Secondary School Admissions for September

[flashy]

like i said Dave, i dont mind forking out for a bus pass, if i lived in Accrington i would of gladly put Moorhead down as my first choice

[slinky]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

I think subsidised travel costs only apply if you live more than 2 or 3 miles from the nearest available school. There is an added complication here because it's a totally different education authority.

OH ******!! of course yes. Forgot about that.

[forceten]

Postman has been but no letter. I'm presuming she will fetch it home from school with her? Trying to remember how I got to know when my son went up to secondary but I can't!

[slinky]

Originally Posted by forceten

Postman has been but no letter. I'm presuming she will fetch it home from school with her? Trying to remember how I got to know when my son went up to secondary but I can't!

I think they are all being sent through post.....not 100% sure, but, i know my brother found our by letter and so has my lad on Saturday.

[flashy]

Originally Posted by forceten

Postman has been but no letter. I'm presuming she will fetch it home from school with her? Trying to remember how I got to know when my son went up to secondary but I can't!

my sister said st Albans sent them home with the kids, failing that just ring up the edusation in Blackburn...585585 and ask to be put through to the education department


she will definately of got into Our Ladys though, like i said st Albans is a feeder school for there

[Nickelson]

Flashy wasnt this year different as no matter what choice you put the school you they all had equal ground. Im sure i heard that, anyway im at Moorhead at the moment (last year) decent school and if they get the go-ahead for the academy then even better.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Nickelson

Flashy wasnt this year different as no matter what choice you put the school you they all had equal ground.

That is only sort of right. It depends which schools you put down. They all have a selection criteria. In the end it often depends on distance from school. You need to read the info they sent out to you listing all the schools.

[flashy]

Howarth rang me earlier and told me that she'd put her lad down for Rhyddings and he got denied too, they have offered him Blakewater.....*******

[Nickelson]

Originally Posted by Neil

That is only sort of right. It depends which schools you put down. They all have a selection criteria. In the end it often depends on distance from school. You need to read the info they sent out to you listing all the schools.

The rules apparently was there is no selection criteria.

[slinky]

Originally Posted by flashytart

Howarth rang me earlier and told me that she'd put her lad down for Rhyddings and he got denied too, they have offered him Blakewater.....*******

Sounds like a lot of un-happy people knocking around.

[flashy]

Originally Posted by Nickelson

The rules apparently was there is no selection criteria.

HAHAHA thats a joke, our ladys said that Reece didnt fit into the schools criteria

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by Nickelson

The rules apparently was there is no selection criteria.

The criteria is set out in the secondary school application book. I think your'e getting confused with the government promise a few years ago that parents can have more choice which school they send their child to. A promise that never had any real substance simply because a school can only take so many pupils

[Neil]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

A promise that never had any real substance simply because a school can only take so many pupils

Exactly. Once they have more applicants they have to select using their criteria. That is laid out in the booklet you mentioned.

[Nickelson]

I serve corrected

[panther]

Originally Posted by flashytart

Howarth rang me earlier and told me that she'd put her lad down for Rhyddings and he got denied too, they have offered him Blakewater.....*******

where does howarth live?