Is anyone else waiting to hear what primary school their child has got into?

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I'm biting my nails off here!

how dare they be late!

I've got to leave in 10 minutes to pick DS up

I just rang to find out what time they are being uploaded/sent (for Norfolk)... The lady was very sweet and said between 4 and 5... Letters are being sent first class.

Panic - interested in what you said about your DC.

DS is a school year after DD so he has just been given his place for the village preschool nursery she currently attends.

His year is a lower birth rate I think, IF DD doesn't get a place, then he gets one in the catchment school next year how would DD be able to move over to year 1 here? Presumably only if someone left after the R year so there were 29 in the class?

We get the decision tomorrow. We're less than 150m from our first choice school, but I personally know at least 18 children closer than us, plus 5 siblings further away who'd take priority - and who knows how many other children there are in the other houses/streets and how many more siblings. The last admission was just over 300m last year but they took extra children. It's not that long ago that one intake was 100% siblings.

If we don't get that school, it's fairly unlikely we'd be in the catchment area for any of our next three choices, they're all heavily oversubscribed too...

Knowing the borough is about 500 places short doesn't really help.

Anyone know when London / Lambeth expect to declare?
This is worse than election results!

worm77 - you got a HUMAN on a phone!!!! Amazing. I thought they had gone underground with their phone numbers and adopted a disguise as a traffic cone department.

Good luck wingding - 100% siblings must have been horrific.

Oh heart stopping moment there, just got an email. But it's the nursery newsletter. And breathe ...

Amanda how frustrating - but at least you know now. Being optimistic, there must be a reasonable chance that you would move up the list enough at that distance away.

There really should be a TV channel covering this, like the rolling general election coverage you get. They could cut live to a council employee clicking 'send' in deepest Berkshire, then to a parent whooping in Greater Manchester, and so on...

Ok, now I feel nervous after reading this thread! Congrats to those getting what they wanted, commiserations and fortitude to those having to battle on.

Might have to get some wine in for tomorrow.

For those still waiting, it might help to know that I've looked at the stats here in Cheshire and it seems to be very similar to last year. No big surge in numbers which is what I was so worried about.

Best of luck to everyone, I will be spending the evening counting my blessings I think.

Hmmm have to pick OH up at 5, I may be a little late

Oooooooooooooh Norfolk is online. But nothing on offers yet, just a summary of what I applied for.

We got our first choice, but it's because it's not a popular school and it's named on DD's statement. I was still nervous though till I opened the email.

LovetheSea I see it too... must be very soon now... eeeek.

I like the idea of an election style broadcast too.... They could get Jon Snow in with a catchmentometer :-)

Guys, I'm fearing the worst (Essex - tomorrow) - do I call the schools re waiting lists and can I go on more than one waiting list? Anyone know?

still another day for us, isn't London all done together?

Feeling really scared as I refresh the site now. I desperately want to know but I think hope is still winnning out internally so I expect I shall be gutted when I see it in black and white.

The school has 60 places. The nursery takes 58 at least right now. And there are people who won't have used nursery because it doesn't fit with work. And those with siblings. And those all living in closer streets. And those with SN or in care.

Round here the schools have nothing to do with the waiting lists anymore, it's all done through the council (I have been the neurotic mother ringing all and sundry!).

I'm not looking forward to months of uncertainty if we don't get our preference.

I've been told by someone that they have quite a few kids just not turn up on the first day of term and the parents haven't bothered to let the council know that they don't want their place . In theory that sounds hopeful but you could be No1 on the waiting list in May but by the time September comes around you could have been bumped down by people moving into the area.

Come on Norfolk. Post the decision. At least take the unknown stress out of it all. Please!