i have my son registered for nursery at the primary school for september (he'sthree in may) could anyone tell me how i register him for the school. do i fill in another form or does this happen automatically....its jus.t that i was just watching the news and a girl has to travel miles cas she couldnt get into her school and i wouldn't like this to happen.

Nearer the time, you will be able to do it online or by form. It will be for deadline November I think? I don't know if they are able to take names down beforehand. Do they?

If they are like the school attached nursery my son goes to, (remember though that nursery place doesn't guarantee you a school place) will notify you and give you the form and deadline when the time comes.

oh and I meant to say I don't think it matters how early you state a preference etc. all applications received by deadline are treated the same, but yes you will definitely need to fill in another form probably in the autumn term this year.

thanks for your help

you can still put your childs name down at the school because it then gives them a place on the waiting list so if your child is not allocated to the school at a later date u may be offered a place anyway

i hate the system to be honest, my son goes to a school my daughters not even guaranteed a place there just because he goes! rediculous!

the priority system is

1) children under local authority care

2) catchment area

3) syblings

4) place on waiting list

You should get a letter from your local coucil soon and it will ask you to state your preferences with regard to schools.

They then allocate the places, and if you don't get the one you want you can appeal. Contacting the school direct makes no difference, they don't keep waiting lists, all places are allocated by the LEA, not the schools themselves.

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Originally posted by Continuum Momma:
You should get a letter from your local coucil soon and it will ask you to state your preferences with regard to schools.

They then allocate the places, and if you don't get the one you want you can appeal. Contacting the school direct makes no difference, they don't keep waiting lists, all places are allocated by the LEA, not the schools themselves.

oh thats weird where i live the schools keep waiting lists so if pupils leave through out the year they offer the places to other people!

where my friend lives they dont even have to apply through the lea they just apply to the school.

you can actually get the forms and send your preferences through the school and they pass them all on to lea.

thats how it works where i live anyway

At my son's primary school, you get your forms or apply online, put down 3 choices, then you are informed the following March, and if you do not get the school you want, then you have a month to appeal against the decision:-

The priority system at my son's school is SIBLINGS FIRST THEN CATCHMENT AREA SECOND. It will be different in different areas of Great Britain though I expect.

Applying for a school place;

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearningandd...gASchool/DG_10038421

I'm sure it's a nation wide central system, the same everywhere. The LEA will hold a waiting list and offer places as and when they become available, we didn't get a place for our DD1 at pur original choice of school (they allocated us a place at a school that we hadn't even put down as a preference!!) but just as we were about to start the appeal process a place became available and the LEA wrote and offered us the place.

well obviously its not is it, if brum tinas priority system is different to mine and ur schools dont hold waiting lists but mine do

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Originally posted by Brum Tina:
At my son's primary school, you get your forms or apply online, put down 3 choices, then you are informed the following March, and if you do not get the school you want, then you have a month to appeal against the decision:-

The priority system at my son's school is SIBLINGS FIRST THEN CATCHMENT AREA SECOND. It will be different in different areas of Great Britain though I expect.

yeah the schools give our forms out too, but the priority system is different for us, we have friends who s kids go to different schools because they havent gotten the younger one into the same as the others its really annoying!

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Originally posted by emzyjayne:
i have my son registered for nursery at the primary school for september (he'sthree in may) could anyone tell me how i register him for the school. do i fill in another form or does this happen automatically....its jus.t that i was just watching the news and a girl has to travel miles cas she couldnt get into her school and i wouldn't like this to happen.

i think the best thing u can do is contact your local LEA and see what the system is for your area as it seems everyone ios differnt lol or just pop to your school office they will guide you in the right direction xx

Sorry, I've not explained myself very well, what Brum Tina describes is the LEA central system that I was talking about too, the allocation prioroties are the same too.

I suspect that your local school simply informs the LEA about waiting lists etc.

i wish our priority system aloud syblings over catchment i'm dreading next year when i apply for my daughter to go to school and her not getting in when my son is there. especially after this year when there has been syblings that have not got in and even after appeal they were not given a place.

Sadly not all schools conform to the same criteria for deciding who gets a place and who doesn't. There is a standard criteria but it's only voluntary and schools can decide differently if necessary.

Take religious schools for example their priorities are to children of the same faith first rather than catchment area.

Putting your childs name down on the list is a very good idea, the longer your childs name has been down the more points you get. It's all done by points.

You get points for living in the catchment area, having a sibling at the same school, being on the waiting list, etc.

The higher the point score the more chance you have of getting a place at the school.