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National offers day! Anyone else biting their nails?

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ExitToTheLeft · 28/02/2022 18:49

I'm on tenterhooks and cannot wait until tomorrow to find out what school my dc have got into.
We live in london and the results don't get published until 5pm so it's going to be a long day.

Anybody else waiting and want to join me In my pacing or sit on me so that I don't wear a hole in the carpet?

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DailyMailHater · 28/02/2022 19:08

I am lucky ours come out at midnight (southwest), we are equal distance between 2 schools and DS loves one and hates the other.

DeathMetalMum · 28/02/2022 19:10

We are at midnight here too. We have two on our list one we are guaranteed for and another out of catchment which is our first choice. Fingers crossed.

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ExitToTheLeft · 28/02/2022 19:11

I'm very jealous Grin
We have chosen really good schools, so I don't think we'll be too disappointed if they didn't get their first choice, which is a bus ride away or their second which is within walking distance.

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DoNotTouchTheWater · 28/02/2022 19:14

I think ours come out at midnight. I’m not on tenterhooks or anything because it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion (feeder school system).

Ahhhhhbisto · 28/02/2022 19:16

Ahhh. How do you find out what time??

DailyMailHater · 28/02/2022 19:17

I found out the time by logging onto the system and it said when it would be available

Ahhhhhbisto · 28/02/2022 19:21

Thanks

Comedycook · 28/02/2022 19:22

I'll join you...feel sick with nerves!

Butitsnotfunnyisititsserious · 28/02/2022 19:24

Ours doesn't come out until 5pm, London borough as well. I was hoping they'd be released early on in the day! Going to be a very nerve wracking wait 😬

wendz86 · 28/02/2022 19:26

Hertfordshire here and we have been told we will get an email in afternoon (same as primary). I really hope we get one of our top two choices.

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ExitToTheLeft · 28/02/2022 19:29

@Butitsnotfunnyisititsserious What borough of you don't mind me asking?

@Ahhhhhbisto I just googled my borough and it came up on their website.

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ExitToTheLeft · 28/02/2022 19:32

@DoNotTouchTheWater my dcs school is very close to our second choice however the primary on the other side is now the feeder which is why we chose it as a second choice, plus a lot of children infact most from my dcs school have put that as their first.

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Spottydotdotty · 28/02/2022 19:35

I'm really nervous as DS didn't get ANY of his choices when we applied for primary (we put sensible, close choices as well!) I've been counting down the hours until I can go to bed!

Jijithecat · 28/02/2022 19:38

I'm so nervous about it. We opted for our closest school as the first choice, but it's become really popular in recent years. On the basis of last years intake we would have missed out by 200 metres.
Second choice is the next closest school and we're about a KM too far for that one too.

DoNotTouchTheWater · 28/02/2022 20:05

[quote ExitToTheLeft]@DoNotTouchTheWater my dcs school is very close to our second choice however the primary on the other side is now the feeder which is why we chose it as a second choice, plus a lot of children infact most from my dcs school have put that as their first.[/quote]
I’m not in London though. In fact, I’m in a weird place that runs a different system to the entire rest of the city. There is only one school that takes kids at this point. The rest of the city transferred to secondary 2 years ago. So it’s pretty much only the kids in the feeder schools looking for places in it. Anyone wanting to transfer in from a secondary is lower down the list.

I doesn’t make for a tense wait.

DoNotTouchTheWater · 28/02/2022 20:06

I don’t envy anyone with a tense wait though!

Drywhitefruitycidergin · 28/02/2022 20:08

London Borough here too. Wish it was midnight not 5pm....

Lindy2 · 28/02/2022 20:10

We have to wait until 5pm too. It makes for quite a long tense day.

We should be ok with our first choice due to sibling priority but I will feel a lot happier when I know for sure.

Im so jealous of those that can find out at midnight. I'd settle for a late night over an all day wait anytime!

Dy10DY11 · 28/02/2022 20:13

Ours is delayed until Wednesday due to IT problem 😭😫😬

User82517 · 28/02/2022 20:13

West Yorkshire, midnight on the online system. I am waiting up. Feel absolutely sick with it.

DailyMailHater · 28/02/2022 20:15

I am so pleased we are midnight don’t think I would make it h too 5pm tomorrow.
For once my insomnia is going to be beneficial as I will still be awake.

Spaghag · 28/02/2022 20:20

Us too. I think ours come out at midnight but not 100% sure.

ElvenDreamer · 28/02/2022 20:23

I can't work out what time ours come out, that alone is stressing me out! Does anyone know for Essex?

DailyMailHater · 28/02/2022 20:27

@ElvenDreamer looking at your site it says online system from 1st March so I would assume midnight (or shortly after)

twilightcafe · 28/02/2022 20:30

Oxfordshire here. This is my second Offers Day. I'm slightly more relaxed as the sibling link means DD should get her first choice but I won't relax until I see the offer on the portal.