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Brockley secondaries

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lazysummer · 14/01/2023 14:24

Does anyone have experience of schools in Brockley? My daughter and family are looking to move there but she doesn’t know anything about the schools. The DC will be starting primary soon but they are hoping to be in the area long term. It’s Tressilian Road area of Brockley. Thanks in advance.

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lazysummer · 15/01/2023 17:46

Thank you. Is Prendergast co ed?

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TooManyPlatesInMotion · 15/01/2023 13:59

Prendergast has a good rep. I live on the border if Brockley. Join local fb groups and do some digging.

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lazysummer · 15/01/2023 10:26

The catchment information is really helpful- thank you. She will be looking at co ed or boys’ state schools. Any information would be really useful. Thank you.

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lazysummer · 14/01/2023 23:13

Thank you. My daughter will be sending her DCs to state school.

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LondonHOPDad · 14/01/2023 20:27

We are one stop further down, so possibly smoe overlap and some we won't have thought of.

This site gives you last distance offered places (these will change each year but will give an indication of chance of getting in via general applicaiton process):
lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/education/schools/school-admission/applying-to-start-secondary-school/school-admission-distance-map

I'm assuming state schools here. There are also some grammars out in Kent that some will commute to. You can also apply to schools outside of Lewisham.

There are some all boy, some all girl and some Co-Ed so if you can add if it's a girl or boy that can help narrow things.

Kingsdale is the only school I am aware of close enough that does not operate a catchment area.

Some schools allocate a percentage of places for those particularly talented academically, musically, art etc and they all seem to have slightly different criteria, but distance is the most common general one.

You can try the IloveSE4 fb page which may be able to help, as well as searching past threads on here for particular schools. The .gov website also has academic and other breakdowns of the schools.

When the time comes the best bit of advice is always to visit the schools - it really changed our minds both positively and negatively on some schools.