Mick Mac

sandperson is into spitroast? Well i never.

Estate Agents?

Had the inside track on Saturday from a property type who has recently been asked to source a suitable site for Waitrose in Dulwich........Alas he feels an appropriate site does not currently exist - but hey - at least they are looking. Its a start, so we may not be limited to double doses of Somerfields for too much longer.

my children are at goodrich and they like it a lot. But it got only a satisfactory ofsted and heber got a better ofsted. Goodrich then produced good results at year end so depends on whether you are guided by ofsted or results in your choice. Heber had a "super head" who has now left and goodrich installed a new head maybe 2 years ago and she seems to be moving in the right direction. Mrs russell teaches my 6 year old and she is at all accounts a very good teacher. Good luck with your choice.

what a great thread. I can add that my wife and i have been in ed 8 years and we love it and if you ever have kids they will love it too. A great place that has something for everyone. It is still small enough to feel like a community. Mick.

ok i dont mind being called a snob if that is how you interpret my dissatisfaction at the available education in ed. And yes thanks for the old thread. Wont read it again it was bad enough at the time but think its pretty poor show bringiing it up and trying to somehow link the 2 threads. You have a long memory.

i think academies are good in the right area. I dont think given the choice ed parents on both sides of lordship lane would have asked the government for an academy and now there is no chance of another school. For anyone who goes there i obviously wish them the best. We dont have any boys so for me it does not improve my choices.

i suspect it will not be the number one choice for aspirational parents anna. Academies were originally aimed at deprived areas. I suspect most parents in ed are not deprived. But lets see.

Jeremy Wrote: -------------------------------------------------------- > > > The same quality of state education should be > available everywhere, in my opinion. > That was my point jeremy. But east dulwich has not been provided with the same quality education hence the aforemtioned moves to tunbridge wells.

Yes - He dribbles with his jowels....

Not really - just frustrated that my kids are not offered the same standard of accommodation that is readily available for free to people in say Kent or Northern Ireland where I'm from. Why should this be the case? I want an East Dulwich secondary school for East Dulwich residents. Not one in Dulwich Village, North Dulwich or Peckham.

Annasfield Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just depends on your generation I guess. Some > people are lucky (or unlucky depending on your > stance) to have seen both play. Are you trying to say I'm an old codger Anna? I have to say Ronaldo has a fine shot and stepover - but I think he has limited ability to run with the ball and beat players at speed, something GB had no problems with whatsoever. The first 60 seconds of this show Best do things that Ronaldo could only dream of.

I'm beginning to think this school is East Dulwich in name only.

Ok - but "the many great state schools in the area" - are which ones? - the link I posted suggests there are not many in the area - which one would you recommend for girls? thx.

Keef - The comparison will be how many people will consider Ronaldo to the best player ever to play in England 30 years after his last game - Best still has a lot of people who believe that. I'm not sure Ronaldo legacy will last nearly as long.

Sorry ratty - that's just plain wrong. Not a patch on Best.

My question would be - is this school's intake generally going to derive from East Dulwich or Peckham - if Peckham, it should be in Peckham, not at the end of Friern Road. Also, I have 2 girls so its of little use to me. As regards alternatives suggested: Few if any of these are in East Dulwich - I have checked Charter School and their website refers to an outstanding ofsted report, which is great, but not everyone can go there. If you look at all local schools performance (see link) - the fee paying schools stand out a mile in terms of strong performance, most close to 100% on GCSE ratings. Compared to state schools the numbers are significantly lower and it may therefore not be surprising that we have people electing to 1) pay for secondary education or 2) move to Tunbridge Wells where the same level of schooling is achieved in the Grammar School system for free. My question would be why can't ED have a state school that achieves Kent Grammar School preformance, without having to pay ?10-20k per year for the privilege Having just had a Harris Academy dumped on our doorstep, the chances of having another state secondary school built in the area are no doubt Nil. Furthermore in looking at the attached data, Peckham Academy shows 24%, so I'm not sure these academies are performing. Schools near SE22 - performance (scroll down to secondary schools) I don't normally rant - but I live on Friern Road and I'm not happy. I also regret voting for this government. Noone looks after middle income families. I won't vote for them again (I know, wrong thread). I bury my head in the sand most of the time and am going to pay more attention to local issues in future but I'm afriad its too late on this one.

Were they really dead people? I did wonder.

what good state secondary schools are there?

What about a decent school for ED proper and the type of professional families who are now progressively dominating this area. ED seems to have 1) Academies (aren't these aimed at deprived areas?) and 2) Private / fee paying schools, but there appears to be little or no quality state schooling for those in the middle. Happy to be corrected.

Gallinello: I'm no linguist - but I suspect this is not complimentary.

Actually you could well be right HB - I thought the sign said Deli and Tea Room - but thought that did not sound quite right, so just put "cafe" to be safe instead. But yes it could be a deli/tea room.

Hhmmm, interesting. really?

I forsee a parmesan traffic jam.

Well defended CC. Great counter attack.