Goodrich vs St Anthony's

[Izzybizz]

Hello,

We moved to East Dulwich last year and we are very happy. We are in the process of applying for a school place for our son and wondered if people with the children at either school could shed some light on how they feel about them; how happy their children are/standards of teaching etc.? Would be very helpful to hear from parents who had chosen between these two school specifically. Goodrich looks like a very creative school with beautiful art work adorning the walls which is a real draw for us but we are still very open minded about either.

Any opinions or advice would be gratefully received. Look forward to hearing from you.

[Pickle]

It will really come down to you - do you want a religion based primary experience, or a non-denominational one? Both are good schools with different underlying principles.

For Goodrich you need to live very close by, for St Anthony's I believe you need a pretty rock solid base of church attendance.

My three children are all very happy at Goodrich, but as we have no experience of St A's it's impossible to compare the two schools. As we aren't religious I didn't even consider putting it as an option when we first had to apply for school places for our eldest child, so haven't been inside the school.

If both really are options, I suggest attending their respective winter fairs and any other events that are open to,the public, to get a feel for whether the school is right for your child/family.

[emc]

Hi

I'm guessing you've looked into the catholicity requirements for St anthony's ? Weekly church attendance (and where you attend counts) your child needs to have been baptised etc - there's quite a few and as the school is oversubscribed it's pretty tight. Might be useful to ask the school so you don't waste your time...