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United Learning and Greenacre

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Mumpower2017 · 04/01/2017 19:56

So shocked my lovely daughters school has been closed today! Number were falling so they joined United Learning to help build up the numbers and secure their future. For the past two years United Learning have done nothing, no changes, no marketing, except to fire some teachers! They brought in the head of another school to help and she did nothing either. Now they have taking over two local private juniors school, closed them and are making a big private prep school on the senior school site and closing the seniors school. Silly thing is that is most of the students are in the senior school. Can't believe a charitable educational company could act like this! Some very unhappy parents in Banstead!

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merlottime · 04/01/2017 21:57

How frustrating for you, and awful timing. I knew someone who ended up sending her DD to Greenacre when Commonweal Lodge closed, all very stressful. Hopefully though your DDs can move somewhere with friends as that might help with difficult transitions. Not sure how far you want to travel or what your transport options are, but we live in Coulsdon and my daughter goes to Woldingham - could be another option if you don't want to stick with United/Dunottar? I know others locally who go to Old Palace.

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Mumpower2017 · 04/01/2017 21:17

No mine are both in the seniors 😢 One in GCSE year too! Off to look at Dunottar but my girls take awhile to settle with change and one of my girls has a lovely bunch of friends for the first time, as she is so shy it means a lot.

They have closed the Priory and Bramely in Walton on the Hill. None of the parents in either of the three school had any idea or the staff. Lots of people are looking outside of United Learning schools, a lot of people are going to find it hard to trust them now.....

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Leeds2 · 04/01/2017 21:16

Seen that the junior schools are Priory and Bramley. I knew that Bramley was short on numbers back in my DD's day (she is now at uni) but thought Priory was thriving.

Sounds very similar to what happened when Croham Hurst and Commonweal Lodge closed, albeit some years ago now, in the same general area.

merlottime · 04/01/2017 20:42

I suppose they might bus the senior girls to Dunottar, but not sure if they have any single sex options within the United group locally.

Leeds2 · 04/01/2017 20:38

Which junior schools have they taken over?

I hope your DDs are in the junior school at Greenacre, so that their education isn't immediately affected. And good luck to all the senior school girls now looking for places.

merlottime · 04/01/2017 20:33

Oh no! Did you have any inkling? What will you do?

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