What happens if you get none of them
This is the outcome the whole form exists to avoid
What this is
If you do not meet the rules at any school you named, the council does not go back and try harder. It gives you a place at the nearest school to your home that still has space. That school could be some distance away, and you did not choose it.
What to do
- Look at your list and ask one question: which of these am I almost certain to get?
- If the answer is none, your list is not finished.
- Add one school you are confident about, and put it last.
- Check that school is one you could actually live with.
How you know it worked
You can point at one school on your list and say, we will definitely get that.
Easy to get wrong
- Assuming the council will find you something close. It finds you something with space.
- Assuming you can fix it in March. By then you are appealing, and one in five appeals wins.
If that does not work
If this has already happened to you, that is what our appeal side is for, and the waiting list is often the better route.
Last updated 7 October 2026. Written against the School Admissions Code 2021. Your council sets its own rules and dates, and its page is always the final word. This is information, not legal advice.