Secondary School in Bromley

[wishtobuyadog]

Hello. I'm very new to this forum.
I would appreciate if you could give me some information or knowledge about Bromley.

We live in Purley and have two daughters Y3 and Reception.
We've started thinking of moving for a good secondary school.
My husband commutes to Canary Wharf.
Thinking of these two, we thought Bromley area is ideal.

We would like to move somewhere nice area with a good primary and a secondary school.

Which part of Bromley borough is nice to live?

My DD1 is doing well. She is in top table in all subjects so far so I'm thinking of a grammar school but even if she is tutored, it doesn't mean that she could get a place so I would like to know a good non selective Secondary School too.
Obviously if we decided to move this year, these two girls are still in Primary School so I would like to know about primary schools too.

Regarding commuting to London, I presume almost all train stations in Bromley borough goes to London bridge in a reasonable time.

Thank you very much in advance.

I don't really understand how it works I live right opp Bromley south train station Br11aa what secondary schools can I apply for to send my son

Tanya - it may be an idea to start your own thread as this thread is two years old. Take a look at the Bromley Moving onto Secondary booklet. Will you be applying on the normal round in October or will it be an in-year application?

Do you have a faith that may make you eligible for some schools over others.

Most obvious schools to you would be Ravensbourne (co-ed) and Ravens Wood (boys). Bishop Justus may also be an option - it is a Church of England school but they have different bands of admission criteria. St Olaves is the superselective school, registration for the test in September closes soon I think. It is usually a case of looking at the booklet, visiting the schools on their open days, examining the admissions criteria in details and making your mind up as to your preference and what would suit your DS. Schools in neighbouring boroughs may also be of interest and you don't have to be resident in their borough to apply.

If it is an in-year application rather than the usual round then that is a whole different kettle of fish. You may have a preference but you may be unlikely to get it unless you are high up on one of the oversubscription criteria for that school. You can go on a waiting list but your position can go down as well as up.