Move to SE22, school recommendation?

[francesca88]

Hi!
We are looking to move to ED on Marmora Road. Any thoughts on the area and primary school recommendations? 

 

Would love to consider secondary options as I hate moving. Have both a boy and a girl. 

Edited July 25, 2025 by nico_13

[CPR Dave]

It's very nice. Schools are all quite good.

[Penguin68]

I think you need to indicate primary and secondary needs to get useful recommendations, and sex of children since two local academies are single sex. 

[francesca88]

Thanks! 

Looking at primary schools for now. But need to keep in mind secondary for both a boy and a girl

Edited July 25, 2025 by nico_13

[Hen123]

Lots of good primary schools within reach of there. Fairlawn, Goodrich, Ivydale and Horiman. Secondary schools you will definitely get into the Harris Academies or Sydenham Girls or Forest Hill Boys, you might just be on the boundary for the East Dulwich or North Dulwich Charter but it changes every year. 

[ArmandHelpen1]

I would definitely go view the above schools before you buy there 

[goldilocks]

Not even remotely close to the catchment for charter north over there and would imagine outskirts of east (tho should check recent years). Would leave the Harris’s as more guaranteed options so maybe have a look at those and see if you’d be happy with them as a fallback 

[Angelina]

You really have to go and look at the schools yourself, and do some research. My children went to the same school in different years and had very different experiences. Different school focus on different things. It's very personal.

We bought close to the school I wanted to go to, and then moved a bit later, when they were old enough to travel on their own.