I submitted our request for a school place back in December. My partner was just returning after maternity leave and I was requested by my partner to submit the form (although she had done most of the leg work due to is living in the area). She was suffering with stress at the time and anxiety.
I put it together whilslt working, which was probably where I went wrong firstly.
3 choices in and on the 16th of this month we got our offers/no offers.
1st - catholic school where he is christened in parrish. 0.3 miles. no offer (amazement, why?)
2nd - C of E school. Out of catchment. 0.3 miles
3rd - non Faith. 0.5. Offer :-(
Now we picked a third, my partner is adamant hrs not going there. No idea why we chose it?
We assumed her get in first or second. He's 1st and 2nd prospectively. We now have added a 4th which looks like we'll be 1st on list as well.
Now the following day we found out the reason he didn't get in to the catholic 1st choice was a SIF. No idea one was needed, our fault as not read up. Now we had stated he was Catholic and baptized in the Parrish. Had we done so before he would have walked in. Next day we got all docs up to school. Still 1st on wait list.
My partner is distraught as it was her school. As mentioned her frame of mind is not right as well, anxiety and all the lockdown is just creating more.
We've spoke to the head and teacher who taught her, lovely but non committal as to what could happen
An appeal gas gone in as not happy with Burrough as said they don't read the notes ect. But admitted they do it a child in care or??
We don't like how they've treated us but understand or own oversight. We have appealed via archdiocese and put complaint in.
Do we hold much hope getting into one of our 2 and now 4th choice?
Two teachers who are friend, a person involved in child social work and my tenant (also a primary school teacher) think there will be movement. They also say schools keep places back for appeals ect? Is this true or?
Please help...