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Lewes old grammar or shoreham college

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Mumtobandt · 21/07/2017 18:33

Hi have son in year 5 . About to go through the secondary application for brighton which is basically a lottery . Have been told by the admissions team that they will have more kids in our catchment area ( stringer varndean ) than there are places and some children will be sent out of the catchment to Longhill and baca . Having to think about alternatives . Can't afford private without re mortgaging but that is plan b - anyone know anything about shoreham college or lewes old grammar school ? I have Middle ability boys . Brighton system is a shambles so annoyed I might have to go down this route . Would appreciate any feedback on these two schools thankyou

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Mumtobandt · 21/07/2017 18:35

Any views on shoreham college or lewes old grammar school ? What would be best for Middle ability boys ? Forced into private due to horrendous brighton lottery system

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CruCru · 22/07/2017 01:16

Hello OP

A friend went to LOGS and said it was a lovely school - from what I've heard, it still is. My friend started off at Brighton College but found it a bit too much (he is very smart - I think he found having school on Saturdays hard).

I don't know Shoreham College (I grew up in Brighton but moved away once I was an adult). Do both have the same travel time?

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Mumtobandt · 22/07/2017 08:59

Thankyou that's good to know . Logs is easier to get to as he could get the train but shoreham does pick up at an extra cost . Fees almost identical . Our local secondary is stringer which is good but despite living very close to it we are still in a lottery with kids miles away and it's massively oversubscribed . I'm leaning towards logs but would appreciate any knowledge on either of them

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CruCru · 22/07/2017 15:57

The journey time to school is important - I remember being knackered when I reached the end of the school day.

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greenlavender · 22/07/2017 21:22

Brighton College don't do Saturday school

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CruCru · 22/07/2017 22:11

To be fair, I am quite old. My friend would have been there in the 1990s.

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CruCru · 22/07/2017 23:31

I have heard it is a nice school from friends who live in Lewes. Have you been to see both these schools, OP?

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Mumtobandt · 23/07/2017 18:14

I'm planning to see both in September but I think the views of parents who are already there can be helpful .

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CruCru · 24/07/2017 17:43

I hope that things go well for you OP. Friends still living in Brighton have said that the lottery system has added another layer of stress to an already stressful situation.