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Twickenham Secondary

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Slubulino · 27/02/2024 07:15

We are moving to Richmond in the summer. We plan to rent a property in Kew or Barnes.
my son will be year 8th is September and by the looks of it Twickenham is the secondary school most probably to have a place for him.

The academic results it looks above the average and is rated as a Good school. However being the only school not Oversubscribed and reading some old reports on the internet looks like is not a popular choice?

I am looking for some reviews or experiences you had with this school?

Another school that might have a place is Richmond Park Academy. This one looks like is below average academy.

Thank you!

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Slubulino · 27/02/2024 11:45

I understand! But that I see as a strong point if the kids find what they need there. My son is a gifted kid that will require a bit is support in the social environment. Do you know if they have support for gifted kids?

Also Richmond Park Academy seems closer to where we want to move. But not sure how to interpret the academic results. They are below the average.

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RedFluffyPanda · 27/02/2024 10:39

It is also worth mentioning that in Twickenham Academy is a Gateway division for Autistic kids 11-16yrs old

RedFluffyPanda · 27/02/2024 10:35

I think that the reputation is because of " managed out kids". If a child is persistently misbehaving, is a bully, is a disruptive kid etc schools are " managing them out" due to e.g. bullying incidents that cannot be resolved in any other way. In most of the counties/ boroughs there is a school that they transfer to. Twickenham is a large school with stronger SEN department and they have pastoral care that seems to deal with it.

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Slubulino · 27/02/2024 10:20

RedFluffyPanda · 27/02/2024 08:39

Richmond Park Academy is a better choice in terms of kids but not that great educationally. Twickenham school is a school where the managed out kids find a space but also many ok kids also go there.
Try Teddington School. R68 bus goes there and it is a large school with quite a bit of movement so maybe there will be a space for your child

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Thank you! What do you mean by “managed out kids”? I am surprised that the academic results are quite good but the school doesn’t seem to have a great reputation.

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RedFluffyPanda · 27/02/2024 08:39

Richmond Park Academy is a better choice in terms of kids but not that great educationally. Twickenham school is a school where the managed out kids find a space but also many ok kids also go there.
Try Teddington School. R68 bus goes there and it is a large school with quite a bit of movement so maybe there will be a space for your child