Wondering if anyone can help me please? I've had a good look through our county council website and it's beyond useless.
I have to apply for my DDs primary school place this term. Shes recently been diagnosed with ASD. She's 3.5 and starting school next September. We're looking to send her to a small village primary attached to her preschool as the transition will be easier for her (they start doing assemblies/PE at preschool with the reception class from January to get to know the environment and teacher) a lovely school and only have 90 odd children there. DD is a fab learner, but she struggles with large groups of her peers, transitions etc.
We're just outside of catchment though last year only 11 children applied for places and they're not expecting much more this year. She should get in just based on where we live. However, I've been told by the preschool that because of her SEN, we should be able to just choose where she goes.
Is that how it works? Does she get special consideration? All it says on the CC website is that if your child has SEN then read the information page but it doesn't actually say anything about admissions!
The alternative is another really nice school, but of nearly 500 children and with no transition to ease her in.