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Also depends if Lewisham are changing their distance criteria - I know that for 2010 admissions Southwark are measuring distance from school to home 'as the crow flies', i.e. shortest direct route, rather than going by 'safe walking route' as they have done previously - this may work in your favour?

Curly - I thought the same about the borough/distance thing. But looking at the admissions book from Southwark today, some schools (ie, Goodrich) have criteria that states something along the lines of 1) Children living closest to the school who live in Southwark, then 2) Children living closest to the school who live in other boroughs.


That said, visited Horniman this morning and the head there said they make no distinction on the borough, just the distance. So worth checking with the individual schools.

ladywotlunches Wrote:

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> Curly - I thought the same about the

> borough/distance thing. But looking at the

> admissions book from Southwark today, some schools

> (ie, Goodrich) have criteria that states something

> along the lines of 1) Children living closest to

> the school who live in Southwark, then 2) Children

> living closest to the school who live in other

> boroughs.


You're misunderstanding, I'm sure.


http://www.southwark.gov.uk/Uploads/FILE_43290.pdf


iv) Children for whom it is their nearest Southwark community school measured by straight line

route from home to main school gate


(v) Children living nearest the school measured by straight line route from home to main school

gate


Whether or not you live in Southwark cannot be a factor, this was ruled illegal some years ago.


http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/EducationAndLearning/Schools/SchoolAdmissions/PrimarySchoolAdmission/AdmissionCriteria/


"4.children for whom it is the nearest community school (priority within this category will normally be given to those living nearest to the school but other children living further away may have to be given preference if they cannot reasonably be offered an alternative school).



5.if, after these criteria have been taken into account, there are still more applicants than places remaining, priority will be given to those living nearest to the school."

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