Hi, we looked into schools and had our daughter down on waiting lists before the OH had his face to face interview. By time we arrived she'd been on the lists of 4 school for 6 months (we had to pay to go on the lists), when we spoke to the schools they were hazy about where she was on the lists etc, but once we got here and interviewed things changed very quickly and she was offered places at 3 out of 4! She is in Yr 7 and just started her 2nd full year at the place we decided on. If you've set your heart on a particular school then you do have to get in there early doors for the lists, and work very hard at the interview (we were at on place for over 2 hours). Places for kids born 2000/01 are a lot harder, we've lived in several countries and it has always been difficult, apparently there was a bit of a baby boom to do with people deliberately trying to have a millennium baby (not what we were aiming for!) Good Luck :biggrin: