Secondary school advice

[mister_eels]

We live just over the Rye in Nunhead and we have a son who will be applying for secondary schools next year.

Can anyone from Nunhead around Ivydale Road please can you give us an idea of what secondary schools pupils are applying for.

I understand the closest is the Harris Boy?s School but our son would really prefer a co-ed if it at all possible and we really don?t want to waste our choices on schools we have no chance of getting into.

Many thanks

[H4]

Hi there, we're also over that way and found it useful to look at schools in Lewisham. They all go on the same form through Southwark, but if you're that side of the borough, some of the schools over the border will be closer than Southwark schools...

try this site for last year's catchment..

https://lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/education/schools/school-admission/applying-to-start-secondary-school/school-admission-distance-map

[cactus]

Deptford Green is a realistic one to consider.

Friend's son just left with 9 x 9s at GCSE, and her two youngest are also very happy there.

[mister_eels]

Thanks, we hadn't even considered Deptford Green. 2,200 metres away from our house. Did your friends have any problem getting in, or were they a lot closer than that?

Also, anyone on here with kid's from Ivydale, where did they all end up?

[Monkey]

All applicants to Deptford Green were offered a place last year: https://lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/education/schools/school-admission/applying-to-start-secondary-school/school-admission-distance-map

[midivydale]

Many children are going to Harris boys/girls, St Thomas and Apostle, Deprford Green, Haberdashers

[northernmonkey]

Also worth remembering that Kingsdale isn't distance based - though it has a banding test and operates a lottery system to allocate places within each band. So you've no less chance of getting in there than someone who lives next door, although the statistical chance is quite low.

[Renata Hamvas]

Hi it may be worth posting this on Nunhead Rocks. Ivydale is a long road! Generally from that area, the mixed schools to look at are Haberdashers, Deptford Green (you are very close to the border with Lewisham) and Kingsdale (lottery system for admissions). The boys schools that local boys have gone to in the last few years are St Thomas the Apostle (after Faith, admissions are on distance), Harris Boys and Forest Hill Boys. Another possible one is the London Nautical School in Blackfriars. Please do use your 6 choices and put them in true order of preference, ie in your case put the mixed schools in order of preference in the top places. I strongly recommend this as it is better to get your 4th, 5th or 6th choice on offer day than be allocated a school by Southwark. Also because you have 6 choices, it is OK to put a longshot or two on your form as it won't affect your chances to get the more likely school.

Renata

[sunbob]

Hi midivydale

Do you know how far the catchments for St Thomas and Haberdashers usually stretch please?

[Renata Hamvas]

Something to consider, that even if you don't have a place at your top choices on 1st March, you automatically get a place on the waiting list of those schools that were higher on your application form than the allocated school. There is usually quite a lot of movement on waiting lists between March and September. It's also important that you do put down 6 schools that you would consider for your child, as while you can be added to waiting lists later and Southwark will do this quite quickly, Lewisham usually take a while to do this.

Renata