Dog Kennel Hill catchment?

[nyph]

We live in Camberwell and are having trouble choosing a primary. DGK, which we liked, says its catchment area was 286m in 2011, and our house is outside that teeny radius. Anyone know what 2010 or 2012 was? Thanks very much!

[ACBP]

Search for trefford21 on the forum. He's created a genius map of catchment areas. Also think I remember reading on the forum somewhere that the catchment areas are all on southwark council website. And...pretty sure DKH has a wider catchment area than the one in 2011...

[nyph]

Thanks for the info! Yes, 2013 was a bulge year, and that's on the website, but can't find 2012 to gut check whether we have a chance in a normal year. Have a feeling they're quite tight in radius.

[gebbjane]

I was wondering the same for dkh and found last years starting school brochure here http://www.robertbrowning.southwark.sch.uk/docs/Starting_Primary_School_In_Southwark.pdf

The last place offered was 455m

[nyph]

That's great info - thanks! Would be great if Southwark could post the archives regularly, make this easy on everyone ;-)

[Grotty]

I tried googling previous years school brochures recently but every link ends up at this years one.

This years intake the catchment for DKH was 1054m and as you say it was due to their bulge year. I have a friend who got in on the waiting list who lives 1200+ away. I've been looking at catchments for DKH for a few years and from what I remember previous years catchments seem have been between 200 and 500 on offer day, but remember there is a lot of movement on the waiting lists, so you may well stand a chance at being offered a place later in the year. We are putting DKH as our first choice but are 400+ away, living in hope that the waiting list will work for us.

[nyph]

Really helpful information, Grotty! I think we have a good shot, though as was mentioned on a different thread, the next 3-4 years after a bulge year are more restrictive as places are offered to siblings from the bulge year. :-(. The question will really be timing, and wanting to avoid too much disruption for the LO.