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March 3 Sceondary results/Waiting

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AdventureTime · 27/01/2014 16:34

This is my first post and I'd like to kick start he waiting thread.
DD hoping to get 1st choice grammar but has completely forgot about it all.
How's the anxiety/nervousness/ overall wait?

OP posts:
Zingy123 · 03/03/2014 07:10

Thanks everyone. Will ring when Dd's are at school. Trying to be positive in front of Dd.

HercShipwright · 03/03/2014 08:16

DD2 got her first choice Grammar. Realistically, we knew, because there were fewer children in category A than there were places. But still. Nice to have it confirmed. Now we need to hot the PTA second hand uniform shop this week! None of DD1's stuff is in a fit state to be passed down and in fact none of it is small enough for Dd2 unless she has a massive growth spurt between now and September.

Dancergirl · 03/03/2014 09:03

Some great results here Smile

It's going to be a long day here waiting till 5pm......

I've told dd not to worry if she doesn't get first choice school today - there is a good chance she'll get in from the waiting list. In typical well-observed dd style she said 'today the waiting either ends or starts'.

LaundryFairy · 03/03/2014 09:12

We got out first choice and are so happy. We moved house so that ds could go to a school where there would be good support for him (he has Aspergers but our LEA rarely does statements for children with AS). After the upheaval of moving, much relief all round.

WWOOWW · 03/03/2014 10:52

At work feeling very sick !

surreymum2424 · 03/03/2014 10:59

same here, not getting anything done at work, dont think we will get first choice, but will be happy with second.

Just want to know now, will be a long day till 5pm.

Meery · 03/03/2014 11:29

So disappointed failed to get grammar

littlepurplealien · 03/03/2014 11:42

Oh no, Meery, what are your other options ?

Were you above the target score but not enough places to go round ?

mummytime · 03/03/2014 11:44

I've got to wait until at least 5. I'm not bothered as unless something very odd has happened we will get the second choice at least (sibling).
But I know DD will be desperate to know when I collect her after school - she really prefers the first choice.

oodyboodyboocs · 03/03/2014 11:46

so relieved, we got our 1st choice

Meery · 03/03/2014 12:00

We got our 2nd choice - a really good comp. But it's not the grammar (stamps foot).

Missed out on distance from school. Just feel rotten that having put DD through the 11+ process it appears to have come to nothing.

It's going to be a long old summer on the wait list.....

Dibbleofficer · 03/03/2014 14:50

Waiting on London admissions ..hope to get Wisons or St Os ...which were one and two...

To long waiting already ...been told likely to be after 5 pm ...!!

Dancergirl · 03/03/2014 15:07

Impatient here too dibble - only a few hours to go now!

Dancergirl · 03/03/2014 15:07

Is it just London boroughs after 5pm? I'm amazed so many results are in!

ShredMeJillianIWantToBeNatalie · 03/03/2014 15:11

Herts is after 6pm, and I just read a forum post saying some didn't arrive until 10pm last year.

OddBoots · 03/03/2014 15:26

We got an email about 11am, dd got her first choice. It's our local pretty average comp but it's only a quick walk from home and her brother has done really well there.

littlepurplealien · 03/03/2014 15:27

Seems odd that this year it's only 3rd March because of 1st March falling on a weekend and yet some LEA's still aren't ready or do they just enjoy making you sweat.

So far I've only heard of one girl in year 6 at our school who hasn't got her first choice but elsewhere I've heard of a set of twins each allocated different schools !

Zingy123 · 03/03/2014 15:46

Just got through to our 1st choice school. Dd is 5th on the waiting list so I think that's encouraging.

60th for 2nd choice so not much hope.

Am going to appeal them both.

AnimalsAreMyFriends · 03/03/2014 15:53

Nervously refreshing my emails..... Dd is desperate to know!!!

mummytime · 03/03/2014 16:15

The first year of the PAn-London (and some other places) system, the computer broke down and no one got results until 7 or later. So I think they are hedging their bets (better than the year my son applied when everyone who applied online got their results accidentally a day early).

ShredMeJillianIWantToBeNatalie · 03/03/2014 16:27

Just heard from a friend that her out of county niece has got the Herts school of her choice - she obviously heard through her home county, Bucks. It's madness really, isn't it?!

Dancergirl · 03/03/2014 16:29

Apparently Herts results are out!!

WelliesandPyjamas · 03/03/2014 16:44

Just joining in. I never thought until today this could be such an emotional process :)

We got first place for DS1's secondary however since we submitted the application he has had a big change of heart and would prefer the second choice on our list. His reasons are very valid and we'd really like him to get the second choice. I talked with county today and there are no spaces left at the 2nd choice school so we have to submit a reviewed application in case a space comes up, followed by an appeal if that doesn't work.

It's more upsetting for me than I thought it would be [soppy] but all we can do is give it a try. It doesn't help that our LEA's website isn't fully informative imo.

Does anyone know what 'higher preference offer' actually means? Context: this was written under our 2nd and 3rd choices on the website.

OddBoots · 03/03/2014 16:49

'Higher preference offer' means they didn't keep him a space at that school as he had an offer at a school you had placed higher.

I hope your application for the different school gets you a place there before September. If not will he be okay going to the offered school?

tiggytape · 03/03/2014 16:56

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