I think I want to live in Wymondham, Norfolk. Any reasons I might not want to?

[Honeydragon]

It looks nice, good schools, train station. Not far from the sea.

What's wrong with it?

I am pretty sure your kids would both be offered school places outside Wymondham. Someone on MN posted a link to chart (sorry, can't find it now!) showing the number of spaces/on wait list at each secondary in autumn 2014. I think it was 60+ waiting for Wymondham, that might be 12-30 for a now-yr7 space. I suppose being in catchment might let you leapfrog over some of the others on the lists.

I suspect your little one would get in a local school before your KS3 kid... BUT, I know someone near airport got into Wymondham in autumn 2013; that just happened to be a low intake across county. So not always impossible.

You should ring the County Admissions team to ask other questions.

Sheringham High got county's best GCSE results last yr, btw.

I heard Sheringham has a Mahoosive waiting list though

And it really is the near arse end of nowhere.

(Found the link at last!)
Bless TalkinPeace and her random county selections; this says Sheringham has spaces for current yr7s.

You are Nuts if you plan to live in Sheringham & commute to London, though.

Oh no, what I said about spaces was wrong... but anyway, Wymondham way overdubbed compared to any other.

Oh you absolute star, that's brilliant

Wymondham Highs off stead report was slightly better than ds's current school and has spaces so if there's stil spaces I suppose it would be worth enquiring if we did like the area.

Admissions is thru county hall, phone for a chat.
Some forms here.

I'm not optimistic at all about you getting a quick place in W, but good luck.

V.bizarre to see this in my active convos. Honeydragon - I work at Wymondham High. As of last week, we had one place left in yr7. PM me if you have any questions.

Thank you

It would be for year eight though by the time we moved, if we could get a place and a house.

We're so restricted on Secondaries round here, so it's nearest or nothing, it's a whole new ball game thinking about relocating

I know what you mean though, I find it bizarre when my little town pops up on here

Bit of time for kids to come and go. They're leaving the next nearest (the de Souza academy) in droves at the mo.

What's wrong with the de Souza academy? Out of interst (sorry to hyjack thread).

Don't know details - just that we seem to be getting lots of their kids recently. There's a lot of bad feeling locally towards these academies.

Hijack away, im interested too.

I was fascinated by the amount of schools in Norfolk that went Acadamy, we were thinking about it eighteen months ago, but that put us of a bit.

I think as a 'failing' LEA, Norfolk have put loads of pressure on schools to become academies so it's no longer their responsibility, IMHO. We're an academy but not within a trust. Day-to-day running of the school hasn't changed as we're still accountable to the school's governing body just not the LEA.

Just scanning through your other questions, OP.

Supermarkets - we have a new Morrison's - whoop! Most people still travel the ten mins to Tesco/Sainsburys, both south Norwich.

Also - someone else said that if you're outside catchment, you won't get in. Not true. Loads of students from Hethersett, Cringleford, Hingham, Mulbarton. If there are spaces, you can get in, regardless of where you live. The current yr9 is quite small and we've taken a number of students in this academic year.

Also - the infant and junior schools are all currently expanding to be full primaries so there will be more spaces. Who knows what the knock-on effect will be for the High and how it will be dealt with.

Oh that's worth knowing, my towns developing the same. New building coming up, and panic about where the hell to put new kids

This sort of thing may be why people are running from the Inspiration Trust.

now has an Aldi too - ooh - I didn't know that - when did that open ?! Wymondham is fairly close to where I live and the only other Lidl/Aldi type shops are Attleborough (have to make a special trip) or the wrong side of Norwich.

I haven't read the rest of the thread (got sidetracked by aldi !) - one comment on schools - Wymondham High is the catchment school for some villages near where I live and they seem to have no problems getting in, and the kids like it. Not sure what it is like for people moving in without filtering in from the feeder primaries.

My feeling - Wymondham, nice small town, nice old centre (nothing much in terms of shops), dominated by housing estates. Quick and easy access to Norwich (which is a lovely city that has everything you would need). Fast access to other places because on the A11.

May I just ask (because of my shocking ignorance, and I have never heard of the town) is it pronounced 'why-mund-um' or 'wi-mund-um', or something eslr entirely?

Wind'm Sure sign of being an incomer by calling it Y-mond-ham :)

There is a Y-mond-um in Leicestershire. Just to confuse you. (Tiny hamlet)

Ah! You see, I'm so glad I asked now!
Dare I ask about Saxemundham?

Mrsjackson I'm in Mulbarton and was under the impression that no kids ffrom here can get into Wymondham schools. Do you know much about this?