No School places - feel dejected

[Ahmawa]

So not slept since logging into the system at 12.30 to see my shock.

After calling all morning to the LA. I am in the following

1. School A - no7 waiting list (academy)
2. School B - no25
3. School C - no 12

A decent school near me (School D) - 5 in waiting list (not on this list)

Offered a place at a new Free School that hasn't been built, the building is behind schedule so they will have portacabins in place.

This school has 60 places of which 13 have been offered of which one is mine.

So after speaking to the LA I think the following is correct.

I can re-apply for school preferences and change the schools I had down in my application. What is the downside to this?

The LA adviser said I could give up the place offered at the Free School and then re-apply and drop one of my school preferences for School D.

However they said if I make a re-application they will not consider it for 2 weeks until the acceptances have come back. So should I just bide me time and see how things transpire or put in a re-application asap?

My DS has been attended the nursery attached to School B for 5 terms after he finishes this summer. He loves it there. Has made loads of friends and I have applied for my DS to attend there next Sept. Now are these strong enough grounds to appeal? The School only has 30 in each reception class.

What a horrible start to the week.

Where we live, position 7 on a 120 waiting list would be very likely to clear. There is a lot of movement.

Can you speak to the LA and ask how the waiting lists moved last year? They should have this information and you can say it's important you know this before you make a decision about resubmitting your application.

*120 intake

So what happens for Schools that have a catchment area that falls into another council area

You always apply through your own LA regardless of the location of the school you want. Even if you want a school that is hundreds of miles away, you still apply through your own LA. Your LA will forward your application to the school's LA and will write to you telling you whether or not you have a place. The fact you don't pay Council Tax in the school's LA is irrelevant. Schools are not funded from Council Tax.