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Busby feeds into Williamwood, close to station HTH

aww thank you, its lovely and so close to Williamwood but I'm afraid it is a little out of my budget. Maybe it will get cheaper? Thanks for your help, you have cheered me up a bit :)

I've printed out the forms for placing requests and think I can be cheeky and try East Renfrewshire and East Dunbartonshire because they are different councils, and we can just move to where ever she gets a place, if she gets a place. I'll need to phone as neither gives an option for a second choice of school.

I'm going to attach a letter to the forms, do you think it will help to tell them how great the school is, how great the area is and how great dd is?

Feeds into Mearns castle

I like that one seb. Maybe I'll need to compromise on having a garden and patio doors, but dd and dog are always outside and my door is always open it will be a big adjustment. I don't know it would be fair to them, they love their paddling pool and I love my bbq and having people over to eat outside in the summer. I don't think we would be happy in a flat. Am I being difficult?

I also found that one ( a few days later as i hadn't read this thread )

Also linked to this one www.s1homes.com/Flats-for-sale/Renfrewshire-East/Newton-Mearns/Shaw-Court,-Broomhill-Gardens-G77-5GH/2010080520044424.shtmlthat's a bit cheaper - feeds into Mearns Castle

you can only put in a placing request for one school in each area, that's why there is no option for a second choice of school

but i dont think anyone checks if you have made placing request to another council

i don't think attaching a letter will make much difference TBH. AFAIK if you don't fit into one of the priority groups, all the placing request are dealt with on a lottery basis

if you think your DD is in one of these groups you need to put it on the form

i dont think you are being difficult not wanting a flat. but im sure you realise that flats are usually cheaper than houses, so you will have to look at less expensive streets / areas if you want a 2 bed house under 100K

i think there are ex coucil houses in Busby that might be cheaper, and they usually have good sizes of rooms