StAlbansMum33 wrote:
She said this would be because she had not put either of these schools as her first choice and that if other candidates had the same test scores but had ranked them as their most preferred school then they would be given the place ahead of her DS.
I disagree with your friend:
https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/servic ... laces.aspx"All applications are considered at the same time. Admission rules are applied equally,
regardless of how you ordered (ranked) the schools on your form."
Are they in catchment for Parmiters?
"95% of the places available will be allocated to applicants from the following post code areas:
WD3 to WD25; AL1, AL2, AL3, HP1, HP2, HP3 and HA6"
If they are in catchment for Parmiters and scored above 228 then they should have been allocated a place. If they scored 228 then there could have been a number of children on the same score, in which case places will have been allocated in order of proximity to the school.
QE has no catchment. Scores are allocated top down. Where more than one child has the same score then places are allocated in order of proximity to the school.