jaycee

Check out Lucy Sparkles - she does a lot of themes, and may well do StarWars for you (it's obviously going to be popular). She's done loads in the area and is great!

Anyone surprised at not getting in to Fairlawn school in the first round for this year? If so, what was your meterage?

The link that Google gives you is incorrect, it seems. Wierd that you can't view the school tip September? Other schools let you book appointments. Not very helpful.

Hi, Does anyone know what the catchment area is for Fairlawn roughly....and what it could be next year as it bulged in 2009, probably meaning more sibling places given.

Yes, I missed out Goose Green, our closet school (250mtrs)! I would be happy to get into any ED school but it seems that may be tricky, now. The only one not bulged in the area is Dog Kennel Hill. Horniman also bulged 11/12 apparently and Fairlawn also did in the last few years (in case we decide to move nearer these).

OK, so rumour has it that if a school has a bulge class, two or three years down the line there are so many places automatically allocated to siblings that it makes it difficult for anyone else to gain a place. So what does this mean for parents who will be applying for reception starting 2013, as according to my research from Southwark: In 2009/10 we had 3 bulge classes - Crampton (30 places), Goodrich (30) and Lyndhurst (15) In 2010/11 we had 4 bulge classes - Brunswick Park (15), Heber (30), Rye Oak (30) and St Anthony's (15) and two permanent enlargements Lyndhurst (15 - permenant) and Michael Faraday (15- permenant) In 2011/12 there was a whopping 9 bulge classes - Bessemer Grange(30), Alma(30), Camelot(15), Dulwich Village Infants(30), Keyworth(30), St. Anthonys(15), St J and St C(30). These are Southwark schools, but include (highlighted) all the ED schools. I've also heard once a school has bulged, it cannot bulge again for another 3 years - which surely means admissions are going to very tight in 2013? Any thoughts/ further information?