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Teddington school, any parents with children there

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purplecat1 · 22/06/2023 19:53

Just wondering about teddington school. I'm relatively new to the area and from what I understand it has a chequered past but seemed to come out of it. But I hear there is a new head this year.

Any experiences good it bad from anyone who has a child there or knows the school.

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purplecat1 · 23/06/2023 19:22

RedFluffyPanda · 23/06/2023 16:05

@purplecat1 Have you considered Tiffin Girls or LEH if she is accademically strong?

We have considered it. But I don't think grammar is the right way for her tbh, for a whole multitude of reasons, on top of which she is very adamant she doesn't want to go to a single sex school.

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RedFluffyPanda · 23/06/2023 16:05

@purplecat1 Have you considered Tiffin Girls or LEH if she is accademically strong?

RedFluffyPanda · 23/06/2023 16:03

The Richmond Borough has published a distance at which they accepted applicants. This is obviously in case of Turing House counting from nodal points and Waldergrave has they own way of approaching it

Teddington school, any parents with children there
crimped · 23/06/2023 15:38

RedFluffyPanda · 23/06/2023 12:45

The last catchment published in Turing was 2022. Did your source describe how it varies from last year? What way they shrank it?

For us Turing is the third on the planned application list and not considering HH or Teddington

I think 2023 is a peak bulge year so all the schools would have had more applications, and Turing would have had more first preferences because of the new site and good results. I know a couple of families in West Twickenham and Hampton/Hanworth that didn't get places, so they must have fallen between the two catchments, but maybe they'll get a place by September. The school seems to publish their maps in September after waiting list movement, which makes sense.

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purplecat1 · 23/06/2023 13:58

Thank you for all this info. Very useful.

For us Turing will be No 1, I'm just looking for what would be next.

Pastoral care is very important for me, just because I think it's so important for all children to have that. Academically my DD is strong, but I want her to go to a school that will have high expectations of her, rather than just accept a mediocre standard. She's very social, so I do want her to have that expectation when she hits her teens, so she can balance her social life with work! Waldegrave was the other option but neither myself nor her are keen on an all girls school and from what I hear the pastoral care there is lacking.

How many forms does teddington school have per year?

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RedFluffyPanda · 23/06/2023 12:45

The last catchment published in Turing was 2022. Did your source describe how it varies from last year? What way they shrank it?

For us Turing is the third on the planned application list and not considering HH or Teddington

Teddington school, any parents with children there
crimped · 23/06/2023 12:28

Bear in mind this year's results only tell you about this year's cohort, and their experience. Your child's cohort may be stronger/weaker, and have a different experience.

The 2022 Teddington GCSE cohort joined it in 2017 before it dipped from Good to Requires Improvement, so may be similar to now. The 2017 Turing cohort joined when it was in temporary accommodation, before its permanent site got planning permission, so it was probably first preference for far fewer families then than now, and its catchment was much wider than now. I heard this year's catchment was pretty tight.

RedFluffyPanda · 23/06/2023 07:45

Out of those three: Twickenham School, Hampton High and Teddington School, Teddington School has the best GCSE results.
And although for grades 5+, Turing House has best result in the borough this year, for grade 7-9 Teddington School has slightly better results than Turing House.

This is only if academic achievement is an important factor for you.

crimped · 23/06/2023 00:12

They're all good secondary schools. All but one (Twickenham School) are oversubscribed, and even that one has filled up with allocations this year (or so I heard).

Teddington School had financial issues for a few years, but is now back on track. Its a big school with good sports facilities. The new head was a popular deputy at another local school.

Teddington School, Hampton School and Twickenham School are all run by the same multi academy trust. Twickenham School has been advertising for a new head recently, so hopefully they'll get someone good.

If you are in north Teddington you may be in catchment for Turing House as they have a nodal admissions point in Fulwell. Check their website for details.

RedFluffyPanda · 22/06/2023 23:42

It is a good school. Warm and positive environment. I know a mum who has two sons there. Both happy.

Probably with the exception of 1or 2 secondary schools you cannot make a bad choice in Richmond Borough because you will be chosing between good an excellent :)