Is it too soon for a September 2017 reception support thread?

[BellaGoth]

Anybody about to embark on school applications and want to chat? I don't know about anyone else but I think I'll need a place to get advice / support over the next year!

DS will be 4 in January and I think will be very ready for school come September. Our catchment school is single form entry and very over-subscribed but we live quite close so fingers crossed we'll get in!

First school tours next week, quite looking forward to it!

Public posts coming up in my Facebook feed

"NO !!!! I only put 1 school on the application... and they changed it and offered my son a completely different school which means I need to be in calverton and arnold at the same time to pick up my sons..... that's around 3 miles apart including a bus 😡😡"

I feel bad for her but that's not how the application works..

Oh dear Carrot. I knew a few people that gambled and they've been lucky.

I'm highly amused by the "hooray! We got School X!" alongside "gutted, we got school X"(same school). Just goes to show how personal the choice is.

Is anyone in Ealing waiting? I haven't heard anything yet!!

Hihellohi: London results are being updated at 5pm tonight online.

First choice here, hooray!

What now? Do I just wait? Don't need to confirm it or anything?

Bit shocked to see we were not offered a place at our second choice. I expected it with third and fourth, but now feeling extremely lucky that first choice was available.

I can't believe some reception kids don't start full time til oct! God I hope the school we get don't do that - I imagined a bit of a phased start but not that phased!

We have got out second place (see other thread) and the school do not offer after school club. our first choice did, up to 5pm. My wife was going to leave work at 4.30 and be there in time to pick DD up. However, we have no idea what to do now. The school we have been assigned finished at 3.15 and with no clubs, family or friends close by we are stuck! What do people do in the situation? We can't afford to go part time or reduce hours. It is so annoying as we selected our first place school for two main reasons - faith and logistics of school pick-up/drop-off. Found out only 88% of parents got the first choice in my county.

Musical, they don't offer any of the other schools further down the list if you were allocated your first preference. Some LA's will ask you to confirm, some won't. Check your email or the website.

House check out local nurseries. Some of them run after school clubs which do pick-ups. Otherwise, ask around about childminders. Some who take school-age children only don't register with OFSTED.

Yay first choice :-)

First choice here so relieved

Thanks roses!

I've logged in to the e-admissions site but cant see where the decision would be?

Mine isnt due until tonight but I want to be prepared.

tiggytape

I don't know how to, I haven't been given any information or instructions on doing anything other than 'reject' and give information as to why, which I have done. I also explained which others I would accept. I wouldn't mind if any other school had been offered even if it was a hundred miles away tbh, anywhere but the one offered!

Does anyone know if they can legally force me to send my son there? I'm not a dramatic person by any means but previous experience with that place has left very bad scars and I can't face ever setting foot near it ever again

So relieved here. Got first choice which means I won't have to be in two places at once 😊
Good luck to all those still waiting. Now to think about secondary school choices in the summer. ....

Thank you grace. Shows how much I know about the system! And I read all the pamphlets 😄

We got our first choice, yay! It was undersubscribed which surprised me.

Sorry to those of you who haven't been given the schools you wanted.

Noyoudont I think you can go on waiting lists for other schools and you don't need to send your dc to any school till they turn 5. Is home ed or private school an option?

LotisBlue I know I can go on lists but don't know how to, iyswim, do I apply to the LEA or school itself or what? My son won't be five until Aug 2018 but the LEA where I am said he has to start in the Sept before he turns five so now I'm confused. Home Ed and private is out of the question unfortunately. My son has been at the play group/nursery at my preferred school since Sept 2015 and loves it and it's all he knows and only place he has any friends. I'm really in a bad place with this

Tiggytape thank you but she's not my friend

No did you say you've rejected the place? I'm sure Tiggy is better placed to advise but I'm pretty sure the LA have fulfilled their legal obligation by offering a place. They don't have to find you another, so if you really can't go private or home ed you need to get on every school waiting list you can, and hope like hell!

NoYouDontknowitall I am in the same situation, i have been offered my 2nd choice which i am really disappointed about. My first choice is a large 3 form entry and i am only out of the catchment less than a mile so i thought i would get it. DS also goes to the nursery so i am conscious he wont be moving up with his friends. I did call them and i am 8th on the list so fingers crossed a few drop out!

When do people have to decline by?

Amy unless you are in a position to home ed or go private, I think you need to accept the place and go on waiting lists for other schools you'd be happy with.