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Feeling really nervous about letter tomorrow!

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Lazylou · 19/03/2008 20:25

We are due to recieve DD's primary school allocation letter tomorrow and I am feeling really nervous now about it!

It's been on my mind all week and I feel a bit like a little one waiting for santa. It's driving me crazy! I suppose I'm more worried that she won't get into the schools we put down. Our first choice is still a possibility, but I'm not sure of the catchment areas (we were told we could apply to any school in the borough) so can't even hazard a guess that we would be successful.

Our second choice is the school she currently attends nursery. Was told today that unless we had siblings at the school or we lived on the doorstep, we wouldn't be getting in there. So I think that one is ruled out.

Knowing our luck, we will end up with our third choice (which DH and I hated but because it covered our home address we had to put it down). I'm dreading that letter telling me I have to send her there.

Home ed is not an option for us. DD will be going to school in September, but what happens if we don't get the place we want? Do we appeal? And if we do, on what grounds?

I know all I have to do is go to bed and wait for the letter to come tomorrow, but I doubt I'll be able to sleep anyway for worrying about it.

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Carmenere · 19/03/2008 20:30

Ok well I am going to go against the mn grain here and say I don't think that it hugely matters what primary school a child attends. As long as they get the basics, you can round up their general education yourself.
I am in the same position as you btw, I don't think that dd has a hope in hell of getting into the allegedly 'best' school as I am a very casual catholic and according to my cm you need a personal letter from God to get in there.

Lazylou · 19/03/2008 20:35

I wouldn't mind, but first choice school has a terrible reputation, but DH and I loved it. It just seemed right for DD. I am hoping that people haven't applied because of its reputation but knowing our luck, it will be the most popular choice this year

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