Advice gratefully received if anyone has been in this situation?
We currently live in the SELondon/North Kent area and my DS passed the Kent selection test in autumn and we applied for a (very) local grammar school, now awaiting confirmation of a place in March etc as per usual processes. Given the proximity of where we live to the school he is almost certainly going to get a place (unless there are 180 siblings!).
I have now got a new job working in Maidstone and we would like to consider moving closer, as this would also mean we can buy a larger house than we can afford locally.
If we were to move then obviously I would prefer to get on and do it before our DS makes the transition to secondary school but how do I navigate now applying for an alternative grammar school in a new area (as well as ensuring we can move into a necessary catchment area!) given that applications are closed??
Has anyone done this and managed to pull it all off successfully?! Or am I simply being too ambitious thinking I can get all these variables to align??
Finally, whilst I know the area a little, any top tips on best areas would be great! Happy to be slightly rural in surrounding areas too.