Goodrich nursery catchment 200m...Really?

[toast]

Had phonecall from upset friend who was told by the school that there was no chance of their child getting into Goodrich nursery as the catchment is 200m at the mo????

I know this is true for Heber but Goodrich has a big nursery. Things are bad but this is way beyond a joke.

Did anyone get in who lives further? (obviously without siblings etc)

[Fuschia]

Heber was 600m I thought... for reception anyway

[toast]

Hebers nursery had only 30 spaces and they all went to siblings.

[candj]

It's really strange about the Heber catchment area because this year has had the most school run cars parking on our street (not Heber) than any other year.... why if the catchment is so small (like a one block perimeter around the school small).

[BeccaL]

We got goodrich nursery last year and are about 650m away and got school there over the summer but I didn't think they did catchment area for the nursery?

[toast]

It seems to have shrunk in that year, extra siblings due to bulge class? Goodrich said they go on distance from the nursery measured by some council system. If there are no nursery places for the local children then thats one major issue that needs to be addressed. If people have been faking their addresses for the last few years thats another.

There is going to be a government 'scrutiny' meeting in ED in the 12th of October on primary and nursery places, where we should get some answers. Place to be anounced but open to public and the more the merrier!

There is a facebook site to unite parents concerned about the crisis in local school places

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=120669739604&ref=ts

PS do really want to know if admissions catchment for nursery has shrunk again this yeart as it predicts places next!

[intexasatthe moment]

Pointing out the obvious maybe ,but unlike the statutory obligation to provide education for all 5 year olds, there is no legal requirement for Southwark to provide nursery places for all.

[intexasatthe moment]

Entry to reception years is governed by Southwark admission ctriteria but these don't apply to nursery places .

It seems that the individual school decides this.

Recent post from Mellors on different thread seems to suggest that primary schools file nursery applications by D. O. B.

This was the case many moons ago at Goodrich and was another way the education system disadvantaged the summer born so I'm hoping it isn't still the system used.

[CT Wac]

intexasatthe moment Wrote:

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> Pointing out the obvious maybe ,but unlike the

> statutory obligation to provide education for all

> 5 year olds, there is no legal requirement for

> Southwark to provide nursery places for all.

Your point being? We should put up or shut up?

There are NO places for first borns in vast areas of Se22, think of it as an early warning system for primary places!!

[intexasatthe moment]

I posted because I felt that reacting to the shortfall in school nursery places in the same way that people are reacting to the shortage of primary school places in this part of the borough was slightly odd.

Southwark doesn't have an obligation to provide places for all it's 3 year olds in school nurseries in the same way that it does for primary school age children

As far as I know there's always been a shortfall in nursery places,although the situation has improved in recent years.

There is obviously a problem at present with a shortage of primary school places in this part of the borough and this clearly needs addressing.

But I don't think that you can automatically assume that the shortfall in nursery places is a direct indicator of a shortage of primary school places.

[CT Wac]

Why not?

Honestly, would love the reassurance.