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RICHMOND primary schools - did everyone get a place after all?

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Giuliettatoday · 06/09/2007 09:51

Really just asking out of interest, as I had read in the newspapers and on mn that there was a severe shortage of state primary school places (-240), and lots of people ended up with no place at all or with a place at a school they didn't want for various reasons (distance, bottom of league tables, sibling at different school etc.).

Now that the term has started, I haven't heard anything any more but am really wondering how the problem was sorted, where everyone ended up, what came out of appeals and so on.

OP posts:

Caroline1852 · 06/09/2007 09:55

Do you mean Richmond in North Yorkshire or Richmond-upon-Thames?

Original poster

Giuliettatoday · 06/09/2007 09:58

Sorry, I mean Richmond-upon-Thames.

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slondonmum · 07/09/2007 10:43

bump

fridayschild · 07/09/2007 11:55

DS1 is at the second choice school, started yesterday. Last week this second choice school were saying they had 40 names for reception, it's ok this term because some are morning and some afternoon, but I don't know what will happen in January when they all go full time. This is not an over-subscribed school usually.

One of his friends started an appeal but magically got offered a place at the first choice school the day before his appeal date. The boy's mum is keeping quiet about the grounds of appeal, it is all a bit mysterious as this child had no relevant siblings or SN statement.

CountessDracula · 07/09/2007 11:57

dd had 4 friends who didn't get any place at first

They all have places now, though not all in the school of their choice!

ladygrinningsoul · 13/09/2007 21:47

I spoke to admissions a few days ago (about next year). They mentioned that quite a few children had got places at Trafalgar and Stanley just before term started.

amidaiwish · 13/09/2007 22:25

oh i can't bear it
DD1 is due to start reception Sept 08
this is all looming isn't it?
she didn't get our choice of school nursery so have left her in daycare nursery for now...
feel the stress levels starting to simmer!

amidaiwish · 14/09/2007 09:16

bump... any news?

decafskinnylatte - how are you getting on or did you go private?

ladygrinningsoul · 14/09/2007 09:46

amida, admissions were talking about children near where I live. Trafalgar is just under a mile away and Stanley over a mile. It seems there was a lot of movement in the waiting lists just before term started - people moving house, maybe?

eleusis · 14/09/2007 13:38

I only know one child who didn't get a place and he now has a place at his first choice (Orleans).

Amida, you know that AC has change their entrance criteria so that being in the nursery no longer gives you priority into reception? However, if you don't go to HT, you would pretty much need to live spitting distance from the school.

amidaiwish · 14/09/2007 18:38

oh so it didn't all end as badly as it seemed last Easter!

St J's is still looking a nightmare to get into because of their quota system for St Margaret's / Hampton too... can only try!

eleusis · 17/09/2007 10:01

But, if you put St. James down 1st and you don't get in that might reduce your chance of getting whatever the 2nd choice is because people who put it first might be taken before you (all other criteria being equal).

amidaiwish · 17/09/2007 16:10

well i have heard that the schools don't get to see your order of preference
am not convinced personally!

eleusis · 17/09/2007 17:54

Yes, but I thought that the borough would send kids who put it down as first before a child who put the school down as second. This might not be true though.

On another subject, do you still go to Amida?

amidaiwish · 18/09/2007 12:15

yes i do indeed go to Amida, sporadically
went yesterday am and my legs are on fire today...
when do you go?

eleusis · 18/09/2007 13:17

I went last night, but I seem to have injured my ankle. And forgot to call GP this morning. I'm going to try again tomorrow night but I think I might end p on the bike. I am very annoyed about this. I like to run. I hate the bike.

And Sunday I'm going to my tennis lesson where I shall make a fool of myself on the court. Hope my ankle hold up.

ladygrinningsoul · 18/09/2007 13:26

Do either of you go to any of the classes?

ladygrinningsoul · 18/09/2007 13:27

(we've spoken before - I used to be susie40)

eleusis · 18/09/2007 14:47

No, but I've been eyeing trying to work out which one I should go to. Running on the treadmill is bound to get a bit boring so I was thinking of joining a class. Do you go to any of them?

ladygrinningsoul · 18/09/2007 19:09

I do Body Pump, Body Attack (Not a good one to start with!) and Total Conditioning (the Tuesday morning one).

amidaiwish · 18/09/2007 19:29

i used to do body pump but find it quite hard to do properly so haven't done it for a while.

i wanted to do the beginners plus tennis course on tuesday evenings, but can't rely on dh to be home! I know i should just book a babysitter but it hasn't happened and now it's too late as it started tonight - next time!

I'm going to do a body balance class, must dig out the timetable. Have always fancied having a go at squash too, can you believe i've never tried it?

ladygrinningsoul · 18/09/2007 22:11

Yes, I must go back to body balance as well...there is one on Monday nights but first we were on holiday and now we keep having stuff on Monday nights

eleusis · 18/09/2007 22:15

AMida, come join the beginers plus on Sunday at 5:00. I just joined it. It won't matter that you missed the first class. There were only two of us there on Sunday. I expect more will show up next Sunday. Oh yes, squash looks fun. I have never played it, but have played raquetball (many many moons ago). They look very similar apart from the raquet.

I can't do morning for classes. I should look and see what is on Mon and Wed. nights 7:00 or later.

amidaiwish · 19/09/2007 08:44

oooh, yes i might come this sunday at 5pm esp if there are only 2 of you. i haven't had a "rating" - but beginners plus i think is about me!

how flexible do you think the lessons are? 5pm on sunday is a difficult one as we often see parents for dinner sunday afternoon. if he would let me "make up" a class on a tuesday eve if i miss sunday then i would def do it... guess i need to call him (i have the number) and find out.

and Monday night body balance. right i am going to try and make that.

eleusis · 19/09/2007 08:48

Oh, tell me about "body balance". What is the class like? Do they use weights? How difficult is it? And what time is it? Maybe I'll try and make that one as well.

I have no idea how flexible the classses are. But I would think that so long as the Tuesday class isn't full, he wouldn't mind.

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