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Tiffin Girls School "designated area"

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Muminwestlondon · 17/12/2012 16:34

West or South West London parents might be interested to learn that TGS is currently consulting on a "designated area" to cut down on the nearly 2000 applications they had this year. If accepted the change would apply from 2014/15. The details are on the school website, but the postcodes are...

KT1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 19
TW1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16
SW13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20
W4, 5, 7, 13
UB1, 2
SM4
CR4

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TessOfTheBaublevilles · 18/12/2012 15:15

I don't know Joan - I was just clutching at straws!

I have very little knowledge of public transport routes from various areas to Kingston. The only ones I know are the ones from where I live!

JoanByers · 18/12/2012 15:06

So why is w3 absent?

TessOfTheBaublevilles · 18/12/2012 15:05

Although having said that, I've just remembered that the advised maximum travelling time for a secondary aged child is 90 minutes, so perhaps that's how they've done it?

Perhaps they've worked out the journey times from various postcodes and the area is those that fall within 90 minutes?

TessOfTheBaublevilles · 18/12/2012 15:02

Having put some of the postcodes into Google Maps, I can now see how far some of the postcodes are, so I take back what I said!

In that case, it's very naughty they've said in one of the documents, one of their reasons is to stop girls having to travel very long distances.

They might as well just be honest and say it's purely to cut the number of applications.

JoanByers · 18/12/2012 14:21

Some of the postcodes are an hour-and-a-half by two, or even three, buses.

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Muminwestlondon · 18/12/2012 14:14

I think a very small minority of girls have always travelled long distances. Some of the proposed postcodes are an hour by bus.

What they are trying to do is reduce the burden of applications and shut up those who want the school to be for Kingston only by introducing a catchment of sorts.

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JoanByers · 18/12/2012 14:13

The postcodes seem very arbitrary. How come Southall is in but Acton is out?

TessOfTheBaublevilles · 18/12/2012 13:31

I think it's a good idea, especially given that part of their rationale is the long distances some girls are travelling to the school, as well as the number of applications.

CarrotsAreNotTheOnlyVegetables · 18/12/2012 12:29

Thanks, will have a look at that.

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Muminwestlondon · 18/12/2012 12:15

Anyone can comment. There is a form on their website which can be emailed or posted.

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CarrotsAreNotTheOnlyVegetables · 18/12/2012 11:46

It is about time something was done to ease the hysteria of Tiffin entrance.

Though this is only a consultation - who is eligible to comment?

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Muminwestlondon · 18/12/2012 08:47

I don't know but I think what has prompted it is that the school infrastructure cannot cope with the costs and hassle of nearly 2000 girls sitting the initial test.

They are completely separate schools and as you may be aware Tiffin Girls changed the admission tests this year to include maths and English. I cannot imagine they will run two different systems for ever though as I think they must have similar problems in sheer volume of applicants and differentiating between them.

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HilaryM · 17/12/2012 22:48

that's a bit of a shocker.

anyone know if tiffin boys will follow suit?

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Muminwestlondon · 17/12/2012 22:14

I am also outside of it although my daughter goes there! It is only a proposal at the moment and comments can be made via their website.

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gatheringlilac · 17/12/2012 21:00

We're not in there! And we are close enough for it to be our big shopping area!!