Declining a school place (Southwark)

[Bonfire2010]

Does anyone know how to decline a school place offered by Southwark as part of primary admissions day? Is it to the school or the education dept?

[Mariamadeit]

Last year I declined a place through the eadmissions website, IIRC there is a button next to the offer with accept/decline on? but also needed to call the school as they started sending me welcome packs etc, not sure how long it takes for the message to be filtered through.

[Mrs TP]

General advice is not to decline an unwanted allocated school as you 'drop' out of the system. Better to accept and be on waiting lists for those schools above it on your initial application.

If you are opting into the private sector or moving out of the area completely or home-schooling then decline away. Otherwise seek advice from Renata or James, the local councillors who are always on the school place threads and know the system inside out.

[Bonfire2010]

Many thanks. Am now living overseas so am dropping out of the system completely and wanted to free up our place for others.

[Saffron]

Best of luck with schools in your new place, Bonfire2010! :-) xx

[Bonfire2010]

Thanks Saffron! There don't seem to be the issues with primary schools, but nursery places are exactly the same...xx

[Mrs TP]

Exciting times - good luck.

[Otta]

Log in to adadmissions and click link to the offer, scroll down and you can click decline. All done.