When do the Headteachers find out allocation

[slackmum]

Is it true that Headteachers already know which school OUR children have been allocated and if so what could be the justification for this?

I really hate the idea that anyone knows the result before me and my DS.

[White Knight]

Yes.

Schools, Headteachers/SMT/school scretaries know before parents. They probably know already

Next Monday morning school secretaries in particular will be inundated with phone calls from parents with a myriad of questions. The schools need to know who has been allocated places, and who hasn't, beforehand in order to administer the phonecalls/visits effectively.

The schools' admin team, of course, knew a long time ago!!

[capers123]

It may be true that the secondary schools know already (it wouldn't surprise me, but I don't know for certain). However, according to a (very) honest teacher, the primary schools don't get to know until the same time as the parents.

This was not the case up until about 3 years ago, when the primary head may have known a day or two in advance.

Capers

[Tolstoy]

Just been talking to DS2's head and am fairly certain he hasn't heard anything. Did say DSs books are looking good though, phew.

That said, have realised I have arranged a meeting with him on Tuesday forgetting that I will be in a somewhat obsessed state of mind by that point, and he thought I looked stressed today wait till next week, then he'll recognise the tortured look of stress.

[Milla]

Ours knew sketchy details - ie pass / not pass on The Day back in Nov, but only by about lunchtime, not through the normal channels. Don't know about next week. Will ask the sec.

[White Knight]

I need to clarify my previous post.

I was answering with regard to secondary heads etc. I am unaware of the situation with regard to primary schools.

[gloucestermum]

Primary heads definitely do NOT know where the children have been allocated until the parents find out.

[Glos_Mum]

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