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jubilee school in N16?

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alittleteapot · 12/12/2011 11:34

Trying to visit but just wondered if it's as good as it looks on paper? We might be moving up the road. Any experience of it? What secondaries does it feed?

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trifling · 12/12/2011 12:55

It sounds lovely, everyone I know there is delighted. Secondaries a problem in that area - not near any, really - there isn't a feeder system. You might get Clapton Girls, probably not Mossbourne and not Stoke Newington - have a look at the maps on the Learning Trust website to see where this years' entrants came from.

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alittleteapot · 12/12/2011 13:38

thank you, that's useful to know about secondary schools. sigh - it's impossible to get everything sorted however hard you try...

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alittleteapot · 12/12/2011 13:44

can't find those maps on learning trust. any tips?

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trifling · 12/12/2011 13:47

www.learningtrust.co.uk/schools/secondary_schools/
then look under indiv schools

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alittleteapot · 12/12/2011 13:48

just found it. thanks!

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EatMeDates · 12/12/2011 13:49

Secondary schools are pretty bad in that area and surrounding areas, I'm afraid, and I don't say that as a snotty 'nothing is good enough for my little angel' way - some of them are truly awful.

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alittleteapot · 12/12/2011 13:51

hmm, looks like house would be right on edge for SNS. there's an unsuccessful closer, a successful about the same distance but probably a sibling.

so what do people round there do???

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alittleteapot · 12/12/2011 13:56

house would have got mossbourne this year but you can't be sure as they do'nt differentiate for siblings. we're a way away from all that anyway but quite frankly don't fancy moving again after all this palaver...

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EatMeDates · 12/12/2011 14:05

People with money in N16 are either send their children to private schools, or else get their kids in to grammar... or move. Seriously. Used to live in Stokie and there was a mass exodus once kids were about 9 or 10 years old, and several neighbours went mental getting their kids to sit exams for scholarships to City of London, St paul's etc. Was an eye opener!

Otherwise, they send their kids to the local schools. Stoke Newington school isnt bad. Good pastoral care and decent results. But I couldnt hand on heart recommend any other secondary in that area...

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alittleteapot · 12/12/2011 14:08

correction: wouldn't have got mossbourne, or clapton girls, and borderline but prob not sns. oh dear, where to live???

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alittleteapot · 12/12/2011 14:16

EatMeDates so where ARE the secondary schools good?

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EatMeDates · 12/12/2011 14:38

Barnet - I live there. Its a dull arse area compared to Stokie, though Grin

I didnt move there for the schools, to be honest, there were other reasons, but we lucked out with secondary schools. Most are pretty good.

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alittleteapot · 12/12/2011 14:46

hmm - dp would do barnet but i just couldn't. sorry! need inner london grit in my blood too much...

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EatMeDates · 12/12/2011 14:50

Totally understand. I grew up in Harlesden and thought Stokie was posh Grin. Barnet has been a complete culture shock!

trifling · 12/12/2011 21:36

Skinners? is that near there?
after extensive survey of london and home counties I have concluded you have to settle for a. wobbly schools and urban grit or b.dullsville with good schools. Have settled for a, but it remains to see if I feel the same by secondary.

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alittleteapot · 12/12/2011 21:36

What about the new Skinners Academy??? Any intell anyone?

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alittleteapot · 12/12/2011 21:37

aha! we both had same idea at same time. know anything about it?

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alittleteapot · 12/12/2011 21:40

where are you trifling? are you in hackney? we've got a great primary school in camden, but not great house. hoping jubilee cd be a match for the school and give us the house. wouldn't it be marvellous if skinners turned out to be a winner.

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EatMeDates · 12/12/2011 22:09

Hope they have turned Skinners around since they built the new building. It was one of the worst schools in Hackney a few years ago

trifling · 12/12/2011 22:27

Results look ok this year (81% A-C GCSES, 48% incl Engl and Maths - interesting disparity!). Are you not near Camden girls then? I'd stick with the Camden options tbh rather than move to Hackney. Bad schools are more stressful than bad houses.

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alittleteapot · 13/12/2011 06:03

we're just out of catchment for camden girls. we could move into catchment if we mortaged selves to hilt but i'm scared of doing that, plus what about ds.
tempted by big house in hackney and jubilee, but secondary school long way off for us so things could change, but maybe i should be thinking ahead more.

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Stokeybaby · 06/11/2015 11:56

My DD started this year reception. Things have changed considerably at this school. All my neighbours kids went there, and it was praised as being very very community based. Now it's like a black box of communication with zero involvement with parents. It's definitely not outstanding anymore. Stay where you are,

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