Intake of 57 children from outside the Formby area as far away as 7.3miles into Range High School

As allocation figures are released about admissions into Formby secondary schools, it is revealed that Range High School have an intake of 57 children from outside the Formby area and as far away as 7.3miles.

Formby High School is at the opposite end of the scale with no children accepted from outside Formby and the furthest acceptance from the school is a mere 1.01mile.

It was revealed just a few days ago that five children who live in Formby have been refused a secondary school in Formby. They have been allocated secondary schools in Birkdale and Crosby

Dozens of Formby families were left devastated after missing out on their 1st choice of secondary school in Formby after both schools are heavily over-subscribed by hundreds of applicants.

It appears that if you only put down one choice of school on the application, if that school is not able to accept you, you could actually end up being allocated a school anywhere in the borough. You must always put a first and second choice of school or your choice will be taken away.

Both Formby High and Range High commission Sefton Local Aurthority to coordinate it's admissions for the schools.

The order of choice is:

1 - Children who are looked after - Specialist needs

2 - Siblings in School - If somebody lives in the same house who already attends the same school.

3 - Feeder School - If your child attends a feeder school for the secondary school.

4 - Children of staff who have been employed for more than two years

5 - Other children in the areas of Formby, Hightown or Ince Blundell

6 - Other requests that name that school as preference.

Feeder schools for Range High are; Woodlands Primary and St. Luke's

Feeder schools for Formby High are; Freshfield, Redgate and Trinity St. Peter's

The Local Government Association, which represents 370 councils, has said its members may not be able to deliver sufficient places in future because their power to open new schools has been removed.

Labour, meanwhile, has said the system is under strain, with one in six secondary schools already at, or over capacity, and 300,000 more secondary pupils set to enter schools by 2020.

The government says it invested £5bn during the last parliament to help create half a million new school places, with a further £7bn set aside to create more places over the next six years.

If your child has missed out on their school of choice, please tell us about it; Email: info@formbybubble.com