Choosing a School

Does my child have to go to the school of where we live?

What if we start in the school where we live now but move...can we keep them in their current school?

Are there laws on this?

best to contact your council.  In general you can put down whatever schools you like but if they are oversubscribed kids in the catchment area of that school or that have siblings there will get in first.

From my experiences, the school admissions here are seriously effed up, your child may or may not get a place at the school closest to your home. There are about 5 families on our street and the kids go to 4 different local schools! Its insane. Anyway, if you move, you might be able to keep them there, but if you move out of the catchment area, its possible you would have to leave.

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From my experiences, the school admissions here are seriously effed up, your child may or may not get a place at the school closest to your home. There are about 5 families on our street and the kids go to 4 different local schools! Its insane. Anyway, if you move, you might be able to keep them there, but if you move out of the catchment area, its possible you would have to leave.

I'm worried about our son getting into the school we want - our home will be a 5 minute walk from the one "high school" in town, the next closest school will be 5+ miles away (in a different town). Even though this is a popular school and we're late in registering (they won't let us until we live there), we're hoping they'll let him in.   How far does your neighbor's kids have to travel for their 4 different schools?

I'm worried about our son getting into the school we want - our home will be a 5 minute walk from the one "high school" in town, the next closest school will be 5+ miles away (in a different town). Even though this is a popular school and we're late in registering (they won't let us until we live there), we're hoping they'll let him in.   How far does your neighbor's kids have to travel for their 4 different schools?

Not far, we live in an area with A LOT of primary school choices available to us, however the area is very trendy and oversubscribed. We have 7-8 schools to choose from, although maybe 6 of them are church aided, and can make their own criteria. My sons school has the reception kids in two portakabins and a classroom, thats right, 90 kids. The year before they only had room for (I think) 40 kids. At the moment they are doing building work in the playground to build another two nursery classrooms...We wanted to go to the school that our son was at nursery in, however due to us NOT attending church 6 times over a year (and we aren't Christian) we didn't get a place. This school is .08 of a mile away from our house, literally steps, the school he is at is a half a mile away. Not far, but when you want to be at your local school, its a pisser.

I should have said we have about 5 families with kids who are 5 years old, all in reception and they all go to different schools, they are all in the same year.

The thing that really pisses me off is if we had gone to church 6 times in a year, thats right 6 times in a year...we would have had the paper signed and they would have given us a place. Do I sound annoyed? I am happy with the school he is at now, but would have rather been in our first choice schoo

5 families on the same block with kids in the same grade but in different schools? Well, so much for building a community.

5 families on the same block with kids in the same grade but in different schools? Well, so much for building a community.

When I appealed at the local school for a place, that was part of my argument. They didn't give a flying fluck. As the Super Furry Animals once said, THe man don't give a fluck about anybody else.