Parents in St. Peter’s ward and across Oadby are being asked to fill in all 3 preferences when applying for their child’s new secondary or primary school.

The County Council have opened applications for secondary schools. The deadline for applications is 31st October.

Applications are also open for primary schools, with the deadline of 15th January 2020.

Jeffrey Kaufman, County Councillor for Oadby tells me that that a number of parents contacted him after places were allocated last year because their children has been offered places in schools some distance from Oadby.

It appears that this was because they filled in one preference for their choice of school. When they were unsuccessful with this first choice, there were no second or third choices to guide the application process.

Councillor Kaufman wants to ensure local parents have the best chance of getting a place at one of their preferred schools and this means using all three available preferences on their application form.

The County Council also agrees, wanting parents to maximise their opportunities by applying for three schools, including their catchment school.