To think its unfair that my DD will probably not get into the state school I can see from my window

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and how do the governors choose/know who is middle class then?

I also know of a C.E. school who had 1 child too many apply for places. He gave the space to the child whose Dad was a mechanic and offered to service the school minibus for free.

I'll tell you exactly how it works. The applications are in

• Governors with priest input (they are usually also on the board of Governors) puts forward any children/families who he thinks need special treatment/priority. This won't be "middle classes" but children in care, fostered etc.
• siblings
• baptised children based on distance: computer program sorts this list out.
• then that is it... usually full. if not then children of other Christian faiths, based on distance
• then children of no faith, based on distance.

"oh and i know of a friend of a friend who's sister fed the school cat"

time for bed.

I don't know about this year cos I don't know anyone who has applied there this year but last year the supplementary forms asked about parent's occupations and also there's the address to go on.