Moving school now and secondary place

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If my DS(10) moves school now will it limit his chances of getting his secondary choice (primary is a feeder for the Secondary and this is second on the allocations policy) but places are confirmed in about 5 weeks. Does anyone know if its just at application stage this matters? The other alternative is home education so guessing the same will apply.

I have emailed County to ask but it can take 10 days to get an answer

I don't exactly know as it might depend exactly how the criterion is worded. however, to play it safe I think you should string things along for at least 5 weeks. could you get a doctor to sign off that your DC is suffering from stress and needs to be considered as a sickness absence? your child would then remain on the school roll for the crucial period.

not sure how many schools would be happy taking a new pupil barely a few weeks before SATs though!

When we moved in January I had to contact admissions. We had moved 30 miles away so obviously had to change schools completely. I (wrongly) presumed that because we were moving opposite a school that ds would automatically get a place there. He didn't the admissions people wanted him to go to a school 3 miles away. I got ds in to our school across the road through an appeal

Things must be pretty bad to consider moving a child at this stage of Year 6? It sounds like it would be very stressful to move now, have SATS, possibly a Year 6 residential and then go through all that time of extended goodbyes, leavers play etc when hey all know each other and he doesn't. If it's really so dreadful he can't stay, I think I'd be tempted to consider home educating for the next six months.

^ unless it's just that you're moving of course.

I'm hoping I can get him back even part time, but he's very distressed. Home education will be tricky as I need to be at work, DH is at home the moment but with life changing physical injuries after a serious accident so it's less then ideal.