DS is due to start reception in September with a place at the school where he attended nursery.... however, this school was not high on our list of preferences and we have some misgivings about it. It's about 2 miles away (we live in London) and I don't feel like it is particularly well managed and neither does it have a strong/inclusive community. He'll be "ok" there but "ok" doesn't feel good enough.
So he's on the waiting list for six other schools, some closer some similar distance. Having recently called Council his place has slipped on even our very closest school so now he's sitting at 10/12/13 on three waiting lists and between 30 and 40 on the others.
There's lots of movement in the local population - but whilst this means places might become available, it also means that new kids coming into the area may push him down the waiting list.
With September approaching DH and I feeling pretty worried about it though DS is fine. We're even considering a soon to open free school which shows we panicking.... I need some reassurance - has anyone else been at number 10 on a waiting list and ever got a place?
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Waiting lists... need some reassurance
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AllMiceMustDie · 19/08/2015 11:38
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