Honeywell vs. Belleville primary school SW11 - opinions please

[audrey01]

I would appreciate a bit of advice on these two schools: Honeywell vs. Belleville. Both are outstanding, so which one would you go for and why?

As far as I know, Honeywell always had the better reputation of the two, but is it down to high teaching standards or more to do with children being tutored intensively on the side? Also, why they decided on a "no uniform" policy?

Any current or past experiences greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Anyone with children at these two schools care to comment? Any views appreciated.

as far as I'm aware the catchment areas for both are so small that if you get into one, you wouldn't have got into the other so it's a bit of a non-choice

they're both good schools, but that's partly the intake - a lot of Honeywell kids go onto private secondaries (don't know so many families with kids at Belleville) and there is a lot of tutoring going on at both schools from y4 onwards

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I´m in the same situation, also looking for information/experiences at both schools...

Both schools have TINY catchment areas - if you live on the Belleville side of the Northcote Rd then you won't get into Honeywell and vice versa.

On the other hand, if you are asking for advice on which side of the road you should buy a house in order to squeeze into those catchment areas, the main difference is the size - Belleville is now four form entry, while I think Honeywell is one or two form.

Honeywelll does not wear uniform and there is a separate infant and junior school (automatic entrance from one to the other). Both have high proportion of children who leave at 7 and 11 to go private. Both have very small catchment areas and in reality very little difference between the 2 , both are feeder schools for the New Ark academy.

Honeywell is 3 form entry at least.
It's a lovely school...great leadership.