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Forgetting to apply for a secondary education place

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Ihavenobrain · 19/04/2015 17:43

What does actually happen if someone forgets to apply for a school place and then the application is late?
What if all the schools in the area are oversubscribed ?
How would it work?

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BackCrackandNappySack · 19/04/2015 17:44

You would end up with whatever's left I imagine. Which will mean the worst school and possibly quite far away.

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Ihavenobrain · 19/04/2015 17:47

Even if the child wouldn't be able to get there?
The mum doesn't drive.

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Tiredemma · 19/04/2015 17:48

How do people 'forget' this type of stuff???

ladygracie · 19/04/2015 17:50

When my daughter started secondary school there were 2 children whose parents didn't apply. They went to the nearest school even though it was full. They were in the catchment area. I'm not sure how that happened.

Donthate · 19/04/2015 17:51

Seriously?

eddiemairswife · 19/04/2015 17:52

If the allocated school is more than 3 miles away the LA will provide free travel.

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Ihavenobrain · 19/04/2015 17:56

I know. Iv just heard. It's an ex friend. She is such a let down in every way possible. That's why we are not friends anymore.

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BackCrackandNappySack · 19/04/2015 18:23

If you are in catchment for a 'community' school they are obliged to find you a place I think.

prh47bridge · 19/04/2015 19:28

If you miss the deadline for applications you will get a place after all the on time applicants have been dealt with. Unless you choose unpopular schools it is unlikely you will get into one of your choices. The most likely outcome is that you will be offered a place at the nearest school with space available. That is likely to be an unpopular school and could be some distance from home. If it is over 3 miles away by the shortest safe walking route the LA must provide free transport for the child to get to and from school.

You will go on the waiting lists for your preferred schools. Your position on the waiting list is determined by the school's admission criteria. You don't get pushed to the back of the list because you applied late. So you have a reasonable chance of getting a place at a nearby school through the waiting list.

If you are in catchment for a 'community' school they are obliged to find you a place I think

No they are not.

LadySybilLikesSloeGin · 19/04/2015 19:49

I didn't apply for a secondary school for ds as I moved him to a private school. He was automatically allocated a place for a secondary in our catchment though (lots of spaces as it was dire) but we didn't need it.

Flugdrachen · 19/04/2015 20:08

we got a place at our desired (out of catchment) school after a late application - we applied after allocation day. We put dd on the waiting list for two schools we liked & ended up being offered places at both (at Easter). Both schools are very popular but we're in the fortunate position of being within reasonably travelling distance of three LAs (where there is lots of movement & lots of private schools).

In our case if we hadn't got a place at one or the other we'd have just carried on home educating.

Flugdrachen · 19/04/2015 20:10

meant to says that if we had desperately needed a school place then our three closest (excluding the one excellent one) schools all had places at the start of year 7 (none of them are great hence the places but not horrendous either).

gaahhnonicknamesleft · 19/04/2015 20:16

In my town the reception allocation is carnage but the secondary allocation is fine, 5 secondaries and only the catholic one was full. So could be ok now, but will be a different story in a few years time.

clary · 19/04/2015 22:35

A mate of mine applied with a misspelling of her DS's name and got a place at catchment school; but the LA thought she had failed to apply (as they had no application for the correct name) and offered him a place at an under-subscribed and unpopular (obv) school 7 miles across town.

She got that letter first so had a day of panic

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Ihavenobrain · 20/04/2015 16:31

How do you find out which schools are oversubscribed?

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AtomicDog · 20/04/2015 16:39

Why are you investigating this? Surely it's her responsibility?
or is it not actually a friend?
Children of secondary age are expected to travel independently to school.
A child that cannot would surely be deemed to have additional needs, and school sorted via Sen depth.

ButterflyUpSoHigh · 20/04/2015 16:43

Normally your council will have the figures from previous years on their website so you can see which schools filled all their places.

Essexmum69 · 20/04/2015 16:56

Ring your LEAs education department. They should know which schools have unfilled places for September. They will also tell you how to make a late application and also how to add the DC to the waiting list of any fully subscribed schools that he/she would prefer. There is still time for waiting list movement between now and September.

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Ihavenobrain · 20/04/2015 17:24

I'm not investigating. Im just being A complete Saddo and being nosey.

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