Order of Choices - I am confused!
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:15 pm
Please can some of you offer some help. We have been given conflicting information!
We are in catchment for BGS, but DD would prefer BHS and we are only 20metres out of catchment - so hope we may be lucky (assuming she passes of course!) We would prefer single sex school - we think it will suit her best - so I have also looked at WHS, and liked it. People travel long distances to go here - so, if BHS does not come off, this may be our second choice, with BGS as a third.
My question is this - if we don't get a place in either of the first 2 girls grammar schools, will we get BGS as our catchment school, or do we risk getting no place as we have not put it first? How does this system work?
Also - we were considering Altwood in Maidenhead as a fall back comprehensive - however the head said last night that unless you put them 1st, or have the serious church affiliation they are now also using on admission, you will not get a place! I thought they didn't know where you had put them in order, and also, surely if you don't get a grammar place because of not passing surely the highest comp on your list becomes your first choice anyway, doesn't it?
Grateful if anyone can help here!! I am getting a bit confused!! Thanks in advance!
We are in catchment for BGS, but DD would prefer BHS and we are only 20metres out of catchment - so hope we may be lucky (assuming she passes of course!) We would prefer single sex school - we think it will suit her best - so I have also looked at WHS, and liked it. People travel long distances to go here - so, if BHS does not come off, this may be our second choice, with BGS as a third.
My question is this - if we don't get a place in either of the first 2 girls grammar schools, will we get BGS as our catchment school, or do we risk getting no place as we have not put it first? How does this system work?
Also - we were considering Altwood in Maidenhead as a fall back comprehensive - however the head said last night that unless you put them 1st, or have the serious church affiliation they are now also using on admission, you will not get a place! I thought they didn't know where you had put them in order, and also, surely if you don't get a grammar place because of not passing surely the highest comp on your list becomes your first choice anyway, doesn't it?
Grateful if anyone can help here!! I am getting a bit confused!! Thanks in advance!