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Hi Glengarry falls under


Heber primary

and think all in Dulwich village now but apparently wasnt case in past,know this from asking neighbour who's children went Heber as when they moved here 15 Yrs ago Dulwich village schools were out of catchment area for Glengarry road,No idea im afraid regarding Melbourne Grove.


also under Charter school(comprehensive)

Harris academy boys and girls

sure a lot more such as Goose green primary.

I would have thought Bessemer, Dulwich Village Infants and Goose Green. May even Dog Kennel Hill? But think it has a fairly small catchment. Too far for Heber on current intakes. For secondary, Charter pretty close...other secondaries in the area aren't on proximity as far as I know, so less relevant.

In those locations you definitely won't get into Heber. Goose Green would be your best bet and its a good and improving school by all accounts. You would have a shot at Dulwich Hamlet Junior school (though perhaps not the Village Infants school which is a separate intake and has 50% religious places). However,you'd be near the outer edge of Hamlet's usual furthest distance offer. Bessemer is a good school as well that currently has quite a wide catchment because its been bulging (90 vs standard 60 students). There are talks of permanently expanding its intake to 90. Renata (one of the local councillors active on the forum) can give you more details. Also, there is talk of a Harris Academy opening up a primary school on the Dulwich Hospital site which you would very close to if that happens (the school hasn't secured the location yet though that's their target site).


Good luck. A lot will depend on where on those specific roads you are but the furthest distance offers contained here should help. Also, you can email the admissions office of the closest schools as well for historical information on distance offers (for the Academy's you have to speak to them directly).


http://www.southwark.gov.uk/downloads/download/2483/primary_school_admissions

Pretty much every family I know on Glengarry & surrounding streets sends their children to DVI & DHJS at primary level (this year there was a week or so wait for places at DHJS)- apart from a Catholic family & a couple of private ed families.


Dunno about Heber - lived here nearly 20 years & haven't known any family send their children there from this enclave in that time - could be that they do though (someone's neighbour's children further up the thread?)just that I don't know any?


Mine started at school 15 years ago & the DV schools were just considered our local primaries then, no problems getting in at all, we never even considered that there would be. We went on community places - not church - and it was just where everyone here sent their children.


My observation is that there's a lot of scare-mongering about the tightness of DV school catchments, but every year I've lived here (bar one) children from Glengarry/Tarbert/Trossachs/Hillsborough roads have got into those schools without too much fuss.


Local secondary is The Charter.


Can't comment on Melbourne Grove though. Sorry.

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