One hour drive to primary - so overwhelmed

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My daughter got into the third choice. This school is meant to be 15 minutes away from me. With rush hour and now an unbelievable amount of roadworks, it took me an hour to get there today. I’m pregnant and finding all of this too overwhelming. I’m seriously considering taking her out of school whilst I sort out my property so I can sell and move. There is not much within my price range near her school so I think I will end up having to move her anyway.

My question is, do I take her out of school now or try to slog it out for the next 4-5 months. It’s filling me with absolute dread but I’m not sure what to do. Struggling to even think straight at the moment with all these hormones.

The school transport criteria will be on the council website. If this was the nearest available school and the others that are nearer were higher up on your choices you would get transport where I live. They don’t like providing transport though.

Yes, a catchment school will include transport if it's farther than the 2 (primary) or 3 (secondary) miles away. It's the non-catchment schools that people put down that councils won't provide transport for. (Unless of course it's a designated school for a child due to an EHCP; that's an entirely different scenario.)

You're wrong - if it's the nearest suitable school that shes been offered, then she's eligible.@Skerrida explains it really well.

Transport isn't offered if there is space in your catchment school but you pick another one, but that's not the case here.