Not a Good Day!!

[Snowdrops]

The letter has arrived - none of our choices were given - we have been allocated the local failing school!

Oh well, on the road to appeals.

We will be appealing on over-subscription, and hopefully have good arguements.

I will be back later for advice.[/b]

[hermanmunster]

Hi Snowdrops

Sorry to hear about the " allocation" - what a pain.
Have they given you much info about the numbers etc for RGS? ie how many have not got in on distance??

Fingers still crossed
Herman

[Snowdrops]

No information at all just the standard letter saying which school was allocated and standard appeal application forms.

Should we have this information automatically, or do I need to request it?

[Snowdrops]

Herman, one of our defences will be cholesteatoma, our consultant is more than willing to write to the appeals section (she has it in both ears and has had 5 operations to correct it) she now has a small hearing loss - do we find out about class sizes from each individual school, or can we get it through the LEA office?

[All Too Much]

So sorry Snowdrops.

Did your DD pass the 11+/get in on appeal? If so, they must offer you a grammar place and surely none of them are 'failing'?! I only ask because RGS was mentioned in a reply to you.

Apologies, if I have got the wrong end of the stick.

[Snowdrops]

ATM - my daughter scored highly in the 11+, but we are out of catchment - hence no allocation.

RGS (for us) is Ripon Grammar School.

[AB]

sorry to hear that, Snowdrops.

Good Luck with the appeals.

[mitasol]

Snowdrops - I'm so sorry too.
Good Luck with the appeal.

[sycamore]

Really sorry to hear your bad news.
Good luck with your appeal.

[hermanmunster]

So sorry Snowdrops.

Did your DD pass the 11+/get in on appeal? If so, they must offer you a grammar place and surely none of them are 'failing'?! I only ask because RGS was mentioned in a reply to you.

Apologies, if I have got the wrong end of the stick.

Hi ATM
North Yorks is odd as it is a huge county with only 2 relatively small areas (centred on Skipton and Ripon) where there are grammar schools. All the rest of the patch is non selective. Both areas get a lot of interest from outside their catchments, Skipton from West Yorks / East Lancs etc and Ripon from surrounding parts of N Yorks partic Harrogate where there are some excellnet schools (non selective but with very tight catchments / faith requirements) and some ahem not such good schools. Snowdrops is desperately trying to avoid the allocated school........
Herman