I have just telephoned Kent Council Secondary admis at 16.16

medwaymum · Post by **medwaymum** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:10 pm

kentmedwayborder we posted the same time and I've just seen your post. How on earth have you got a Maidstone school? Where do you live? I know you say you put RGS on your form, did your dd pass the medway? I really feel for you both, and can totally understand your daughters distress.

Belinda · Post by **Belinda** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:25 pm

kentmedwayborder · Post by **kentmedwayborder** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:37 pm

thanks medwaymum

we are in a village close to rainham, but come under Kent.....how on earth do they expect me to get her to maidstone? and a learning academy....hmmmmm!

I am so upset for her, all her friends will prob know where they are going while she has the upset of waiting for me to find out what the **** is going on!

she failed the medway test but wants rainham girls school,

maidstone??????? sorry am still reeling!

medwaymum · Post by **medwaymum** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:03 pm

Have you measured the distance from your house to this maidstone school? you should be able to do this easily on a travel route website.

banksy1 · Post by **banksy1** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:16 pm

Dear kentmedwayborder I am so sorry to hear your news your daughter must be devestated and that is a really odd allocation. Is it because of the order of the schools you put on the CAF form even then they have to have a really good reason for not giving you one closer !!!

medwaymum · Post by **medwaymum** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:29 pm

Any news yet Belinda? Thinking of you....

Belinda · Post by **Belinda** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:35 pm

Belinda · Post by **Belinda** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:49 pm

kentmedwayborder · Post by **kentmedwayborder** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:42 pm

thank you all for your kind replies

being in kent we had 3 choices......rainham mark was my first choice but she failed medway test

highsted Grammar, kent second choice
Rainham Girls non grammar third choice (but subsequently her favourite by far) open days were messed up/did not coincide with application!

New Line Learning Academy????? I cant even find out where it is!

I will be pointing out the error to them tomorrow!

henry · Post by **henry** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:51 pm

New Line Learning academy has two schools that come under this name. The flagship school is also known as Cornwallis and is near Linton and Boughton Monchelsea, you should be able to find the exact address in the original Kent booklet that came with the CAF form. Cornwallis is often over subscribed and selects 10% of the pupils by ability, they have to sit a non verbal reasoning aptititude test and the top 10% are assured a place even if out of catchment. The other school which comes under the New Line learning name is Oldborough Manor and I'm afraid I dont know much about this school.