Primary School

You only get one place?

You did get your offer. You got accepted for the school you put as your first choice. You wouldn’t be offered a place in multiple schools.

You met the criteria for school one so they didn't need to go further through your choices. You can turn down the offer and try for a place at your now preferred option.

Accept the offer. If you then want to change, apply to change. Always accept and then try to change. If you turn down and there isn't space at the 2nd, you will have also lost the 1st choice you were allocated may end up with none of your choices and another school anywhere in your county.

@N 💞 she's not saying that. She's wondering if she can change her mind after being accepted for her first choice. She's wishing she put her 2nd choice as her first choice X

Accept the place you got Ring the school that was second choice and see if they’re full or if they have capacity to fit her in (it was a low birth year I believe so unless it’s a popular school you may be lucky) If they’re at capacity ask to be added to the wait list in case there’s capacity for movement Turning down your offer won’t guarantee you a place at your second choice and her attendance at the nursery likely has zero impact in admissions sorry to say!

@Ruth she’s edited the post since my comment..

@N 💞 ah OK sorry 🤣🤣 was wondering why nobody was understanding xx

Best advice is accept the school that you've been given and if need be get on the waiting list for the school you do want , from now till july- August onwards , there is always moving as familes do reject schools etc but Just because she attends the nursery next to the school etc - It doesn't guarantee her a place in that specific school! I've known friends who live on the same road as a school and haven't got in.

@Elle (i can't see waves) ahh i was wondering as this is the nursery inside the school, goes by school policies and even has to wear the same uniform

@Hannah Yes totally understand, that you'd want to keep to routine etc but as above and I think someone else mentioned it, unfortunately it just doesn't guarantee a place 😭😭 Children are like sponges , whatever school she attends she'll do well and make friends and as I say you can always go on the waiting list, we had same issue with my eldest and secondary all his friends got the main school.... he didn't.... I failed the appeal etc *during covid* and in summer break we actually got a place in the school we wanted x

@Hannah sadly unless nursery attendance is high up on the admissions criteria it really is irrelevant I know of one school which is a through school preschool - year 11 and it is number one criteria for them! But also - it was your second choice so even if nursery attendance was high up it wouldn’t matter because you received your first choice if that makes sense! And now because allocations have been given it doesn’t matter as they won’t remove a child’s place for yours if that makes sense

Call the admissions at your local council and ask to be placed on the waiting list (assuming the school is full) for your preferred school but accept the place you have been offered for now. If the school isn’t at maximum capacity then it should be relatively straightforward to swap. Good luck x

my daughter got 2nd choice but is on waiting list for first choice, so could ask to be put on waiting list xx

@Tania where do you ask to be on the waiting list? My council only mentions email for admission enquires

@Hannah because we got 2nd choice we are automatically on waiting list for first choice but won't know where on list until 8th may, I emailed them x