Post offer day guidance
This is what we will do
Provided that your application was received by the closing date : If you applied online you will receive an email during the evening of 17 April with the outcome of your application . If you made a paper application on 17 April we will send you a letter by first class post confirming the outcome of your application .
If we are unable to offer you a place at any of your preferred schools , we will offer you a place at the school closest to your home address that has a vacancy as far as practically possible . We strongly advise that you accept the school offered , until you have secured a place at an alternative school .
This is what you need to do
You must confirm whether you are accepting or declining the place that has been offered by 1 May . If you have applied online you can simply log into your eadmissions account and accept or decline online . If you have applied on paper you will need to complete and return the reply slip enclosed with your offer letter . If you do not respond to your offer the place may be withdrawn and offered to another child .
Waiting lists
Your child will automatically be placed on the waiting list for any higher preference schools for which you did not receive an offer . If you wish to be placed on the waiting list for a lower preference school or a different school to those on your original application you will need to request this in writing after the 17 April .
If you change address whilst waiting for a school place you must be living at the address before the new address can be taken into consideration and proof will be required , see page 57 for details .
The community schools in Ealing will hold a waiting list for all year groups , for one term after which the waiting list will cease . If parents wish for their child to continue on the waiting list after that term they will need to write and request this .
For own admission authority schools please check the individual schools admissions arrangements .
Late Offer Rounds
Ealing Council co-ordinates the offers for schools in Ealing until the end of the summer term . After the initial offer date of 17 April the following timetable will be followed :
Round Closing date Offer date 2 12 May 18 May 3 2 June 8 June 4 16 June 22 June 5 30 June 6 July
After 6 July offers will be made as and when vacancies become available .
Please note that during the late offer rounds any applications / information received after the closing date will not be considered until the following round of offers .
Please be aware that any changes to your preferences after the offer date are unlikely to be successful as the majority of schools will have allocated all of their places . It is therefore extremely important that you list the schools you want in the correct order on your application form .
When vacancies arise , places will be allocated according to the over-subscription criteria . Vacancies will be offered to the pupil with the highest priority on the waiting list not on a “ first come , first served ” basis . The position of a pupil on the waiting list changes frequently and can move down as well as up if other pupils that have a higher priority have their names added to the waiting list .
Length of time on a waiting list does not give any priority . Places are offered from the waiting list if they become available .
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