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school journey fron ickenham /hillingdon to tiffin boys

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asi2000 · 05/03/2014 21:06

hi
my son just got admission in tiffin boys and like to know any body from hillingdon goes to tiffin boys as i am looking for options without moving to surry.
thanks

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tiggytape · 06/03/2014 09:39

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HarrietVaneAgain · 06/03/2014 09:38

As a Kingston resident very depressed by this. Congratulations to your son but my kids don't even have a secondary school to go to because of the crazy admissions / catcent area policies.

pinkdelight · 06/03/2014 09:29

Where did you hear about the minibus? Because that's who to ask about it. It sounds unlikely I have to say, but perhaps it's a private arrangement. Hope you find out about it because the trek will be exhausting otherwise. I'd seriously consider moving sooner.

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asi2000 · 06/03/2014 09:10

thanx every one but the thing is i heard there are few mini bus service runs from hillingdon /ruislip area which take kids to tiffin boys and tiffin girls and talking abt slough n bucks ,the school which he wanted are either not taking children from our area or he is on waiting list and i like tiffin boys i like to see how it goes for first six months then decide abt moving.if i get car share or mini bus service which runs from our area thats why i am looking for the parents who send their kids to these school n i know there are lots of them.....

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AmazingDisgrace · 06/03/2014 07:53

Thinking about it...Your son sat the entrance test therefore you knew how far it was. What is wrong with the Slough or Bucks grammars?

AmazingDisgrace · 06/03/2014 07:46

I would not inflict that journey on your son. Either move or hope you can get him into a nearer school. Quite honestly, putting Tiffin as your first preference without having worked all this out beforehand is a bit ridiculousConfused

muttonjeffmum · 05/03/2014 23:25

To get to Kingston by public transport - train/bus to Uxbridge, bus to Heathrow, bus to Kingston. Or tube into town and overground train out to Kingston. Either way, it will take a couple of hours. Even driving is a nightmare first thing in the morning - that could take hour maybe hour and half.
What's wrong with the schools in Hillingdon and Ickenham? There are some excellent comprehensives achieving outstanding results.
Or, as TheRoadLessTravelled, the grammars in Slough have coaches picking up from Hillingdon.

Pooka · 05/03/2014 23:25

You're looking at 1.5 hours on public transport or 45mins potentially by car.

singersgirl · 05/03/2014 23:16

It's miles away and will be a miserable journey twice a day for 7 years.

TheRoadLessTravelled · 05/03/2014 22:24

Surely It's not commutable from Ickenham.

Why did you apply if you didn't want to move house?

The slough consortium and bucks grammars are commutable from Ickenham.