEB

Think our LEA posts it first class today. Does anyone know if the primary schools get to know where their Yr 6 cohort are off to before we do?

jesus that's terrible
my lea posted it 2nd class on feb 26th so tbh i didn't expect it to be here today

If so many people are finding out TODAY, and the press are branding it school outcome day (or whatever) WHY AREN'T LONDON SCHOOLS OUTCOMES AVAILABLE TILL TOMORROW MORNING????

issy, that's appalling - are you going to appeal?

Congratulations to everyone who's had good news, so sorry issy what are you going to do now?

I'm still waiting, online option withdrawn half an hour ago, I've spoken to the LEA emails have yet to be sent, apparently they're waiting for the go ahead to send them .

Not impressed, just need to know!!!!!

issys
just received mine
ds1 got 2nd choice
it's not what he or i will want tho as he doesn't go to a feeder school for it
guess it looks like appeals time for me
are you going to do the same?

issysmilkbottle- a pity you can't put your faith school place on Ebay- you'd make a mint!
We'll get our letter tomorrow- ds will get his 1st choice school (state comp) as he will not get grammar place. But the tension in the local coffee shop today was palpable, with mums agonising over what would happen if their dcs did not get a grammar school place. Well, the statistics are not good round here- 15 children going for every place.
Well done everyone who got what they wanted!!!

got ours today, ds didnt get any of our 3 choices and has been allocated to a faith school despite requesting not to as we are humanists... arghhhh