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Secondary education

If you didn't send the form off for secondary school, do they allocate one to your child anyway?

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BelleDeChocolateFluffyBunny · 02/03/2010 23:59

Ds has a place elsewhere, they sent me the form in October(ish) and I had to return it 2 days later . I'm just wondering if they will allocate him a place in a school anyway so I can turn it down? (stupid smiley )

Thankyou

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KatnKankles · 03/03/2010 00:05

I didn't send DDs form off as I sent her from a state primary to an independent. They nagged me a bit until I sent it in very late. I didn't get an offer letter at the same time as everyone else but I did get one a couple of weeks late offering me the catchment comp that wasn't even on my list.

HTH

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BelleDeChocolateFluffyBunny · 03/03/2010 00:16

Thankyou. I've heard nothing from the LEA at all since October, 2 days wouldn't have given me enough time anyway. He has a place at an independant school so I'm not too fussed, I just wouldn't want him to be 'expected' somewhere and not turn up, then have the educational welfare officer trying to contact me.

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KatnKankles · 03/03/2010 00:28

Forgot to add that my Mum works at the local comp where she was allocated a place and said her(DDs) name was on all the lists for ages! Despite me never accepting the offer or expressing an interest in the school ever...

I can't remember what happened in the end... I think I actually rang up the education department and told them where she was going just to be on the safe side.

Might be worth doing, only takes a couple of minutes.

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 03/03/2010 08:01

We to are moving state to Indi, and received our state place yesterday. When I return the state form declining it, there is a section that asks where the child is actually going, if not to them. IYSWIM

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Ivykaty44 · 03/03/2010 11:09

thing is you could say anything on the form - they don't actually check...

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BelleDeChocolateFluffyBunny · 03/03/2010 14:08

I didn't send the preference form off in October IYSWIM. Would they automatically allocate him a school??

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LIZS · 03/03/2010 14:38

We never even got sent a form so no I think they'll assume he remains in the independent sector unless you request otherwise. Do independents have to submit a list of those on roll to LEA I wonder ?

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BelleDeChocolateFluffyBunny · 03/03/2010 14:58

He moved to the inde scool he's at now from a state school, the LEA knew he had moved there as they sent me a form after the school told them that he wasn't there any more.

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GrimmaTheNome · 03/03/2010 15:03

LIZS - our DD is in private junior and was sent the LEA form. I'm very suprised you didn't get one.

Belle, if your DS had been allocated a state school place you should surely have had the letter by today.

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LIZS · 03/03/2010 15:52

nope have n't ever had forms for either ds - who is now Year 7 so would have moved last September in state system - or dd - who would probably have had to apply at Year 3 as we have an infant/junior system as well as primary schools. Unless they were sent to the address we moved from 3 years ago .

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BelleDeChocolateFluffyBunny · 06/03/2010 22:42

I checked the bottom of the form, it said if it's not returned then my child will be given a place in the catchment school providing there's places, if not, the nearest school with a place. Our catchment school is dire though, I'll give them a ring on Monday and turn it down. Surly they should have sent me something though??