Any point of Reading Boys on CAF if outside Desiganated area

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vluckymum
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Any point of Reading Boys on CAF if outside Desiganated area

Post by vluckymum »

Hi There,
I was wondering if there was any point if putting Reading Boys school on the CAF if you live outside the designated post code areas? Does anyone know if such boys have been successful in obtaining places in the past?

The results are due next week and I am confident that my son has done well and was wondering ........

Thanks so much for your help!
BlueBerry
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Re: Any point of Reading Boys on CAF if outside Desiganated

Post by BlueBerry »

I am sorry to say that no, there really isn't any point on putting it on your CAF form. There are many boys who pass and live in the designated area than there are spaces.
vluckymum
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Re: Any point of Reading Boys on CAF if outside Desiganated

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Thank you for your reply
Tinkers
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Re: Any point of Reading Boys on CAF if outside Desiganated

Post by Tinkers »

Unless you want to apply for a boarding place.
They haven't offered outside catchment since it was introduced
vluckymum
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Re: Any point of Reading Boys on CAF if outside Desiganated

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Something to think about...... thank you
stumpysmiler
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Re: Any point of Reading Boys on CAF if outside Desiganated

Post by stumpysmiler »

You can't apply for both a boarding and day school place though "just in case". It's one or the other.

And the other posters are correct, they don't go outside of catchment.
Tinkers
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Re: Any point of Reading Boys on CAF if outside Desiganated

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And they also don’t allow you to ‘convert’ from a boarding place to a day place later.
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Re: Any point of Reading Boys on CAF if outside Desiganated

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Tinkers wrote:And they also don’t allow you to ‘convert’ from a boarding place to a day place later.
Agreed. Apparently one boy tried to do that and they wouldn't allow him. In the end he had to leave the school!
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