Reception Application - first choice disappeared

[RosaSkyes]

I applied back in November for a school place for September 2024 Reception entry.

I have logged into my account for the first time in months tonight and notice that my first choice school has disappeared from the list of preferred schools. My second choice school is now listed as 1st.

I have asked a friend and hers has done the same, so I’m hopeful it’s a quirk of the system and perhaps means we’ve been allocated the first school (we’re very much in catchment) and the list has jumped up? Does anybody know?

I can’t edit anything online at this date so i’d have to call to clarify

How odd I'd phone tomorrow as deadline is soon

Thank you- definitely intend to as I’m somewhat panicked now!

Did you get an outcome from this at all please? Did you phone?

@Hamsternautss I did! They couldn’t explain why I couldn’t see my first choice anymore, but they absolutely insisted that at their end they could, and that will be the information they use. A nervous wait now!

it is still missing when I log in- has the same happened to you?

Hiya,
I have just logged into my school portal thing and my son’s first priority placement has also been removed! Leaving his second and third preferences now as 1st and 2nd.
decision day is just over 24 hours and now I’m really concerned. It’s also a bit late in the day to be calling asking for advice when it’s literally a day away.
Hopefully, fingers crossed they’ll see my first preference from their end. How peculiar.

@SuperrrMellll i’m really hoping it’s a quirk of the system. When I called they were absolutely certain they could see my first choice at their end

🤞

Thanks so much for responding. Fingers crossed it is. My friend has applied for the same school and it’s not disappeared from her preference list so it’s just really bizarre isn’t it.
Best of luck for admissions day tomorrow x

Same- one friend is in the same position as me and she is the only other application I know of who is also a)in catchment b)has a sibling there already- that’s the only distinguishing factor between out applications and others

Funnily enough, i’ve just checked now and my first choice has reappeared