Challenging distance from school to my house

Baby_A

Hi

Unfortunately my daughter was unsuccesful securing a place at her primary school (where she has been attending the nursery for a duration of 16 months). The reason I have been given is distance, apparently we live 910 metres away and the furtherest that the school have offered to so far is 700 metres. Priority is given on the basis of distance between the centre of home and the centre of the school, measured by a straight line using a computerised mapping system.

I know walking it to the the school isnt as many metres as they have quoted as we use a footpath which cuts through the main road.

Does anyone know how I can check the distance myself? Or do I just assume that they have calculated it right?

Many Thanks for your help in advance, from a desperate parent!

Kavanne

could try putting it in google maps and clicking directions for walking? if it knows te shortcut it'll tell you

lynnexxxo

I just got a letter that my son didn't get into the nursery of my choice, or the hours i wanted, so i really do sympathise with you.

You could try going down to the school and speaking nicely to the headteacher, explain how disappointed you are and ask if you could be first in the queue if anyone doesn't take their place.

marksandsparksgal

Phone these guys up, they know everything.

http://www.ace-ed.org.uk/

barnaby-bear

Baby_A wrote: »

Hi

Unfortunately my daughter was unsuccesful securing a place at her primary school (where she has been attending the nursery for a duration of 16 months). The reason I have been given is distance, apparently we live 910 metres away and the furtherest that the school have offered to so far is 700 metres. Priority is given on the basis of distance between the centre of home and the centre of the school, measured by a straight line using a computerised mapping system.

I know walking it to the the school isnt as many metres as they have quoted as we use a footpath which cuts through the main road.

Does anyone know how I can check the distance myself? Or do I just assume that they have calculated it right?

Many Thanks for your help in advance, from a desperate parent!

I'm struggling to see how the route affects the distance as they are using A STRAIGHT LINE. If you want to check the straight line presumably google maps and use the scale.

daveyjp

Google earth and pick the measure tool. It draws a straight line and tells you the distance.

silvercar

I know walking it to the the school isnt as many metres as they have quoted as we use a footpath which cuts through the main road.

Priority is given on the basis of distance between the centre of home and the centre of the school, measured by a straight line using a computerised mapping system.

A straight line is by definition the shortest distance between 2 points.

So whichever way you walk it must be the same or a longer distance than the straight line measurement.

bonty44

This could definitely be used in an argument in an appeal.

PM me for more info.

shimmershelly

Try www.walkjogrun.net
it uses google maps and I use it to work out how far I have jogged.
Put your start address in, then click the green, create route button and plot your route until your end point.

chmmy

Some schools say in their admissions policies that they measure in a straight line, whereas some say they measure the walking route.

nikflo

i has this problem last year, and when i looked into it it turns out our council measures from door to the main gate of the school. so although the school itself was shorter then they quoted, due to the fact the school's main gate was the other side of the school thats where they measured to, and of course that upped the metres.

i would say appeal, we did and although we lost we did get a good school after 4 months of emailing, also we got the local mp involved.

hth