Distances for out of county applicants who have passed
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:21 pm
Hi there
I wonder if anyone could help. We live on the border of Herts and Bucks. Traditionally children from our town who pass the 11+ go to CGS; places are also usually available at AHS or AGS I believe. The CGS catchment has expanded this year and so the out of catchment distance allocation is likely to shrink considerably; it may mean that children in our town are no longer eligible for a place.
I had planned to put CGS first (as it is a lot nearer us) and then AHS as second choice (although both schools are lovely). The question I have is if I put CGS as first choice and no place is available am I less likely to get AHS than if I had put it first initially. One reason for asking is my school has a type of open day for secondary schools and when speaking to the lady at AHS she said that we would be almost certain to get a place if we put AHS as our "first" choice.
Many thanks
I wonder if anyone could help. We live on the border of Herts and Bucks. Traditionally children from our town who pass the 11+ go to CGS; places are also usually available at AHS or AGS I believe. The CGS catchment has expanded this year and so the out of catchment distance allocation is likely to shrink considerably; it may mean that children in our town are no longer eligible for a place.
I had planned to put CGS first (as it is a lot nearer us) and then AHS as second choice (although both schools are lovely). The question I have is if I put CGS as first choice and no place is available am I less likely to get AHS than if I had put it first initially. One reason for asking is my school has a type of open day for secondary schools and when speaking to the lady at AHS she said that we would be almost certain to get a place if we put AHS as our "first" choice.
Many thanks