Relieved42020 wrote:
Hello all, we were fortunate of having DD pass her 11+. Due to distances and the fact we also need to deliver our other children to different schools( primary and secondary ), we are only interested in Wycombe High School. We are in its main catchment area. So our question is, should we bother putting down 2nd and 3rd choices of Beaconsfield and Amersham High Schools?
I am concerned we may get our 2nd or 3rd choice school which we really do not want due to the reasons outlined above.
Thank you in advance.
My understanding is you should always list your preferences and then your catchment schools just in case. If you don't list others then if you don't get your preferences they will simply find a school somewhere in county with spaces. Therefore undersubscribed (often for a reason) and could be the other side of bucks.
It is better to be at a local school on a waiting list for preferences than travelling 30 miles a day doing the same.
Having them listed also doesn't affect your chances. Schools when allocating are not told your preferences and will offer or decline based on their criteria. You are then offered the school that offered which was highest up your preference list.