Help please! First time MNetter here.... Our situation is that after accepting school through 1 march offer, we were offered through LA a waiting list place at preferred school (hooray) just before Easter. But unbeknownst to us, school - which is an Academy - also wrote to us on March 29 giving one week to accept the place directly through them. Their letter states the offer only stands for one week, until April 6. But they didn't put on enough postage and post office wouldn't deliver until April 11, after we had paid fine, so we've missed their deadline. The school wasn't helpful when I rang on Friday to check we still have offer, and insisted on email. When I did email asking them to confirm the offer they just emailed saying they looked forward to receiving the form back by post, and wouldn't answer my question about the place. I think we should be OK as it was their error on postage - and I have their envelope to prove it - but as they are an Academy, can they withdraw the offer even when we have accepted through LA? I would welcome MNetters advice before I pursue again on Monday!