Comprehensive schools in Bexley/Dartford Councils

[VanillaLatte]

Narrowed the list for Bromley/Chislehurst.

Which are the outstanding schools (boys+girls) in Bexley and Dartford please?

Thank you in advance.

[MerlinFromCamelot]

Can not recommend any of the comprehensives in Bexley. Great for GS but I think the alternative is to look outside of the borough.

I don't know about Dartford but can not imagine it to be any better to be honest.

I guess that is the problem with a GS area. Great if you are in one not so great if you are not!!!

[VanillaLatte]

Merlin,
Thanks for your response. I guess we will need to stick to Bromley council, although I quite like Bexley as well.

[MerlinFromCamelot]

Some of DD1 friends, now year 9 who did not pass are going to Beaverwood in Bromley or Eltham academy (Harris??). Not sure what the academy is like but did not like Beaverwood when we looked.

DD has a lot of friends from Orpington/Bromley at her school.

[VanillaLatte]

The difficult part now. We looked at a house that is on the border of Chis/New Eltham. SE9, Greenwich. No sufficient 3beds available on the market in Chis at the moment, or very overpriced. Need to look if we are still entitled to try for Bullerswood/ any of the schools in Br Borough.

[Filitosa96]

If you mean the Green Lane area provided you are north of the A20 you have a reasonable chance of making the catchment area for Bullers Wood

We know several families who are very happy with Coopers as well. It has improved a lot in recent years. Blackfen Girls' is OK too.

In Eltham, the Harris Academy Greenwich (co-ed) is coming on in leaps and bounds and a lot of people rate the new Crown Woods College. And Eltham Hill (girls only) just got OFSTED Outstanding across the board. If dd had not passed the 11 plus, we would have sent her to Eltham Hill. She loved it and so did we.

Go and look at these schools - it's the only way to make an informed choice. We had people wincing when we said how good Eltham Hill was. More fools them.

[VanillaLatte]

If you mean the Green Lane area provided you are north of the A20 you have a reasonable chance of making the catchment area for Bullers Wood

We know several families who are very happy with Coopers as well. It has improved a lot in recent years. Blackfen Girls' is OK too.

In Eltham, the Harris Academy Greenwich (co-ed) is coming on in leaps and bounds and a lot of people rate the new Crown Woods College. And Eltham Hill (girls only) just got OFSTED Outstanding across the board. If dd had not passed the 11 plus, we would have sent her to Eltham Hill. She loved it and so did we.

Go and look at these schools - it's the only way to make an informed choice. We had people wincing when we said how good Eltham Hill was. More fools them.

Thank you for this. We will definitely look at alternatives as you never know. I have written to Bullerswood and they will have boys school from next year. Hopefully we will get in the catchment too.

Every advice from parents living in the areas is much appreciated!