Thanks Hillstop.

Yes, we are quite high up on a waiting list for a school 230 meters away but not sure we will want to move them assuming they settle in the school they have been allocated. Very frustrating - talking with the Lewisham Admissions Team, they have indicated that quite a few parents don't bother informing them when a child doesn't need a place so they do crop up but in terms of procedure, they have to write to the parents and give them 2 weeks to confirm whether or not they require the place. We already know of one family that have moved and not informed them that they don't need their allocated place. It is a shame people aren't always a little more considerate.