Grammar schools for girls accessible from SE15

[emc]

Hello all

Can anyone tell me which grammar schools (that take girls) are within the boundaries for applicants from SE15? I only know of Newstead Wood but there may be others I'm missing - I'm not au fait with the grammar school system at all.

Thanks so much

[Townleygreen]

There are grammars in Sutton that you can apply for - Wallington and Nonsuch are the girls' schools I believe. Not too hard by train - I think from Forest Hill.

Those two are in theory easier to get into than Newstead.

Bexley has grammars too but less easily accessible by train, including Chiselhust and Sidcup GS - co-ed.

[Growlybear]

The catchment area for Newstead Wood is only 9 miles, so Peckham would be quite some way outside the limit.

[Pugwash]

I think there are more over North London

[kristymac1]

Growlybear Wrote:

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> The catchment area for Newstead Wood is only 9

> miles, so Peckham would be quite some way outside

> the limit.

Depends where in SE15. We're by Peckham Rye Park and the 'as the crow flies' distance to Newstead Wood is under 9 miles.

[landsberger]

Or you may wish to consider a high performing non-selective or partially selective school?

Top 65 schools within 9 miles of SE15 sorted by percentage of 5 or more GCSEs including Maths and English with results above 70%.

* are completely selective

*The Henrietta Barnett School 100%

*Newstead Wood School 100%

*Sutton Grammar School 100%

*Wallington County Grammar School 100%

*Wilson's School 100%

*Wallington High School for Girls 99%

*Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School 98%

*Beths Grammar School 97%

*Bexley Grammar School 97%

*Woodford County High School 97%

Ark King Solomon Academy 95%

Bethnal Green Academy 90%

The London Oratory School 87%

Twyford Church of England High School 87%

Coloma Convent Girls' School 87%

The Grey Coat Hospital 85%

Langley Park School for Girls 85%

Sacred Heart High School 85%

Graveney School 84%

La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School 84%

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace 83%

Mossbourne Community Academy 83%

The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School 83%

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Comprehensive School 83%

The St Marylebone CofE School 82%

Ursuline High School Wimbledon 82%

St Catherine's Catholic School 81%

Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School 81%

Bullers Wood School 80%

Coombe Girls' School 80%

The Charter School 79%

Kingsdale Foundation School 79%

Alexandra Park School 78%

The Ursuline Academy Ilford 78%

Central Foundation Boys' School 78%

La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School 78%

Hayes School 77%

The Camden School for Girls 77%

Brampton Manor Academy 76%

Langley Park School for Boys 76%

Fortismere School 76%

St Angela's Ursuline School 76%

St Philomena's School 76%

Darrick Wood School 75%

Glenthorne High School 75%

Sacred Heart Catholic School 75%

Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich 75%

Swanlea School 75%

Sir John Cass Foundation and Redcoat Church of England Secondary School 75%

Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College 74%

Holland Park School 74%

St Michael's Catholic College 74%

St Mary Magdalene Academy 74%

Oaklands School 74%

Lady Margaret School 73%

Harris Academy Falconwood 73%

Walthamstow School for Girls 73%

The John Fisher School 73%

St Ursula's Convent School 73%

Woolwich Polytechnic School 72%

The City Academy, Hackney 72%

Morpeth School 72%

Seven Kings School 72%

Prendergast School 72%

Dunraven School 71%

[snowboarder]

Most of the schools on the list above do not have a 9 mile catchment area though!!

[DuncanW]

That's an interesting list Landsberger.

Can you do the same or point me in the right direction for boys' schools?

[Renata Hamvas]

Hi Duncan, this list includes boys' and girls' schools, eg Wilson's is an all boys school.

Renata

[dollydaydream]

Hi, the list above is Boy's and Girl's schools and some are Catholic

which has a religous criteria you have to have to apply. Good Luck

[tomskip]

What is the point of posting that list?

[Fjgb]

You would never get in to Grveney from Peckham. I used to live in Tooting and you literally have to live on the doorstep. Imagine most other schools on this list are the same.

[Carbonara]

You can try for a selective place at Graveney from anywhere: 60 places a year are allocated on the results of the Wandsworth test. (You don't have to live in Wandsworth to take the test).

Bizarrely they have just re-introduced priority admission criteria for siblings of selective places. No wonder the catchment for distance places is so tiny.

[landsberger]

The eason I posted the list is because

I. I wanted to show all high performing schools within 9 miles, some of which are non-selective

Ii. i thought the OP might find it useful - which, apparently, they did.

I personally am not a fan of selection, but I try and be helpful where I can. Makes the days go by quicker, generally. Sadly I didn't have a chance to go through the wide variety of catchment areas, and selection policies of the schools concerned, but it appears other posters will.

[DuncanW]

Thanks for the clarification Renata