Just wondering if anyone else is in our situation or has some advice. We moved this summer - actually to a rental place in the end as our house purchase fell through but we’ve had an offer accepted on another lovely house so fingers crossed!
My daughter starts reception this year i.e next week and we are 1st on the waiting list for a school very close to our rental (and to the house we’re trying to buy actually). She also has a place at a school a 30 minute walk / short bus journey away, near our old address.
We’re in London, very transient population and lots of movement but we’ve been 1st on the waiting list for all of august and no place has come up yet. I keep hearing that places will come in the first few days of term as people won’t turn up - but I’d rather avoid her starting in one place for a couple of days only to move?!
The first day at the school we have a place is an optional settling in morning - I’m considering keeping her home for that day in case a place comes up then at the school we want? She’s very confident and excited about big school so I have no concerns about her settling in, if we can avoid moving schools that is. But also don’t want her to miss out on the opportunities others get and of course a place may not come up at all.
Advice welcome!