text: A mother says she has been left 'devastated' after her daughter failed to get a place at the same primary school her three brothers attend. Joanne Whitehouse, 44, had applied for her four-year-old daughter Alice to go to St John Fisher's RC Primary School in Middleton near Rochdale as her only preference. Her sons Joel, nine, Harri, seven, and Ollie, six, already attend the school and she believed there would be 'no issue' with her daughter gaining a place. Joanne Whitehouse (centre) was left 'devastated' after finding out her daughter Alice (right) and granddaughter Olivia (left) won't be able to go to the same school as her three sons . Alice pictured with her brothers, Joel, nine, (second left) Harri, seven,  (right) and Ollie, six (far left) But when the school allocations were revealed this morning she found out her youngest would have to go to a different school, which is a 20 minute walk from her other children's. Ms Whitehouse's granddaughter Olivia, who is also four, also missed out on a place at the school and will have to attend Middleton Parish C of E Primary School with Alice. The mother-of-eight, from Middleton, Greater Manchester, was told there were 82 applications for just 30 places at the school this year. She is planning to appeal Rochdale Council's decision and says: 'I can't split myself in half and be at both schools at the same time. 'Alice's brothers go to the school. So it just makes sense for Alice and Oliva to go there as well. I just don't know what I'm going to do.' Ms Whitehouse added she is concerned there will be a delay in arranging a care plan for Alice, who has Type 1 diabetes and needs four daily insulin injections, while she awaits the appeal outcome. One in ten children across Greater Manchester missed out on their first choice of school when the allocations were announced this morning. Alice's brothers all attend St John Fisher's RC Primary School in Middleton (pictured) where she was expecting to attend . Ms Whitehouse found out today that her daughter will attend Middleton Parish CofE Primary School instead . Rochdale Council, which had 2,851 applications this year compared with 2,749 in 2014, said 88.9 per cent of children in the  borough were offered their first school preference. It said 110 children - 3.8 per cent - were not offered any of their first three preferences, compared with 1.8 per cent last year. A council spokesman said: 'Places at St John Fisher are allocated in strict accordance with the published admission criteria for the school. There were a total of 82 preferences for 30 places. 'The school's governing body ranked all 82 applications according to the published criteria, but the children concerned did not fall into the highest priorities, and so were not offered a place. 'Only one preference was listed on the application form, and so because that preference could not be met, a place was offered at the school nearest to the home address with places. 'The parents have the right of appeal to an independent appeal panel.'
target: Joanne Whitehouse applied for daughter to go to St John Fisher's School .
  She had 'no issue' with Alice, 4, getting place as her three brothers attend .
  But she found out this morning she would have to send her to another one .
  The mother-of-eight plans to appeal the decision by Rochdale Council .