Waiting Lists

Midget Man · Post by **Midget Man** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:08 am

SA and Ed's Mum-Come on you two, you must have an idea from previous year's as to how many(if any) from the waiting list's for AGS got a place?

I agree bytheway, so cruel those parent's doing that to their child and has only made it incredibly hard for genuine house mover's, it wasn't easy

Marylou · Post by **Marylou** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:55 am

Can't speak for AGS, but it was about four for RLS last year.

Sally-Anne · Post by **Sally-Anne** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:12 pm

Not a clue, I'm afraid, MM. (Ed's Mum won't be much help to you on the subject either - she's a couple of hundred miles away!)

All we have to go on is the change in distance from March 1st to 4th August - 18.781 miles to 20.187 miles, so there was some movement.

Unfortunately last year is no predictor of what will happen this year.

heartmum · Post by **heartmum** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:13 pm

'Midgetman' & 'Cats12' .. I am really thinking of you both x x x

I can't help as I have a DD who got into AHS (phew!!!) but a number of her schoolfriends did get offers for AGS and have accepted! For them great, but for you not so great!

It's so hard when your DC really loves a school, and you as parents know it is the right one too ... it's the not knowing that's so difficult.

Will be keeping everything crossed for both of you x x x

Marylou · Post by **Marylou** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:21 pm

heartmum wrote:
Will be keeping everything crossed for both of you x x x

Same here - I know how it feels.
xx

Midget Man · Post by **Midget Man** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:37 pm

I just have a horrible feeling that there will be no spaces freed up.

MM is soo desperate to go to AGS and to also be at a school where no-one from his previous school is going. He want's rid of the bullies and to have a completely fresh start.

Marylou · Post by **Marylou** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:55 pm

MM - are you lodging an appeal as well as going on the waiting list?

Midget Man · Post by **Midget Man** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:02 pm

I haven't been given any school as MK treated me as a Bucks resident, yet Buck's treated me as an MK resident so was given nothing so can't do a transfer appeal.

I would appeal if after 2nd rond we weren't given AGS, or is it too late to do a transfer appeal by then?

Cats12 · Post by **Cats12** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:04 pm

Sally-Anne wrote:
All we have to go on is the change in distance from March 1st to 4th August - 18.781 miles to 20.187 miles, so there was some movement.

Unfortunately last year is no predictor of what will happen this year.

Will be ok if this year goes like last year - am willing it to be so!

I think you'll be ok MM as you live there and if you're v close to the school am sure you'll be 1st on waiting list. Didn't realise you were in no-man's land between two authorities. Not sure of the rules here but have been through transfer appeal before - two appeals out of about 12 were successful - mine and another family who were about to move near to AHS, so I guess from that you would be allowed to appeal after the second round and your odds would be good i think

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bucks mum1 · Post by **bucks mum1** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:43 pm

Friends of DS who were not allocated their only catchment grammar on initial allocation last year immediately put in appeal papers.

They were successful shortly after the waiting list went out and got in off the waiting list (from 7th position).

They felt it was better to put in the appeal papers immediately rather than wait for further rounds of allocation but perhaps you are in a stronger position.