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Claremont Fan Court school

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lockdown555 · 20/07/2020 20:21

I have heard from several sources that this school is on the up. Are there any parents on here who can share their views of the school?

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Ohalrightthen · 21/10/2020 16:19

Not a parent, but i grew up in the area. My sister went to StG and our neighbours to CFC - both were thought to be good options for less academic kids, with StG the higher achieving, athletic option and CFC the artsy/drama pick for kids with less mainstream uni aspirations. From what i recall from parties, the Clairmont kids always thought an awful lot of themselves, but that could well have just been that cohort!

This was 10+ years ago now, to be fair.

Edith1970s · 21/10/2020 16:10

Claremont fan is on the up but it’s mainly kids hothouses in London who are looking for better pastoral care and a “country” school. Grounds are incredible. It’s worth noting that like St John’s leatherhead it’s getting harder to get into. Not because of the quality of the teaching but the oversubscription/over-competitiveness in London senior schools and the increased migration of parents out of SW London to Surrey.

Localher0 · 26/07/2020 20:59

My DC went there for Yr7-11 and we loved it. Our youngest will be starting 6th form. It is definitely improving and not a shoe-in anymore. Although in this area there's still a lot of academic snobbery about its previous reputation ..... Confused

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lockdown555 · 22/07/2020 06:46

Thanks all. Would be great if any current parents could share their views. Personally we loved it when we looked around and we are not looking for a hothouse - we want somewhere less pressurised

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boredofremotelearning · 21/07/2020 16:07

I was not impressed when I looked round it last year. Class sizes were quite big for year 7, teachers seemed inexperienced. Head was quite odd. St G we thought was better but very large and pastoral care didn't seem strong enough. Didn't apply to either in the end. Lots of schools you can travel to from that area.

Changemyname18 · 21/07/2020 15:37

Their virtual visit has a lot of shots panning over the (albeit gorgeous) ceilings. Is this the emphasis you want from a school when it is trying to attract future pupils?

Bakeachocolatecaketoday · 21/07/2020 14:51

I would look at other options and expand to looking at single sex, I don't think either CFC or StG are particularly well thought of...

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lockdown555 · 21/07/2020 06:42

Yes - have also heard that about the ‘banker’ element - apparently secondary applications are up 40%. As one of only two mixed options accessible from my house (the other being St George’s), I am very open-minded. I have spoken to one parent who sings its praises - would be great to know if that is representative

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BookSkark · 20/07/2020 23:55

We're looking at schools for DD and her prep school advised that it's not the "banker" it was a few years ago. I'm still not convinced though, but we're going to try for an open day in the autumn as it might still be a good back up choice.

User647647 · 20/07/2020 21:34

I’m thinking about this school for my daughter.

My main concern is that if you look at the A level results broken down by subject, there seem to be many subjects with as little as just 1 person taking them.

I don’t think I would like that for her. I wonder if most kids move to other schools for sixth form and if so, why.