I've heard that its worth making formal appeals as well as putting names down for other schools, and also getting together with other parents in the same situation. Also I think you can get travel arranged if a primary school is more than 2 miles away. Other tips might be to take the pressure off by not worrying too much about a September place and waiting instead for the schools you want. It might seem critical to start with everyone else but children cope and in the end its the long term situation thats best to aim for.

I suspect that it will all settle down and shake out but no doubt a few nerves will be shattered in the meantime.

What areas are most discussed on the ed forum? wonder if its the Heber/Goodrich area which coincides with the pressure cooker area around Fairlawn /Stillness?