Secondary School Admissions for September - Page 5

hedman2003 · 01-03-2008, 22:57

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Originally Posted by emamum23

That quote was in regards to getting reece baptised and nothing to do with getting him into a catholic school..........

I was refering to the extra money that comes from the church and the extra help comes from catholic agencies, such as catholic rescue

Aided schools also have additional areas of expenditure in respect of capital expenditure ie for CE schools contibutions to Blackburn Diocese to the Barchester Fund, many aided schools also purchase services from their Diocese ie Property, Insurance, RE support which doesn't apply to community schools.

Many schools source additional income ie New iopportunities Fund, Lottery etc and of course funds raised by their PTA. The implication from your original posting was that aided schools were funded significantly more than other schools this is not the case regarding funding from LCC and I doubt that the "additional income" you mention would have any impact on staffing levels within a school

hedman2003 · 01-03-2008, 23:09

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Originally Posted by Neil

My advice when looking at schools is don't just look at the teachers and the facilities. They are important of course. Look at the pupils at the school. Also look at the other parents at the open evening. That will give you an idea of the type of children your kids will be mixing with.

Neil

I agree with you on that point, I'm a Governor of a non aided High School and it's a good guide.

The point I was makig in my original post was that some aided schools percieve that they give a better all rounded caring education than non church schools however there are community schools that offer excellent education and are no less caring with their pupils.

We chose to send our daughters to the local CE primary school that was partially to do with its smaller size than other local schools but we also felt the Christian ethos of the school was in accordance with our views at that time. We had no regrets about our decision and similarly no regrets about our choice of High School

Nickelson · 02-03-2008, 19:54

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Originally Posted by slinky

yep, i'll second that. My younger brother goes to St.Christopher's. he got in there because he goes to church with his gran every Sunday. My mum DID have to prove that he attended church regularly.

Oh how the policy has changed, Im 16 in my last year at Moorhead and my choices were, 1st - St.Christopher's 2nd - Hollins 3rd - Mount Carmel and i was refused at all 3 schools and offered, Moorhead and Rhydings.I too went to church with my nan from the age of 1 and i was christened and confirmed and needless to say i was refused a place.We was going to appeal however we went to a welcome evening at Moorhead and i ended up going there.Personal experiance Moorhead is a good school and with the likelyhood of it becoming an academy for the next academic year things will only be improved.

flashy · 02-03-2008, 20:44

my mates son got his thrid choice, he had down hollins, st christophers and moorhead, his mum is mad as hell and is appealing

NOT because moorhead is a bad school but because the kids that bullied him at primary school are going there

lancsdave · 02-03-2008, 21:20

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Originally Posted by flashytart

my mates son got his thrid choice, he had down hollins, st christophers and moorhead, his mum is mad as hell and is appealing

NOT because moorhead is a bad school but because the kids that bullied him at primary school are going there

Hollins has been oversubscribed for the past few years, we had to live in the heart of Woodnook to get through the selection period

flashy · 02-03-2008, 21:33

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Hollins has been oversubscribed for the past few years, we had to live in the heart of Woodnook to get through the selection period

postcode lottery again hey? is your daughter at Hollins now then?

forceten · 02-03-2008, 22:40

I put Our Lady's down as my first choice for my daughter. She attends St Albans at the moment.

When I get my letter I'll let you know

flashy · 03-03-2008, 09:18

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Originally Posted by forceten

I put Our Lady's down as my first choice for my daughter. She attends St Albans at the moment.

When I get my letter I'll let you know

ah my niece goes to St Albans, you should get her in automatically

jackyalex · 03-03-2008, 10:22

I am still waiting to hear which school my son will get into, we only put down for 2 schools, the nearest is 3 1/2 miles from us and is only a small high school and they have alot of parents applying from quite far out of the town, but the school is a good one so fingers crossed. i think the letters get sent out today but not quite sure

flashy · 03-03-2008, 10:35

we SHOULD get the letters today Jack, i keep peering out the window for the postie...that poor bloke on the scaffolding outside my window must be thinking i'm perving on him

flashy · 03-03-2008, 12:35

well i waited for the postman all morning and he sailed past my house without bringing me a letter, so i rang the education department up in Blackburn and Reece has been refused for Our Ladys

i'm totally gutted and i actually feel sick

AccyLass · 03-03-2008, 12:40

Awwww sorry to hear about that

flashy · 03-03-2008, 12:41

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Originally Posted by AccyLass27

Awwww sorry to hear about that

yeah so am i, i'm gonna go kick some arse me thinks

AccyLass · 03-03-2008, 12:44

Yeah, I'd certainly appeal
Thankfully I got a couple of yrs before I go through this
Saying that, I gotta wait and c if little en got in his sisters primary school yet

Hope ya manage to get it sorted

katex · 03-03-2008, 12:45

Sorry about that Flashy .. it's a rotten feeling, and so important too.

Don't give up .. have another go. xx