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Help understanding school applications

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EdPops · 03/01/2023 14:49

Hi,

My DS will start reception in Sept 2023, i'm in the middle of completing the enrolment application and wondered if anyone could shed some light on a question i have...

Essentially we have 6 schools we can list in order of preference, however our preferred number 1 and 2 schools are possibly just out of reach in terms of distance. Our strategy was to keep these as 1 and 2 on the off chance we get in knowing we have option 3 as our more likely default, our assumption being that if schools 1 and 2 reject us we'll simply be given our 3rd choice.

However, looking at the statistics from previous years of the schools we're looking at, 0 places were given to anyone listing them in 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th position.

If our preferred schools 1 and 2 don't accept us due to distance and all our other choices are filled by children who's parents put them higher on their list, what happens? Does the council just pick any old school for you that has spaces left regardless of your list?!

Thanks

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YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 28/06/2023 14:57

Hello, everyone. We offer people the right of reply on threads and have received the following post from Locrating, which we're posting on their behalf:

Hello all. I'm Lewis, a co-founder of Locrating.

I came across this discussion by chance and, as there is some suggestion our data is inaccurate, I just wanted to add some comments to reassure people that it is not. All our data comes from official sources and we go to huge lengths to ensure its accuracy. The admissions data being discussed on this thread has come from an officially produced dataset and includes all applications and offers, where the application was made on time, via the common application form (CAF). It does not include children who have a special education needs (SEN) statement or education, health and care (EHC) plan, nor does it include appeals. The data should match exactly that published by Local Authorities (LAs), as LAs are the originating source of the data. It should be noted however that LAs may publish second round (or later) offers and appeals, online and in their brochures, which will be different from what we show, so it's important to make sure you are comparing like-for-like when making any comparisons. Please rest assured though that our data is official and completely accurate.

We operate a 7 day a week member's helpdesk and are always happy to assist in explaining the data that is shown on our site. Paid or non-paid members are also free to email us on our support email address, which can be found on our website; we're a small family run business and very approachable and helpful. It is far better to ask us directly about our data, as we know exactly the data sources.

I note that mmmmmmcheeeesssseeee has posted two sets of numbers side by side, to illustrate we are incorrect. Unfortunately, I cannot look into this further, as it is not stated which school this relates to, but just at first glance the LA comparison data looks incorrect to me. I think the comparison is supposedly between our offer data and the LA's offer data, but looking at the LA's data - how can there be 315 offers (128+130+57) for a school that has only 180 spaces (the top row)? That makes no sense at all. I'm having to guess what the data is, as the screenshots aren't clear, but from the limited information available, I'm actually wondering if our published number of offers is being compared with the LA's number of applications; which clearly won't match. If mmmmmmcheeeesssseeee is able to share the source of the data, then I'm very happy to look into it and feedback the outcome.

Anyhow, I just wanted to say that our data is most definitely trustworthy and we are always available to help with these kinds of queries.

Best wishes,

Lewis

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