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Even Headteachers and teachers are not always aware of the best procedure. Or able to advise on the correct way to complete the CAF. Often, parents have entered the following order of preferences on the CAF on the advice of their child’s Headteacher.Preferred grammar school, not a catchment school.Local Comprehensive school, heavily over-subscribed.Local, catchment grammar school.