5pm?? What a nightmare. Luckily Tuesday is a manic day for me, in and out of the house for clubs, football etc. so I won't be able to join in the 5.01pm system crash!!
I'm pretty sure DS1 will end up with his second choice (she says with fingers crossed....); his first choice was a bit of a long shot. Unfortunately most of his mates will almost certainly get in to the first choice, as they are in catchment, but we're just outside.
The second choice school is still OK, though, much smaller, and in some ways very well suited to DS1, but I think there will be a cloud of gloom over him next week as it sinks in that of his happy "gang of five" at primary, he'll be the only one going elsewhere.
On the bright side, it will mean he is reunited with lots of his infant school buddies.
Of course, if he doesn't get into the second choice school we are in nightmare territory....(don't even want to think about that!!). Where's the 
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