Redbridge 11+ waiting lists: what to check after an offer
Accepting an offer removes lower-preference schools from your list unless you ask to rejoin their waiting lists. Check your position through My Redbridge.
How Redbridge waiting lists work
Positions move up and down as applications arrive. An offer depends on a vacancy.
Keep these together
- The test result and entry year.
- The offer letter and response deadline.
- Confirmation of any waiting-list request.
- The school's current policy.
- Any address change sent to the council.
Ask a precise question
Ask the admissions team whether your child is on the right list and what action you need to take.
Read a list position carefully
Worked example A position is not a date
An email says a child is third on a waiting list today. Does that mean an offer in three days?
Answer: No. It gives a position, not a speed of movement.
The trap: A position alone says nothing about timing.