no secondary place?-open morning at Deptford Green-tomorrow 24th March

[Renata Hamvas]

To those of you who are still without a secondary school place for 2011, there is an open morning at Deptford Green School, Amersham Vale,SE146LQ for 9.15am on Thursday 24th March. This is a mixed comprehensive school, in the borough of Lewisham, for a prospectus, email [email protected] . This is purely for those who don't have a place in one of the schools they applied to and for 2011 entry!

[James Barber]

Hi Renata,

That's a useful suggestion and some might find it acceptable but some parents I've spoken to have now visited this school and were so shocked that they're now applying for Dulwich College Prep School and working out how on earth they can afford to do this.

[Renata Hamvas]

Hello James,

I have in the last couple of weeks been helping parents from wards all over the south of the borough. It is clear that readers of the ED forum span quite a distance and for some, Deptford Green is close to where they live, and convenient to travel to, particularly those close to the Lewisham boundary. I don't find your comments above particularly helpful.

I know parents whose children are going to Deptford Green school in September, they have seen the school and applied to it on their CAF form. They have spoken very highly of the school, which in 2010 had 69% of pupils obtaining 5 GCSEs and for 53% this included English and Maths. For the information of interested parents, like a couple of Southwark Schools, it is a building site at the moment (being rebuilt under Schools for the Future), but this will be completed by September. The school website is www.deptfordgreen.lewisham.sch.uk so that parent can look for themselves. I don't think that Dulwich College Prep comes into the equation for many Southwark parents! The shakedown of school places has already started, so over the next few weeks there will be movement on school waiting lists.

If I hear of any other schools that have places and opportunities for visits, I will post on this forum.

Renata

[victor]

James

that is a most unhelpful post. And shocking that a councillor should attempt to put parents off a school. Surely parents are quite capable of making their own decisions.

And I doubt Duwich College has loads of spaces, even if you could afford it.

[tiddles]

yes but refreshingly honest.... made me laugh, and like JB that little bit more

[zeban]

Well says an awful lot about the counsellor who is supposed to represent ALL of Dulwich!

[Renata Hamvas]

To confirm the open morning is still happening on Thursday. They have places as unlike Southwark, Lewisham had more places than year 6 applicants this year.

Renata