Is there a nervously awaiting primary admissions thread?

[drspouse]

Or have I just started the first one?

[SaffaQueen]

Patricia, we did not consult with the Head, but the local authority SEN team knew about our strong preference and reasons therefore and were meant to be in contact with the Admissions team on our behalf.

Our EHCP is not 100 percent final nor is the preferred school named in the latest draft. I need to chase up our plan co-ordinator in the SEN team. She was meant to be helping with school's admissions and guide us with the next steps in the process. We have been told that DD's resource placing is going before a panel, but don't know when. All very frustrating and confusing - I think I need to also maybe phone the borough admissions team, as well as preferred school tomorrow.

From the looks of it, does not look as if my appeals case is that strong. I can list reasons, but some of them will be more subjective than objective which won't help.

There are so many new builds going up in our area - lots of 2 bedrooms housing families. It's ludicrous that you can't get a distance placing for a school 500m away (2nd choice). 1st choice was 650m away - easiest to get to though.
Not enough schools being built, not enough childcare for babies (trying to find this currently as due back at work), & definitely not enough resource unit places (70 across our entire borough!).

Maybe it's a sign we need to move outside of London.

[tethersend]

Saffa, if the EHCP names the school (you may or may not have a battle to get it to do so), then your DD should get a place as she will be an 'excepted child', ie she won't count towards ICS regulations. You shouldn't need to appeal.

[tethersend]

Saffa, I would get in touch with your borough's Parent Partnership/Independent Advisory Support Service for support with this.

[starpatch]

Got our second choice school but haven't visited it. It's a very popular school with reputation for being relaxed. In my defence I visited 7 schools but rather illogically not that one because everyone said it was so great and we are way over the distances previously offered. Fingers crossed I like it when I visit.

[SaffaQueen]

Thanks all for the advice - going to be making a number of phone calls first thing tomorrow!

Congrats to everyone who got their preferred schools, seems to be a minority on my local FB group so an achievement!

[NormaSnickers]

DS has been offered a place at our preferred school so I'm very happy. Even though I was pretty sure that would be the outcome I was surprised at just how relieved I felt when I found out!
Congrats to all with good news and sorry to all who haven't got what they were hoping for - I hope you'll all end up in Sept with an outcome you are happy with.

[AliensInUnderpants12]

Relieved that we have got our first choice school! There are quite a few children locally with no school place. Another local school is going to have a bulge class though so hopefully that will help. Very stressful for all those without a place.

[AgathaMystery]

Got our last choice today though know if families who didn't get any on their list...

...got the wild card I put down as (a) no one gets in & (b) no one gets in

Who knows anything about Free Schools?!

[starpatch]

We got our wild card too. It's so complicated putting together your list in London. For those doing it next year wish I'd started visiting schools sooner!

[ChubbyMummy12]

Thank you- We got first choice!!