Someone help me get my head around the order of "preference" for admissions.

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Right. I just can't get my head around this.

Let's say you can put down 3 preferences, 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

School X receives 22 first preferences applications, 10 second and 3 third. It has 30 places.

I have put it down as my first preference. Will I get priority over those who have put it as a second preference even if I live further than some of the second preferences? Or, have they effectively had 35 applications for 30 places and the five who live furthest away will lose out?

How on earth do you predict whether you have a good chance of getting into a school or not if you don't know how many of those who put it as a second pref will end up getting their first pref and therefore not need an offer from their first pref. Bloody hell it's like a MENSA problem.

Help!

Thanks for that explanation!

Thanks tiggy tape

thats the case at school 1 where already have 1 child
also potential 2nd choice died check as crow flies map its over a mile
even the school 1/2mile based on knowing people who put as 1st choice and live on my estate and put 1st choicee dident get in.

feel really stuck like i only have choice of schools i wouldent choose.

Mam29 if you already have one child at the school why don't you want the other child to go there?

Yes I do have 1 child at the school.

I do want siblings to go there.

but eldest moved on mid year admission in year 2

its out of catchment school.

therefore council tell me I have no sibling link.As eldest not a local sibling!
combined with fact its 20 per year and by siblings local then distance.

admissions just gone

67 1st choice preferences for 20places.
even people who lived nearer didet get in:(

hence why not too optimistic and ideally need to find 2nd /3rd choice school that i like that near eldest school so logistically I could just about do 2schools

but the other 2schools i like are over a mile away from my home.

we need to move but unsure we can do this by jan 15th.