Haberdasher's Aske Consulting on Changes to Admissions Policy

[Renata Hamvas]

Haberdasher's Aske, Hatcham College are consulting on proposed changes to their admissions policy for 2013 onwards. I am aware that since the change of admissions from random allocation to distance three years ago, several children from the Nunhead area have gained places on distance. Currently distance is calculated from the Pepy's Rd site in Telegraph Hill. It is proposed that from 2013 distance will be calculated from both the Jerningham Rd site in New Cross and the Pepy's Rd site, and the lower distance taken. As the Jerningham Rd site is further from the boundary with Southwark than the Pepy's Rd site, this is likely to reduce the number of children from Southwark gaining places at this school.

Haberdasher's Aske consultation

This will not impact on people who have already applied for 2012 entry or for music scholarship candidates or siblings.

Renata

[BB100]

I expect this is because a child who lived directly opposite the gate to the Jerningham Road site didn't get in last year. She could see the gate from her bedroom window. It was in the SLP.

[njc97]

Renata - if the plans for the new free school, together with the adoption of Hatcham Temple Grove school, the number of children getting in from Southwark will likely fall towards zero in the future.