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

[HobKnob]

I'm biting my nails off here!

[moresleepsoonplease]

19th here. In theory it should be fine as we are only about a minutes walk away, but other people in a similar situation haven't got in previously...

[sportinguista]

Well we got 4th choice which is our catchment school, slightly disappointed as it's split infant and juniors and the KS2 results have taken a plunge in the last 3 years. So I guess we might look to move him Y3. Also the ofsted has flagged that they don't really stretch brighter children. I guess that means much of the stretching will have to take place at home. On a plus the pastoral care is supposed to be really good though. Is it worth staying on waiting lists for our higher choices at all?

[kungfupannda]

Email on the 19th. I am a gibbering wreck.

We unusually have only one choice down - slightly odd geography (sort of peninsular of our county sticking into next county and ending in small town with two highly oversubscribed schools with tiny catchement areas. We've applied for the only school between us and that town if that makes sense) and school popularity means that if he doesn't get into that one, there would be no way he'd get into anything except our nearest school in the other direction which is dire and never full.

Both DSs are at preschool and nursery at that school and it's the only school anywhere near us with before and after school care which will let me get to work on time.

I'm in a right state!

[LexyMa]

gggrrrgh. Hertfordshire county council have sent me the same email on the 4th, 10th and today reminding me to make sure I have my login details. thanks, I do, really! Is this email going to be sent every day next week??? It's not helping my anticipatory panic levels (I'm not stressed or panicking, but I can't think of a better word right now...)

[notcitrus]

Was worried that none of ds's friends had chosen the school he should get into, but have found a number now who have. His two best.friends from nursery will be at another, though (one has sibling there, other lives next door). I think like someone said upthread I'm now bored of worrying - so now nervous about childcare and work etc...

[TheOneWithTheHair]

Just got my email with the link to click on at 00:01 on 15th. I will definitely be staying up on Sunday night.

[TeWiSavesTheDay]

We're 16th too. There were only 3 practical choices but 2 are oversubscribed. The one we liked best is undersubscribed (it's good but 80% of the families where we are live closer to the other schools so aren't keen on it)

Really we should be okay and get at least one - but I'm stressing anyway! Parent of PFB nerves I'm mostly worried none of her friends will end up at the same school, and there's absolutely nothing I can do about that.

[elfycat]

16th here too.

I'm pretty sure we'll get our first choice as we're in the catchment and they've never refused a place. Last year's intake was 57 out of 60 places and that included at least one child from out of county (parent works here). Holding off on buying uniform obviously.

If not our second choice will help me lose weight (1.5 miles uphill and by then I'm at the gym which is next door) and again they seem to have enough places.

[TheOneWithTheHair]

For all of you who are worried that your dcs won't know anyone. It only really matters for about the first three days. I promise. :)

[Lovethesea]

Last weekend not knowing.......

[WynkenBlynkenandNod]

Waiting to hear about a Middle school place on the 16th. We were told by Admissions to apply under 'Other' category rather Distance than due to something that happened to DD at our catchment middle school when she was there. Hope the person knew what they were in about, I feel very nervous about the whole thing.

[notcitrus]

I wasn't worried about him not knowing people at the school once he starts, but being upset at nursery for the months beforehand!

Some people round the corner from me didn't get any of their 6 choices last year, until one school was ordered to take a bulge class - 3 days before the end of summer term...

[mommabee]

16th here too! These next few days are going to be the slowest ever!! Do we get an email sent to us or do we have to log in on the council website to find out????

[Meglet]

We find out on Tuesday, Hampshire.

TBH it shouldn't be a problem as DD is a younger sibling and gets priority over new intake pupils. Ive already filled out her uniform order form to give to the office in a weeks time.

I agree that the not knowing anyone only matters for the first couple of days then you + your dc's will get to know loads of people.

[LegoAcupuncture]

Was just looking for a thread like this.

We find out on 15th. Absolutely bricking it. Have applied to an oversubscribed school for first choice, I really want ds3 to go there. Can go either way as we are within the furthest distance thing for the past three years so fingers crossed.

If we don't get first choice we will definitely get second, which is the school his older brother goes to, but he is only there another year and I have issues with the school.

Already breaking out in coldsores with the stress of it.

Good luck everyone.

[Snazzynewyear]

TheOneWith thanks the reassuring words; however, notcitrus - I'm in the same boat. I know my DS will make friends at school, but he still has 4 months to go at nursery and is close to his pals there, and has already been asking 'will I be going to the same school as X?' about his various friends at nursery. In some cases I already know he won't, but I have been trying to put off discussion until we actually know where he is going. I am really hoping there isn't a gaggle of them chatting about their schools on Tuesday with my DS at a different one - it's quite likely that not many will be going where he is. I may have a word with his keyworker on Monday about it.

I also don't know when the email will arrive. I will definitely stay up and check mine at 00.01 on the 16th. I can also log into the local authority site where they you will be able to see the decision on the 16th but not when! I wonder if they'll tell me if I ring the council helpline...

[kungfupannda]

I've just checked and I can log on after midnight on Thursday to check, rather than waiting for the email. Chances of the website actually working?

[Snazzynewyear]

kungfu heh, not sure I like those odds.

Just rang council. School team not in till Monday (why aren't they slaving away all weekend? ) so I will ring then about time of announcement. I'm not fixated!

[kungfupannda]

I was absolutely fixated about 4 weeks ago - I couldn't possibly imagine how I was going to get through the next few weeks without knowing. I then somehow forgot about it and it's crept up on me.

I'm now back in a complete frenzy of panic!

[Lozario]

I'm not as bad as I was a few months ago because I've heard enough stories to make me realise that what happens on Wednesday isn't the be all and end all, and I'm also getting by with a fair amount of red wine!!! But Tues evening I can't imagine that I'll be good for much - and tuesday is such an awful TV night too!!!

[MurderOfProse]

I have a really odd situation. Find out Wednesday evening for DC2, fair enough.

Top two positions on our list are two great schools but some distance away so fairly unlikely to get in but figured it was worth a shot. Third is our local, "was great, went suddenly crap, apparently going back to great under a new head", school, which she'll almost certainly get into. Fourth is the school that DC1 currently attends as it was the only one with spaces when we moved here nearly six months ago which isn't ideal for a bunch of reasons I won't bore anyone with, logistics being one of them.

Except, and this is a total law of sod, DC1 has just been offered a place at the local school, third on DC2's list. The deadline for confirming acceptance? Wednesday, presumably by the end of office hours. In other words, just a few hours before we find out where DC2 goes that evening.

If DC2 gets into either of the first two on our list, then I would not want to move DC1 just so she can move yet again before too long (she is on the waiting list for the other two schools as well and having a sibling there would bump her right up) If DC2 does get into our local then it's all fine. I'm going to ring the admissions department tomorrow and see if they'll let me have another day to decide as this is just crazy!! I really hope somebody there has common sense and not a "computer says no" attitude or I will cry.

My head is spinning with it all and I think I need a !

[Coffeeformeplease]

Letters are sent out on Wednesday, couldn't do online because way too much paperwork to hand in (moved house, and even though old address is even closer to school, they wanted tons of official letters).

I only put one school down. Our local school, three reception classes. I wasn't at all worried until I found out that other parents as close to school as we are put 5 schools down, even though they have siblings there.

Decided I'm not getting stressed about it. If she doesn't get in, I'll home school (erm, not )

[WynkenBlynkenandNod]

Our website has changed so there's a 'view offer' button and a link on the bottom to accept offers. Just need the offer to show now, roll on Tuesday. I take comfort in the fact that after this time I'll have gone through the process five out if the six times I have to in total for both DC's.