Hiya,

My DS has qualified for Bucks and we are based out in Maidenhead. Could anyone please guide us with filling in CAF, how much is the probability of getting a place in Sir William Borlase's or Royal Grammar School from Maidenhead? How wise would it be to keep these schools in CAF top positions considering that we are located 4.2 miles from Sir Williams Borlase and 8.2 miles from Royal Grammar.

Any help or thought is greatly appreciated.

Hi, just to be sure I am not confused, but do you not live in Reading?

Either way put the schools in your genuine order of preference, unless, of course, based on your view of previous allocations (here) https://www.buckscc.gov.uk/media/451308 ... -final.pdf, you think you have no chance of being allocated, in which case do not bother

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Hi,

Our first preference is Reading Boys, however the score is so marginal, we are unsure about the outcome of reading. Statistically he does not have much chances of getting into reading boys unless some miracle happens until the waiting list moving up. Hence, moved to Maidenhead to stay in the catchment of Berks as well as bucks.

Hence, need your advice whether Royal Grammar and Sir William’s offer places from Maidenhead.

Can I get this clear? You have *moved house* to be within the catchment of two particular schools then on the final day that applications have to be in you are asking whether you will be able to get into these schools from the house you have specifically moved to?

No-one can predict what will happen any better than you but if you look at the allocations link I sent you that should help.
I presume you are fully aware of and compliant with the definition of home address supplied by Bucks in their admissions policy?

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Hi,

What I meant to say is our first preference is Reading Boys for which Maidenhead comes in the catchment criteria. If that goes in the waiting list, we wanted to stay in the secondary catchment of Buckinghamshire. Now, within Buckinghamshire, I am thinking about Sir Williams and Royal Grammar to keep as 2nd and 3rd preference.

I had a look into the statistics of Buckinghamshire school intake for Sir William and Royal
Grammar in 2019 and looks like they had taken out of county, not sure whether that is from Maidenhead.

Hence, very confused about the preferences to be kept and the order. So need your advice please.
Kind regards

Thanks. Yes, I checked where they mentioned to move before 31st October,19. We moved to Maidenhead on 25th. Please let me know if that is not correct. We haven’t been lucky enough to speak to the schools due to term break holidays and do not have much information on the same

Kind regards,

Admissions are not on half term break. I believe their website provides the information as well. In short to be compliant you need to prove that the address is permanent and that your DS lives there, so think child benefit letters, local primary school he attends, utilities bills, no continuing links to previous address etc. But do not take this from me typing on my 'phone from the tube, look up the Bucks website or speak to them.

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The information is on this page.

You can also find information about the distances that the schools allocated to last year. I know that you wouldn't have got SWBGS from Maidenhead for the last 5 years (there is another thread on here abou that if you look further down in this section)

Thank you scary mum, that's very helpful

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