We are going through this process at the moment. Luckily we live equidistance between Bessemer Grange, Goose Green and DKH. Even if we hated each and everyone of these schools, (which we don't) we would still have no chance of our son going to any but these. Luck of the draw. If you want to choose, you have to pay for private education. End of. The council will try to allocate you to something on your list, but siblngs get priority, then distance is the key factor!