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Thanks for explaining that Renata. I know where the school is. Mrs T2R looked round it and I don't recall her saying anything about 1.5 form entry. I'm glad we chose to send me child somewhere else, it sounds like a mess.

Thanks for the info, I didn't know there was such a thing as 1.5 form entry. That sounds a mess. The person who told me seemed sure that this was related to the phonics results and not age. And that they had a letter stating that this was the reason. Will see if I can find out more.

Does anyone know if schools are allowed to keep children back (from moving up to year 2) against their parents' wishes? I have heard that children attending a Southwark school, let's call it Wallydale, have been held back in year 1 because they scored less than 34 in the phonics tests. Are they allowed to enforce this? Is this to massage the SATs statistics in year 2?

Does the area really need another school from the Harris chain? They seem to be expanding aggressivley, despite most parents not wanting them. Parents and Camden Juniors Carshalton and at Roke in Croydon have not been happy with the conversion of their schools as seen in this story: Harris Chain Fails to Win Over Parents "Girls were having their pinafores unzipped to check they had a logoed Harris top underneath." What nice people they have there at those Harris schools! It is clear that the Secretary of State for Education favours the Tory Party donor Lord Harris. It also appears that he has lesser politicians doing his bidding as well. Very sad.

Harris Academy Peckham Park - places available. Harris Free School Peckham - places available. This says to me that these schools are unpopular in their local area. If the plebs of Peckham dont want their kids at an 'Arris primary school, it's a pretty safe bet that the "mummy groups" of East Dulwich wouldn't be rushing to enrol the darling sons & daughters at one. Perhaps it would make more sense to look at over-subscribed schools and find out why these are popular. Heber, Goodrich, Fairlwan, Horniman, Ivydale seem to be the names coming up. I havent heard anyone say, "I want my child to go to a Harris school."

I'd be interested to know whether this was a local authority or academy school.

I have sympathy with this situation. Is there a need for more schools? Possibly. Do parents want more Harris schools? As Renata Hamvas posted on April 18 that 3 Harris primaries still had places, it would appear not. Emski Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Or, like me, they put down their closest six > schools and didn't get offered a place in any of > them.

This could be interpreted as east Dulwich parents being disproportionately unrealistic about which schools they are likely to get.

garnwba Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > last night was actually the Indian new year which > follows Diwali - bit like the ?500,000 worth of > firewors the major sets off each year at our New > year post 10.30pm....... or is that different > minder / ratty? who is this trigger-happy major setting off firewors on New year?