I'm all for parents who do whatever they need to do to get their child into their school of choice.
Let's face it, the school admissions system is so complicated and designed to be that way that you need a double masters degree just to understand it all and it encourages parents to be devious.
The LEA's give you wrong and unlawful info as well.
My DC has been without a secondary school place for nearly a year now and I am having to home educate instead.
I could very easily not bother educating him at all and nobody would care.
Crazy thing is I have just applied for yet another secondary school place this time outside our catchment area that is 8 mins drive away from where we live but yet again because it's a good school they are oversubscribed and full. However if we moved into the catchment area which means effectively just moving 8 mins down the road my DC would immediately be offered a place.
If we don't move then I have to appeal for a place against the usual prejudice to rooms and resources etc defence. The school is over PAN by 12 and I've been told although we are first on the waiting list we are effectively 12th as the LA won't offer us a place until the PAN have reduced by 12.
We are now on four different waiting lists and still my DC does not have a suitable school to go to.
I would most definitely lie and cheat now and do whatever necessary to get my DC into a suitable school.