11 Plus Exams Forum

Morning SA and All.

Oversubscribed School BHS.

My daughter "A" has been refused her first preference - Beaconsfield High School (BHS) as we are just outside their catchement even though her sister "B" is in year 7 at BHS. I'm unable to ascertain whether my daughter "A", having passed the 11 plus and now refused Beaconsfield High School is better off on a waiting list or going to appeal (or both). The only grounds for appeal would be logistical and for existing sibling reasons.

Would the appeal board know which school we have accepted lower down on the CAF form. Would accepting a school lower down the CAF form jeopardise the appeal?

Is it worth renting a house for a year or two in order to get into the catchment at this stage?

Thanks and regards,

Flosi

Have you read the Q&As?
http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/appeals/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Flosi wrote:I'm unable to ascertain whether my daughter "A", having passed the 11 plus and now refused Beaconsfield High School is better off on a waiting list or going to appeal (or both).

http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/appeal ... school#c17" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The only grounds for appeal would be logistical and for existing sibling reasons.

http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/appeal ... school#c20" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Would the appeal board know which school we have accepted lower down on the CAF form. Would accepting a school lower down the CAF form jeopardise the appeal?

http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/appeals/general#a21" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Is it worth renting a house for a year or two in order to get into the catchment at this stage?

The rules are quite strict - to stop the use of addresses of convenience.

• • Please make sure you tell us if you
    move house after you have made
    your application.
    In deciding which is your Normal
    Home Address we would not usually
    accept an address if:
    • You or your family has a second
    home elsewhere as a main
    residence. We expect that you
    have sold, or leased, through an
    agency, your previous property
    or that a lease agreement on a
    property you previously rented
    has expired and that you have
    no other residence.
    • Only part of a family has moved
    out of the Normal Home
    Address unless this was part
    of a divorce or permanent
    separation arrangement. If
    this is the case we will ask for
    evidence of this.
    • Two or more families claim to
    be living together in a property
    which is not suitable for the
    number of adults and children
    present and for which there is
    no formal record of this
    arrangement.
    • A child moves to a home other
    than with their parent, unless
    this is part of a formal fostering
    or care arrangement. We may
    check this information.
    We can refuse to accept where
    you say your child lives if we have
    any doubts, in which case we will
    continue to ask for evidence to show
    that you and your family actually live
    where you say you live. We may ask
    our legal team to investigate or ask
    that you provide legal confirmation
    of your address. We may check the
    evidence you have provided with
    other agencies, including your child’s
    current school.
    If we offer a place at a school and
    then discover that the offer was
    made on the basis of fraudulent or
    misleading information (for example,
    a false claim to living in a catchment
    area), and this denied a place to
    another child, we will withdraw
    the offer of that place. This has
    happened in previous years.
    [BCC]

Thanks Etienne

That was useful and I have read the links in full which answers all my questions.

Fingers crossed, I'll be appealing..

Kind Regards

Flosi