Townley Grammar - Outstanding

[Almondcross]

Thanks for the reply. I guess 32 per class this September means 14 lucky girls who may not have got a place last year will get a place this year.

[Snoop67]

26/28 is the maximum number of girls in a form at Newstead.

[PettswoodFiona]

26/28 is the maximum number of girls in a form at Newstead.

Are you sure? Their admission number each year is 160 and they have five forms (at least for the last few years they have, a few years ago it was less) so my basic arithmetic makes that 32 and that was confirmed at the open day by the girls showing us round. At GCSE and A Level numbers are different as it depends on what subject they are studying and how popular the subject is as to numbers in the class.

[Snoop67]

There's six forms at Newstead, has been for the last 3 years. My daughter loves it.

[PettswoodFiona]

There's six forms at Newstead, has been for the last 3 years. My daughter loves it.

Thanks for that, I stand corrected. I or the very new Y7 student showing me round must have confused the number of houses with number of forms.

[Snoop67]

Yes can understand how she's done that. Each House is taking a turn of having 2 forms until every year group has 160 students. Years 10 & 11 still have 130. A sixth House will then be created.

[Moon unit]

We have just heard this week that the deputy head from Townley has been appointed as head of Wallington High School for girls. Good to hear such great things about Townley particularly the pastoral side.

[angie2601]

My daughter got Townley which i am happy with. It was 4th on our list but I am pleased she got it because she worked hard to pass the bexley test.
Her initial reaction (understandable) was none of her friends were going there.
We put Darrick wood first (assumed outside catchment) then Bullers because my daughter preferred that (I think she knew others who were going there with siblings) and then Wilmington having passed the Kent test then Townley which was my first choice.
We are 3miles from Bullers Wood but wondered whether with the pass mark for the Bexley test the decision was to go with a grammar school
All your comments on the Outstanding ofsted report also confirms the right decision was made.
Just got to sort out DJ coaches from Orpington !

[salsa]

Congratulations. Do you know how far Townley went on first allocation? Thanks.

[sobz70]

( I emailed them and this is the reply I got)
The cut off score this year is 215 and the mileage on the initial offers went out 8.04 miles.



Regards



Miss J Stapleton

Admissions Assistant



Townley Grammar School

0208 304 8311 extn 4861