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Can anyone help on 6th form enrolment question?

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LittlePickleHead · 13/08/2025 21:50

Hi, I am confused. Will call the school in question tomorrow but thought someone here might know!

DD gets GCSE results next week. She has offers at two sixth forms, one is her current and one is a conditional offer at a different sixth form.

She'll definitely get the grades to get in, however the email sent from the school about enrolment states that they are always oversubscribed and if courses are oversubscribed after results they will apply criteria to decide who gets a place (after EHCP/looked after it's basically a lottery).

I understand DD will have to enroll at one school and turn the other one down. But what if she enrolls at the school that is oversubscribed and doesn't get a place?

Can she enroll at both in this circumstance to make sure she has a place in case this happens?

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kateandsam · 28/08/2025 14:24

Ivyfanclub · 28/08/2025 08:14

@LittlePickleHead @kateandsam I just wondered how you got on with 6th form enrolment in the end?

The admissions system that most schools are using now (Applicaa) only allows for enrolment at one school, so I was surprised the 6th form you applied to were suggesting that.

DS applied to his school 6th form and a college, he enrolled at school on GCSE results day as the college enrolment wasn’t until the following week. Then when he enrolled in the college (preferred course) he then declined the school place. So I think you can only enrol in one.

This caught us by surprise but my son did manage to enrol at an additional school on results day (no idea how), I know a lot of others experienced problems & with hindsight should have thought it through!

He was accepted at Kingsdale in the end, so we were ok, but I know a lot of others found it very stressful

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