My 11 yr old son has been kicked out by his mum

[Gazza2020]

My 11 yr old son has been kicked out by his mum.
He came to me last Thursday after his mum refused to take him back. I went the school to get him otherwise social services would have taken him to a place of safety. in my eyes that means he would have been taken away and the hell I would have had in getting him back
They have been round today and are going to support me in keeping him with me
How do I find a school for him..im just not sure how to go about things such as applying for child benefit, school support etc
for now my biggest concern is getting him into school asap. He had spent just two days in secondary education before this happened
any advice please
with thanks
Gary

UPDATE
Still no school place for my son he has now missed out on his first half term of secondary school and try dealing with SPOS admissions in Cambridgeshire is a joke,. They wouldn't even believe my social worker who works for .. wait for it Cambridgeshire county council
Then I find out that because the three schools I asked for have academy status SPOS can only request a place and if they say no it all starts again f.f.s As I said before if it was me keeping him out of school I would probably be facing a jail sentence
Confused or what
On the upside my boy is settled. HMRC have sorted tax credits and child benefits and to my shock have been on the ball
Thanks to all for the advice

Oh dear. My only advice is to be a squeaky wheel. Phone everyday, email, ask for progress updates, what they are going to do to fix this situation etc etc

Make yourself polite but very visible, and hard to ignore.

Good luck

Try posting on the Secondary pages (under Education) for advice on how to ensure your son gets a school place. There is something called the Fair Access Protocol, but I don't know when/whether that will apply and/or whether the LA can help with transport in your situation.

Use title of something like y7 son no school place admission experts help needed

Thank you
just had a quick glance at F.A.P threads. It might be of some help if and when one of or all of refuse him a place but get the impression that it could take weeks to sort out
I will delve deeper into it see if I can find out more
Thanks

Have you contacted the three academies directly? In theory it's the Local Authority's job to get him a place, but in practice it can be helpful to contact them in person to explain the situation, ask whether they're likely to have any spaces free, and make sure he's on the waiting list with his new address.