In-year school applications

PaulAA_2

Hey all,

The school that we target in a different borough requires a council tax bill from the nearby address at the time of application. It takes them about two months to decide. My question is which school is the child supposed to go to in the meanwhile while the application is being reviewed?

Thank you.

Kit1

It could be worth checking with schools close to where you live to see if they have places.

pigpen

the current/previous one.. or be home schooled..

When I moved mine they took a couple of days to process it isnt like they are doing a lot mid-academic year. You my find it is way less than 2 months.

foolofbeans

My local authority dealt with all school places, even in-term transfers.
If the school is oversubscribed they may not have any spare places so you would have to go on a waiting list anyway.
The local authority has a duty to provide an educational place for your child but no requirement for that to be the one of your choice or the nearest.
Some parents do home educate until a space is available at the school of their choice but obviously that depends whether you are able or want to do that.

silvercar

It will be the local authority that you are moving to that will have the obligation to provide a school place. If the school you choose is outside the borough then whether you can walk in mid-year will depend on whether they have places. If their application insists on a council tax bill, the easiest thing to do is provide some other proof of moving in and say the council tax bill will follow. It sounds like either they use the same form for in year applications as standard (and so haven't catered for movers) or the school is so over subscribed that in year applications are rare.

Looking on the website of the LA that the desired school is in may give you a clue as to how oversubscribed it is.

jackyann

Look on the council website, there will be a contact number / email for these situations.