My newly minted username says it all really. We're finding sixth form admissions, specifically in Camden/Islington, to be a really opaque business. It's so unlike the y7 ones with the common application form and everything was largely transparent and measurable. It's almost like it's a wild west with sixth forms competing to get the easy-to-teach pupils over their existing ones...
DS has been offered a place at St Mary Magdalene Academy in Islington, no required grades, presumably as he's got very high predicted/mocks. However, he has to respond within 10 days.
He'd prefer Camden Girls, but we don't know if we'll be living near enough as it's dependent on which subjects are most oversubscribed.
With sixth form places, can you hold more than one place? What actually happens on GSCE results day? In other words, could you have no place but presuming the pupil does well could end up rocking up anywhere? Or could you be holding three places and you'd just then commit with grades in hand? Ideally he'd like to see if he's offered from Camden and Marylebone and then to go to offers holder days at wherever he's got a place.
Sorry this seems dense of me and him, but it's remarkable how little of this is on the websites.