New schools plz advice

[Meissajj]

Hello ladies
I'm new here , and i need advice plz
As we are mooving this week to a new house in different area , my soon missed the first week in reception
The council give us a choice in Ark academi school , and i have nooo idea about this school bcz is just opened last year so no ofsted report yet
Well i didn't liked the area were the academi are , and is a bit faraway i have to use buse every day
And i don't have any idea about the difference between normal schools and academic schools
The only thing is is a such long day they start from 8:30 till 4:00
What i need to do ??? Keep calling the concil and his name stay in the waiting list ???? Or start the new school and he can move later ???
I'm really confused and mind lost
Thank youuuuuuu

Your son does not have to start school until the term after he is 5. So you can certainly keep him off school and go on the waiting list for schools that you do like. But bear in mind that now the council have offered you a school, they have no obligation to find you another place if you don't want it, so it will be up to you to find your own place. (and it may take years for a place to come up at a school you want, depending on how much mobility there is in your area)

Have you actually been to the school to look at it - you seem to have made a judgement based on the area it is in!! I don't know anything about Ark Academy, but IMO (my DC attend a academy) the main differences are in the way the school is funded and the way it is managed. They will still have to follow the same curriculum as a "normal" school.

If the academy is more than 2 miles from home by the shortest safe walking route the council must provide free transport for your son. Note that this is only for him. They do not have to provide transport for you to go with him.

An academy is funded differently from a community school and has some additional freedoms. In practical terms you may not notice any difference. I wouldn't worry about the school being an academy. And I certainly wouldn't turn down the academy just because you don't like the area where it is.

As redskybynight says, the council does not have any obligation to come up with another offer. You should accept this school. You can defer entry until the term after your son is 5, get on the waiting lists for your preferred schools and see if anything comes up. You can also appeal for a place at any school which is full. You won't lose anything by doing so and you may win your appeal.

I am unclear whether the Academy was offered before you moved...

This could make a difference. I would put him where he has a place for now and then try and get him into a closer school. Even though it is not legal for him to be at school, he could get really behind, especially if English is not his first language at home. It's not all that easy to catch up, to be honest, unless you are very bright.

Redskybynight & Prh47bridge thank you both for your advice appreciated xx some peoples are good at giving advice some others are really annoying

Sorry if I was annoying . Not meaning to be. Just trying to be helpful.