School opinions... Heber, Goodrich, Fairlawn, Horniman, Bessemer, Goose Green.

[damzel]

BB100 thanks. I hadn't even thought of space issues and around here it's obviously very relevant.

As for finding 6 schools, it seems impossible as we only have 2 near us (well within assumed catchment area)

[EDmummy]

Sanne Panne Wrote:

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> Heber: got a 2 from Ofsted but seems to be the

> most popular school in ED from how keen the

> parents are to get in, must be a lovely place

> therefore? Very small catchment expected this

> year, what would that be - 300m?

>

> Goodrich: always looks so cosy from the outside

> but I heard and read that the parents aren't

> always too happy and that it's actually quite a

> big school. No idea about the expected catchment.

>

> Fairlawn: has outstanding Ofsted rating, is

> popular among parents but looks a bit all concrete

> to me - purely based on a single visit when I had

> to drop a child's coat off on a grey rainy day.

> Would the catchment be a bit bigger due to it not

> being in ED? Or will last year's bulge class

> offset this?

>

>

Sanne Pannne you seem to have mixed the way you have mentioned Ofsted scores here. For those who are unfamiliar - a 1 rating is Outstanding (such as Fairlawn); 2 good; 3 satisfactory; and, 4 inadequate.

[goosegreenpta]

Dear all,

For those applying for a 2012 reception place come and have a look for yourself why so many parents are so very happy with Goose Green. The school will be having its monthly open day this coming Tuesday (6th December). Whilst it is usually the first Monday of every month this has been altered for December to accomodate other Christmas related activities taking place at school. No need to book a slot just come to the reception desk shortly after 9am and the headteacher Mrs Marland will conduct a tour of the whole school from nursery to year 6 including our dedicated art and music rooms. After the tour there will be an opportunity to meet and chat to parents of children currently at the school. See you there

GGPTA

[ema]

Fairlawn is a fabulous school. The Head has his reasons for his belief in no uniform is a great policy. You say the children are happy in the playground....think about it. Maybe the school and the children concentrate on other issues, eg education, secure and confident individuals, good social skills, team-work, great environment....if it's not broken, why fix it?????????? In other words, why make a judgement about something so irrelevant?

[Sanne Panne]

ema Wrote:

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> Fairlawn is a fabulous school. The Head has his

> reasons for his belief in no uniform is a great

> policy. You say the children are happy in the

> playground....think about it. Maybe the school and

> the children concentrate on other issues, eg

> education, secure and confident individuals, good

> social skills, team-work, great environment....if

> it's not broken, why fix it?????????? In other

> words, why make a judgement about something so

> irrelevant?

I'm not sure I understand your post, I think it's about whether it's a weak point that Fairlawn doesn't have uniforms. I grew up in a country where school uniforms don't exist and I'm still not quite sure what to think about them... I do think it is convenient not to have to discuss choice of clothing in the morning. But that's not the ultimate reason of course. To me it's mostly irrelevant too.