Relocating to Northants - need to find reception place for Oct/Nov

[Zeeky]

Hoping someone can help me here with a bit of advice. Relocating from Berks to Northants in next few months. DS is starting in Reception in Sept. We have spent the weekend looking round Northampton area at all the villages which we know to have a decent school. I know that Northants won't accept applications for a school place until we have exchanged contracts on a house, but how do we go about finding out which schools have a place for him?? We don't want to set our heart on a school, find a house etc and then find out that they don't have space for him and the nearest school for him is rubbish and/or miles away! We want to arrange some school visits, but will all the schools be shut at the moment for hols? Do we have to wait until September before we can visit any of them?

Aaaargh - I'm finding it all so stressful, and we haven't put our house on the market and started house hunting yet!!!

[MonsterBookOfTysons]

Thanks Sonnet, I will google them :)
It is strange having mners living so near to where I am typing now

[LesleyRP]

Hi, my son isn't yet old enough to attend school but we're thinking about it already. Welton seems to be one of the best (the best?) in the area so if you haven't tried there yet, add it to your list. There's a lot of regeneration going on in both Northampton and Daventry so it might be worth looking at their plans on the local council websites to help you decide which town you'd like as your 'local'. It's all happening slowly at the moment but if your move is permanent, it'll pick up soon.