Secondary school catchment barry road

[theboycj]

Hi interested to know if ed charter catchment stretches as far as barry road? Conscious its a long road! Im thinking more towards the top end towards the church area... Would welcome any comments from those on the road with kids in secondary?

Many thanks

[sweetgirl]

It does

Every year the catchment changes.

[HamletHarrier]

We are near you and didn't get offered a place first time round but stayed on the waiting list and were offered a place that way (but didn't take it up). This was four years ago if that helps.

[theboycj]

Hi thanks, do you know if north charter is in catchment on that basis?

[scarlettbanks]

For the Sept 2022 intake, the 'longest distance' for Charter ED was 964m when offers were first made in March 2022. But of course, not all these kids accept the offer, and some instead go to private school etc. So by school start in September 2022 (i.e. when the kids actually started), it had gone from 964m to 1267m. See attachment for how these two circles look.

This was for September 2022, and the circles will change for subsequent years of course. But if anything, the 'longest distance' should increase in upcoming years, as the intake increases (it was 210 in Sept 2022, but will be 240 in future), and since the demographics of East Dulwich are changing (there are projected to be fewer kids starting secondary school in coming years, compared with Sept 2022 when there were several primary school bulge classes etc).

So I think the top half of Barry Rd should be very comfortable. And the bottom half of Barry Rd should be fine too, but may have to wait until post-March to be offered a place. And if you're applying in the distance future (i.e. not for Sept 2024) then it will hopefully get even more comfortable.

[scarlettbanks]

Oops - and hot of the press - the further distance offered on 1st March 2023 (for the Sept 2023 intake) was 1396 metres! So it's gone up substantially. And will presumably go up even more before Sept 2023. So Barry Road (top or bottom) is almost certainly a safe bet for the future, as I imagine the longest distance will continue to increase. Good news for people of the area :) . Here is 1396 metres on a map:

[McMurphy]

my contribution on this topic, covering similar stuff as scarlett -

 

[theboycj]

Thanks this is all super helpful info. Much appreciated!

[Lorgan]

On 09/03/2023 at 07:03, McMurphy said:

my contribution on this topic, covering similar stuff as scarlett -

 

Hello - can I please ask where did you source this data?

[TreacleRabbit]

Hello - does anyone have the most recent catchment data / image for Charter North?  (Those distance maps are great!)

thanks

[gebbjane]

From ND  Charter website:- 

The furthest distance we offered a place for our year 7 September 2023 was 921 meters.

As of the 1st March 2024 the furthest distance we have offered a place for September 2024 intake is currently at 827m. (So on 1st round offers). 
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[scarlettbanks]

Does anyone know the furthest distance offered on 1st March 2024, for Charter East Dulwich - i.e. 1st round offers for the September 2024 intake? 

[northernmonkey]

 

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Edited May 7, 2024 by northernmonkey

[scarlettbanks]

This thread hasn't been updated for a while. For the Sept 2025 intake (i.e. the kids starting this week), the Charter East Dulwich school website says the 'longest distance' offered was 1700m (as of 1st May 2025 - I guess it might have increased a bit more after 1st May 2025). Below is a map of 1700m - but parents should still apply even if outside this circle (the distance has been increasing each year, as local demographics change etc)

For those considering applying for Sept 2026, this recent Ofsted report is very encouraging - https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50249504 - it basically says the school would have been graded as 'Outstanding', but it was not a 'graded inspection' so they are not officially allowed to say that. Obviously Ofsted has its limitations (!), but the text in this report is very complimentary. 

And the recent GCSE and A level results are the best yet: 

https://www.chartereastdulwich.org.uk/post/year-11-students-at-the-charter-school-east-dulwich-achieve-strongest-gcse-results-yet 

https://www.chartereastdulwich.org.uk/post/sixth-form-students-at-charter-east-celebrate-best-ever-results

An unapologetically pro-Charter East Dulwich post 🙂