Belleville catchment

[Paloma12]

Hi
Can anyone tell me exactly where in the school they measure from for catchment? I know it is the middle of the schoolyard, but is that technically on Belleville road? Am house-hunting. Thanks!

Hello - I think for the precise point you'd need to phone the Council - they use map co-ordinates so should be able to give you the exact point.

Here's a rough guide we put together for our blog showing Belleville and Honeywell catchments but we used the school's postcode as we didn't have the precise map ref.

Also do be aware that the distance has been shrinking each year so you need to plan for that too

Thank you so much. Very helpful. I'm pleasantly surprised to see hoe much of bramfield road made it in last time.

We've checked with the council for you and the co-ordinates they use to measure from for Belleville are: 527657, 174734 (Eastings and Northings).

The co-ordinate used for Honeywell is 527746, 174461.

Goodness, thank you so, so, much. How kind. Am very grateful. Viewing some more places at the weekend.

Other local schools are ok you know!

Hear, hear flabberwasp once we all accept that is true we won't have this ridiculous scuffling for places.

LocalEditor- how did you do the funky catchment area map you posted above?

@ dangalf - i would say that the catchment map is just illustrative, not necessarily accurate, based on the most recent data. I've seen that map on another local website that reminds of a californian wine region :-)

Hi dangalf

I did the map for a longer article about school admission distances over on our blog here.

I got central co-ordinates from the Council for where they calculate the distances from and used a mapping website to draw radius circles around them using the distances that I got from the Council (which you can see [[http://local.mumsnet.com/Talk/local_wandsworth/2085859-School-Offer-Distances-2014 here]]).

Given that the figures are as current as can be and the point of measurement is the same the council uses, the map is an accurate reflection of where you'd have had to live to have been offered a place for Sept 2014 at the first offer date.

BUT, of course the distances will shift a bit by September as the waiting lists move AND the distances can vary hugely year on year (see my blog post for details) so a 'catchment' map can only ever really be illustrative.

I know a few people who bought houses that were in catchment one year, only to find that they'd slipped out of it by the time their kids were ready to start school the next year. It is dependent on so many factors (number of siblings, new schools opening nearby, OFSTED re-grading, birth rate etc...) that it is very hard to accurately predict.

Audrey01 I'm aware that something similar has now popped up on the 'wine region sounding' website. Please note that our map appeared a good 2 weeks' before theirs did - wonder where they got the idea from

Whilst we are on the topic of the 'Californian wine region' sounding site (and thanks very much Audrey for the new name for it) - we have had a problem with our local talk boards in a few areas being spammed with links to it in the last week or so. So just a heads up that we will delete posts that do that from now.

Sorry to come over all schoolma'am - as you were

Ooooh - is it going to be buggies at dawn!

LocalEdWandsworth and the Californian vintners' ed on Wandsworth Common, ten paces, turn and the first one to knock the other down with their buggy wins.

Please?

I am much too grown up and dignified for that.

I do have a very big buggy though!

The council are super helpful. I range and got an incredibly nice man, who have me the exact measurements of the new house from BV and Honeywell, and was equally helpful on nurseries. It's clearly a very well run LA.