Registration in person - an advantage?

[Sally223]

Hi Mums,

DD #1 is expected at the end of July and we plan on registering widely across selective + non-selective schools in SW London.

Pretty much all of them have online registration systems now but we are being told by friends to drop the registrations in person since "it makes a difference".

With such turbulent first few days to be expected after birth, I don't really see the point of sending DH to hop from school to school to drop printouts and cheques, even less so with Covid and with schools likely to be closed for the Summer. Hence the question: Does it (still) make a difference?

@KatherineOfGaunt

State schools are allocated by the LA. So going in to the school would make absolutely no difference. The office staff are not choosing if your child goes there or not.

I get the impression the OP is talking about private schools - the type Prince George attends 🤣🤣🤣