I know it's a long way off but we are thinking of moving to SF next Summer (2008). We are planning on renting to start off with as we currently live in south essex (near QE2 bridge) and moving to SW Essex is a massive step for us. I have 2 children DD (7) and DS (3). As I have absolutely no idea what part of SF I'll be living in I have no idea about applying for school places. I need to apply for my DS to start school in Sept 2008 and will apply to my local school as I can't see me being able to apply to any school in SF. We will move in the summer hols next year but having to apply for school places so much in advance (October 2007) makes it a problem. Our local area the schools are massively over subscribed. There are not enough schools to cater for the amount of children that live here - does this happen in SF. My DD will be going into Year 4 in 2008 and I know she will prob stand more of a chance of a school place than my DS - but I need them to be in the same school. Has anybody come across this problem.