Learning about London grammars

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BigGreen · 07/03/2021 08:16

Hello

I was wondering where to get more info about London grammar schools? I'm not from England and am finding the system somewhat confusing.

We're in a situation where there's no boys secondary in our catchment area. The closest school in our borough is not good, in terms of grades, behaviour, polluted location plus a DC died in their care.

The schools in neighbouring boroughs are good and these are actually closer to us, but it seems less certain that DC would get in?

I really want to avoid the in-borough school for obvious reasons and I was lucky to attend a great grammar school myself so would like to learn more. It's possible we could move to a grammar area as well (but have v small budget).

Thanks for any pointing in the right direction.

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Stokey · 07/03/2021 09:04

Which part of London are you looking at? Grammars are few and far between and most are incredibly competitive. What year is your DC in? Is he academic? You say there is no boys' secondary in your areas but presumably there are mixed ones. I think bits generally do better at co-ed and girls at single sex.

Start off by looking at the secondary allocations for previous years to see realistically which schools your DC would have got into. And then you can decide whether there are any you wind be happy with. If you are considering moving to a grammar catchment area, make sure you are also in catchment for a good secondary as there is no guarantee of grammar places.

blowonitthen · 07/03/2021 08:31

Are you considering North or South London?

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