Different School for each child

[colouroftherainbow]

Children are 2 school years apart. Due to low birth rate year DC2 has been offered a place at our first choice school which DC1 did not get. We accepted and were thinking we move DC1 if/when there is a vacancy (school is oversubscribed so no idea when this would happen whereas DC1 school is undersubscribed so could get DC2 into there straight away).

However I am struggling to come to terms with the prospect of children being at different schools - not for practicality purposes but for them. Seeing each other in lunch hall and playground, knowing each others friends etc.

Honestly, am I being silly or is it something I need to consider?

Quite common round here as we have single sex grammars and a few of the academies are also single sex albeit “twinned” with the school of the opposite sex. I’m actually actively separating my dc for secondary. They are in consecutive years and it’s too close. They would benefit from a bit of space from each other. .

@colouroftherainbow

Omg There must something very very special about this school if it is oversubscribed already at a sibling admission criterion. Or it is small school with small acceptance level. Anyway, good 🤞 luck

Apologies all, I don't seem to be receiving notifications when someone posts.

Thanks all, we are leaning towards giving it a try and see where we are in a year. I am confident there will be space for DC2 and DC1 school should it not work to have them in separate places but there is no chance either child will get into the other school again. @RedFluffyPanda it is a very popular school, excellent in pretty much all years, excellent academic outcomes, consistent staffing, good governing body, involved PTA etc. Pretty much everything you would want hence extremely oversubscribed