We moved to our house last Christmas and transferred our two sons into new primary schools.
DS1 got a Y4 place at our preferred primary school but DS2 wasn't able to get a place there in Y1 and has ended up at a different primary school.
We have submitted in year transfer requests both last year and for the current school year each of which have been refused on infant class size grounds which I understand and we have then gone onto the continued interest list but its not looking good for a place to become available. DS2 is about to start Y2 tomorrow.
My question is about year 3 admissions. The school where DS1 (now Y5) is and where we want DS2 to join him has an increased class size in year 3 and a PAN of 5 for that year. On the face of it, it looks like we can only submit an in year transfer in the half term before the new school year so May/June 2019 for a September 2019 Y3 start. But if they have PAN is the process different?
Also there are infant schools roughly in the area of DS1's school. If they are applying for Y3 places in November this year, do they get preference over our DS2 even though we have a sibling link so on the priority admission would rank higher if they were considered at the same time? Should/can we apply for one of these places in November?
I've spoken to the county council but they were rubbish and couldn't give me an answer. County is Essex if that is any help. I'm really confused and would love them both to be at the same school as the logistics are melting my mind!