If I moved out of the school's area...

carolan78

I'm looking to rent an house about 4 miles from where we currently live, this will be outside the schools cachment area. I don't want to move the kids so I am worried about taking it.

When I change my address with them can they ask me to change schools?

rainbow81

Once you're in you're in I believe! You just have to be in the catchment area/close to the school when you apply for the school place.

m33r4

Not as far as I know. You only cannot get into a school if you live out of the catchment area but if your kids are already in the school, moving away from the area will not affect them still being at the same school.

m33r4

We moved 11 miles away from the kids' school and this did not affect their existing places at school.

msb5262

rainbow81 wrote: »

Once you're in you're in I believe! You just have to be in the catchment area/close to the school when you apply for the school place.

As far as I know, you have to stay within the catchment area until your child actually takes up the school place - if you move outside catchment before your child starts school, I think you are legally obliged to inform the local education office and it can lead to the offer of a school place being withdrawn.

HTH

MsB

carolan78

Thanks for the replies you may have just made the decision a bit easier

Nicki

In our borough, you don't have to change schools if you move out of the catchment area, but any children who aren't already at the school won't get a preferential sibling place. So the priority goes: special needs, siblings in catchment, kids in catchment, siblings outside catchment, kids outside catchment, which means that for very popular schools you have almost no chance of getting a younger sibling in.

Janepig

Nicki wrote: »

In our borough, you don't have to change schools if you move out of the catchment area, but any children who aren't already at the school won't get a preferential sibling place. So the priority goes: special needs, siblings in catchment, kids in catchment, siblings outside catchment, kids outside catchment, which means that for very popular schools you have almost no chance of getting a younger sibling in.

Similar thing here. One of DD's classmates moved out of catchment after joining the school, and then her youngest sibling was knocked back for a place despite her 3 older siblings being there. It was fairly fraught for a while but she got in on appeal.

Jx

thegirlintheattic

You must be in catchment (if that is why you were allocated the place) when school starts in September of Year 7. After that you are fine.

carolan78

Thanks it's a primary school thegirlintheattic

maman

carolan78 wrote: »

I'm looking to rent an house about 4 miles from where we currently live, this will be outside the schools cachment area. I don't want to move the kids so I am worried about taking it.

When I change my address with them can they ask me to change schools?

As others have said, you're fine if the children have already started at the school. Problems may occur if you have any other pre-school children as they may not be offered a place. Of course, this will only be a problem if school is over subscribed/full , if they have spare places then no problem if you live out of catchment.

P.S. Admission policies can vary across the country so if you want to be certain, check at the Local Education Office or the school.