1st March 2019 - Kent School Allocations Thread

[MummyMinion]

Cut off for TOGs is 371 in area and 393 governors’ list. It’s on the website.

[doodles]

Looks like another tight year with lots of disappointed parents and children.

On what basis can you possibly know that already?

According to another website, only 79.1% of children offered their first choice, the lowest figure for nine years. Those allocated a place they didn't request has risen from 2.7% to 4.7% in three years. If you have any better information, let's hear it.

No need to be quite to confrontational Sparklecat. This is from Kent themselves

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[mitasol]

There is some information here https://kccmediahub.net/national-second ... r-day-3745" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

More than 95% of children will receive an offer from one of their four preferences after more families than ever before applied for a secondary school place in Kent.

A total of 21,473 applications were received, up 3.58% on last year’s cohort, while the number of Kent applicants rose from 17,442 in 2018 to 17,959 this year, a 2.96% increase.
Yet despite these increases, the number of pupils getting a place at one of their first preference schools continues to increase.

oops! Didn't spot your post doodles!

[kenyancowgirl]

Looks like another tight year with lots of disappointed parents and children.

On what basis can you possibly know that already?

According to another website, only 79.1% of children offered their first choice, the lowest figure for nine years. Those allocated a place they didn't request has risen from 2.7% to 4.7% in three years. If you have any better information, let's hear it.

Whilst you may be right, do you think that, on a day when emotions are high and parents are worried, this is a kind statistic to focus on? I think it probably isn't, and perhaps either try and be reassurring to worried parents, or say nothing if you don't feel you can do that?

[LocalTWmum1]

Message from KCC to confirm the following for Judd and Skinners':

Judd In 376 Out 402

Skinners WK area 10.099 out 8.694 (Both +360)

Guess these must be distances? Why would the outer number be a smaller distance number than the WK area though?

[doodles]

The Skinners' figures will relate to distances but aren't much help without the scores. I assume that the distance difference is because of the shape of the WK area - there is a map on the Skinners' website - and the fact that the school is so close to the county border on the TW side.

The Judd information will be helpful to 11+2019.

[LocalTWmum1]

The Skinners' figures will relate to distances but aren't much help without the scores.

The Judd information will be helpful to 11+2019.

It looks like they offered to everyone on 360+ within those distances?

[Sevenoaks mum]

Message from KCC to confirm the following for Judd and Skinners':

Judd In 376 Out 402

Skinners WK area 10.099 out 8.694 (Both +360)

Guess these must be distances? Why would the outer number be a smaller distance number than the WK area though?

I don't understand that. Sevenoaks is 14 miles from Tunbridge Wells. Does that mean that no children from Sevenoaks got offered Skinners despite it being in their designated area? Unless they are in care or have a sibling link that is.

[doodles]

There's at least one Sevenoaks boy offered a place at Skinners'

Received Skinners' as 2nd choice with a score of 363. We had Judd as 1st choice.

Based in central Sevenoaks if anyone is trying to work out the catchment for Skinners'.

Maybe the straight line distance reduces the actual on the road mileage?

[Sorrel]

Interesting on the Skinners distances. Lots of sibling places perhaps?