[News] Primary school offer day

[Notters]

Anyone else going through this today? I guess I shouldn't be concerned as all the schools round here are good, it's just the novelty.

I was told that the offers usually come just after midnight but still waiting for ours - I guess with the current situation etc.

 

[Lander]

Had ours this morning after a slight hiccup. They seem to have sent 2, the first seemingly an error. (West Sussex area)

 

[Notters]

Ah, have just discovered I can login to the online system, seems we have our first choice.

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

My grandson Freddie goes to Bolnore in Haywards Heath. His younger brother Jude starts school in September and there was concern he wouldn't get in to Bolnore which would have either meant either having two young boys at different schools or Freddie moving schools.

But I just heard that Jude has got a place in Bolnore so a great start to the day

 

[Hugo Rune]

Yes. Not logged in yet. Numbers for new pupils in Brighton & Hove have declined fast recently (which I blame on a lack of affordable family housing in the City). Most should get their 1st choice.

 

[Notters]

My grandson Freddie goes to Bolnore in Haywards Heath. His younger brother Jude starts school in September and there was concern he wouldn't get in to Bolnore which would have either meant either having two young boys at different schools or Freddie moving schools.

But I just heard that Jude has got a place in Bolnore so a great start to the day

Great name too, I'm a big Thomas Hardy fan.

 

[forumwayseagull]

We Live in Kent and wont find out place until after 4pm?!!

 

[Brighthelmstone]

Yup we got ours, daughter is off to The Gattons, so the wife is happy. Daughter seems more concerned about if they will have Pasta for lunch there.....

 

[dadams2k11]

Can you send the link to login please?

 

[Notters]

Can you send the link to login please?

It's different for each local authority, mine being Leeds.

 

[dadams2k11]

It's different for each local authority, mine being Leeds.

Thanks, I have found it now [emoji106]

 

[DerekZoolander]

Yep, found out this morning that little'un got her first school she/we wanted. Never felt so grown up in my life celebrating a school placement!

 

[Bold Seagull]

Yes. Not logged in yet. Numbers for new pupils in Brighton & Hove have declined fast recently (which I blame on a lack of affordable family housing in the City). Most should get their 1st choice.

No, you can blame incompetence in the strategic long term planning of primary school places instead of pandering to political demands to expand certain schools or open new ones when birth data told you we had a couple of bulge years then a decline in numbers. This was not unknown data.

 

[Hugo Rune]

No, you can blame incompetence in the strategic long term planning of primary school places instead of pandering to political demands to expand certain schools or open new ones when birth data told you we had a couple of bulge years then a decline in numbers. This was not unknown data.

You’re referring mostly to Hove there I think? Mistakes have certainly been made, I wonder if they’ll close or reduce any of those schools now?

But primary school places seem healthy in areas such as Seaford and Newhaven where ex-Brightonians, starting families, have moved to because of the affordable rental costs or house prices.

The Council’s strategic directions on HMO’s should help this issue over the coming years.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

No, you can blame incompetence in the strategic long term planning of primary school places instead of pandering to political demands to expand certain schools or open new ones when birth data told you we had a couple of bulge years then a decline in numbers. This was not unknown data.

What is the cause of the decline in birth rate in Brighton and Hove though?

Is it enforced celibacy, or more a combination of an increase of buy to let properties, HMOs for students and house prices making it difficult for families to live in the catchment areas of these schools?

 

[Bold Seagull]

What is the cause of the decline in birth rate in Brighton and Hove though?

Is it enforced celibacy, or more a combination of an increase of buy to let properties, HMOs for students and house prices making it difficult for families to live in the catchment areas of these schools?

To my understanding, it hasn't actually been a decline in birthrate. We just had a few bulge years rather than subsequent decline.

edit that...probably is more of a trend in line nationally. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/bulletins/birthsummarytablesenglandandwales/2018?hootPostID=2a920aede9bdac9a7bd1ac3348e4f647#regional-and-local-level-fertility-rates-vary

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Both my granddaughters got their (or their parents) first choices: one in Worthing (Elm Grove) and the other in Portslade (St Nicolas). Very happy bunnies.

 

[Notters]

Yes. Not logged in yet. Numbers for new pupils in Brighton & Hove have declined fast recently (which I blame on a lack of affordable family housing in the City). Most should get their 1st choice.

Agree with this. I was saying this would happen 15 years ago when I started to realise that I never would be able to afford to buy a house there. It was/is one of the youngest city populations in the country but I think the average age will rise sharply. I imagine places like Newhaven and Worthing, on the other hand, will have great demand for school places in the coming years.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Agree with this. I was saying this would happen 15 years ago when I started to realise that I never would be able to afford to buy a house there. It was/is one of the youngest city populations in the country but I think the average age will rise sharply. I imagine places like Newhaven and Worthing, on the other hand, will have great demand for school places in the coming years.

You might think that, but more affordable places to live like Portslade, Mile Oak, Hangleton have as big a surplus of places as anywhere in the city.

 

[Notters]

You might think that, but more affordable places to live like Portslade, Mile Oak, Hangleton have as big a surplus of places as anywhere in the city.

Nowhere in the city is remotely affordable for first time buyers unless they have large inheritence or are very highly paid (and they weren't seven years ago when we were looking).

All of my friends from Brighton have bought in either Worthing, Burgess Hill or Newhaven.

There are no 3-bed homes in any of those areas under £300,000!

This is the second cheapest 3-bed home in Mile Oak: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-89495249.html

A couple would need a £50,000 deposit and to earn £50,000 each within minimal expenses (e.g. childcare) to afford this.

Just by way of comparison we now live in one of the nicest parts of Leeds and a similar house would be ~half the price: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-88712864.html

My boss lives in a reasonably nice part of Pontefract and there you're looking about half again Look at this for a massive newbuild: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-67626351.html