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Placing Request

If you do not wish to send your child to your catchment primary or secondary school, you may make a placing request. This Placing Request application formshould be returned to Planning, Performance and Resources, Children's Services, New Viewforth, Stirling FK8 2ET. Forms should not be returned to schools. Details on our placing request system are contained in our Choosing a School booklet which should be read prior to completing a Placing Request application form.

Many factors influence the choice of school. Your child would normally attend the catchment school. However you may prefer another school. Prior to making a placing request parents should consider some of the following factors:

  • How will I arrange transport to the school? Transport is not provided if you make a placing request.
  • If you have more than one child, you need to remember that there is no guarantee that a younger sibling would be successful in making a placing request. However if places are available we do prioritise such applications if an older sibling will still be in attendance at the same school.
  • In choosing a school you may wish to look at a variety of schools in the event that your first choice cannot accommodate you.

If your child is due to start primary one in August you must register him/her at the catchment primary school even if you intend to make a placing request. Failure to do so may result in a delay in processing your request.

A placing request can only be made when your child is capable of accepting a place. As such you can only make a placing request in the academic session prior to the session you wish to be considered admission to.

In effect a request may be made in August 2005 for admission August 2006. In the case of admission to a secondary school a placing request can only be made when your child has commenced primary 7. You cannot submit a request more than a year in advance.

Normally a placing request for immediate admission will take between 3 to 5 weeks to process. This allows both the requested school and the current school to exchange information and respond to Children's Services. This process may take longer at certain times of the year.