Goodrich and Heber - from what distance have they accepted kids?

[Fuschia]

I note that 600M from heber takes you as far as the library, across Northcross rd, as far as Dunstans Rd... but for some of those addresses Goodrich would be their closest Southwark School.

[toast]

I'm very likely to be wrong but wont 600m walking distance translate to something much smaller as the crow flies? Which may explain Goodrich nursery's new 200m catchment?

[Mellors]

My distance is much shorter as the crow flies (walking means you have to go round corners etc), so I would think that is true?

[Fuschia]

toast Wrote:

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> I'm very likely to be wrong but wont 600m walking

> distance translate to something much smaller as

> the crow flies? Which may explain Goodrich

> nursery's new 200m catchment?

yes, true!!

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

Jam daughter got into reception, she applied a few weeks before term started. Though her daughter is not due to start until January.

[reetpetite]

This is just an observation as none of this applies to me but as a frequent user of the 12 bus how come it is full of children going to Heber and Goodrich travelling from well beyond the bottom of Barry Road !

...and St Anthonys.

[Coach Beth]

Because the problem is because of a change in demographics - I believe there was a noticable 'baby boom' in the area a few years ago - resulting in this years school intake being so oversubscribed. A friend who is the mother of a 7 year old had no problem getting into her 1st choice school St. John's - even though she lives about 700 meters away. Whereas last year, children over 200 meters away couldn't get in. So you will be seeing children who are older than reception age (and who possibliy also have siblings at the school or who got in on a church place) travelling further to those schools.

[toast]

They bother taking a bus less than 700m?

Maybe people moved in for schools and when they got into the school they moved further away?

Or large scale school admissions fraud?

[Fuschia]

Heber used to be very unpopular. Many families with older children, and also little ones now in the lower years, live quite some dustance from the school and always have. Other families have moved since their small ones joined the school. I think accusations of fraud are rather unfounded. You need proof of address, being on the electoral roll, child benefit and utility bills to apply, after all.

[toast]

Pinning my hopes on fraud, think your right, just loads of kids between us and the local schools!