We don't live in the catchment area of a perfect school, can we still apply?

We don't live in the catchment area of a perfect school, can we still apply?

Ralph Lucas (Editor, The Good Schools Guide) gives expert video advice on: What kind of admissions criteria might a school apply?; How do schools choose which children to accept?; We don't live in the catchment area of a perfect school, can we still apply? and more...

Absolutely, yes. You'll get on the waiting list. Put it as your first choice. You'll end up on the waiting list. You won't get it, but you may get a chance later on. Or, something may suddenly turn up trumps, and you will find your way to being there. But don't count on it. Don't ever think that you can get there by appeal or by some other mechanism. You're giving yourself a chance to get in later. You shouldn't think that you will.