3 children with the same name reception class - would you be annoyed?

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My son is due to start reception in September. It's a large school with a 3 class intake per year. We got class lists through this week and I was surprised to see that there girls with the same name have been put in the same class rather than spread between the three. They are the only three girls in the year with that name and the name is relatively common around here, but not overly so (for what difference that makes). For the purposes of this post, let's say they are called Sophie. Aside from not making it easy for the class teacher of that class, I think it's quite unfair on the girls, especially as in this school, unlike some others I've heard about, the classes stay unchanged throughout the primary school and so these children will be together until age 11 at least.
I can't help think that it's inevitable that the girls will become known as Sophie P / Sophie E etc according to their surnames and may even be more likely to attract unkind nicknames as they get older e.g. 'Big' Sophie, 'Fat' Sophie etc.
I realise it's not always possible to avoid having more than one child with the same first name in a class and I know various factors are taken into account when setting class groups but I can't help think that in a school with three class entry this could have easily been avoided? I would be a bit irritated if I was one of their parents. I have a younger child who will go to the school too in due course and am tempted to feed back to the school politely that I don't think this approach is helpful. What do you think?

No need to be rude to other posters, OP. I agree, it's perfectly normal, and I've had more of the same name in a class.

reuset if you read the whole thread you'll see that the rudeness started with others. Quite a few rude responses though along the lines of 'get a life' 'you're bonkers' and little constructive comment. Not all thankfully.

I have read the whole thread

coddi our school don't put any lists up!
The children coming into reception have a day when they meet their teacher (we've not long done one). The teacher has the class list. Each class comes in at a different time on a different day over a set period as the school has multi-form entry. At the end of the session, each child takes home a little 'welcome pack' which details the class they're in, who the teacher/TA/LSA will be, and what the initial two weeks will entail.
For those changing form/class later in the school, the children are invited to come to see their new classroom by their upcoming form teacher. So, if you have 5 forms of 30 kids each, the 30 going into new class X (approx 6 children from classes P,Q,R,S,T) will go and meet Mrs.Bloggs, look around the classroom and have an afternoon together. At the end of that day, they'll come home with a one-page letter which says "Welcome to class X, I'm Mrs.Bloggs.... Miss Blah and Mrs Whoever are our TA's/LSA's. Over the holiday, it would be great if you could...[minor project]"

The school do not publish class lists nor do they circulate them. This is accordance with data protection. There are a number of 'looked after' children within the school (and several others in our area) as well as people who, for various reasons, do not wish to have their personal details shared.

thatdearoctopus

Did you bother to read the bit where I said that I had idly wondered why... and then went on to say that I know it's a complete nightmare before you got your knickers in a twist? And nowhere did I say it was to pacify special snowflakes.

Although you shouldn't go in to the school about it,I agree with you OP-as someone who's nearly always shared their first name with others in school and have had to use my surname too,it's really annoying not being able to just go by my first name like most people. Sometimes it hasn't been possible to split the lots of duplicate names but there's often been times the school could have split the duplicate names but for some reason haven't-they'd have 2-3 of the same name in one class for something and none of that name in other classes-it's stupid 🙄

In the 70's my brother called James was in a small primary school and there was one class a year.....31 kids and 7 boys all called James!!!! In my class there were 2 Amanda's and 3 Samantha's !!!

Having popular names is not a modern thing....drove the teachers insane and they ended up calling all the boys by their last names only way it could work lol

My daughter was always poppy A at nursery as there were two Poppy's. She called herself that for ages but i didn't mind. There isn't a child with the same name in her class now but the teachers get confused between her and her best friend as they are both small and blonde . It's not really a big deal...

Don't be daft. They have to allocate the classes on much more important criteria than given name, for example
SEN
EAL
Birth dates (so they're not all summer borns for example)
Consideration of existing friendships.

You will look very silly if you metion int.

I had 5 Chloes once. I also had Adam and Eve in that class!

My daughter was 1 of 5 with the same name out of 15 girls, I don't see your issue it's not even your child.

I really really don't see the issue, plus this isn't even your child? did you attend a school with 5 children to a classroom?! I grew up with 3 Sarahs, 2 Emmas, and a shiton of lucys.

needless to say most ()of them have grown up unharmed!

9 mary margarets and margaret marys in dsis catholic school,no prob

They'll be mates and known as "The Three Sophies"

We had "The Three Joannes" in my school!

Famous they were!

Wtf my dd is Sophie only one in her class her Bro is best friends with a boy who shares the same name. Why does it matter?

My DD had 2 class intake. She was put in same class as a girl with same name and same initials. She spent her whole primary life being referred to by her full name whilst the other was just her first name. At the primary school that I currently work in, there is only one reception class and we have 3 girls with the same name. 2 others share a first name too. They all get referred to as first name and last initial. What else can you do?

First name and last initial is fine. Dd doesn't mind.

I have often wondered this too. But not to the extent of asking the school why.

To be fair there's 2 girls with the same name in my daughter's year griuo, they're not even in the same class but they get their full name. Even from my daughter on social occasions because one of them is her cousin lol.

I taught 5 Katies in one class, wasn't an issue - there were 3 Joannes in my class at school and 5 Pauls.

There were 5 boys in my son't year at school ( small village school) Three were called Robert-including my son! They just became Rob A, Rob B and Rob - ert!

In my class there were 4 Andrew's., 3 Jame's, 5 claires/clares and 2 Sarah's.... Meh no one was scarred for life

Do not complain about something that has no impact on your own child.

Save your complaints for things that a) actually matter and b) affect your own child

Why on earth would I be annoyed?!

I agree. It will make it hard for all three of those children. They will be forever know at 'Sophie P' . It is hard for schools to know how to split the children, and they probably didnt take that into account when arranging the classes. My son starts school is September as well and he has a few children in his class with the same name. I am not ready to let my little man go to 'big' school. I dont know if it helps. But I have created a video on how to prepare your child for primary school on my YouTube channel. I will post a link below. xxx