School choice - Old Palace , Bromley High or Newstead
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 12:26 pm
Dear Parents,
Could you kindly review the following schools based on your experience
Old Palace of Whitgift, Croydon (IND)
Bromley High GDST (IND)
Newstead wood Grammar
on the following
Quality of teaching especially in Maths and Sciences
Pastoral care / bullying etc
GCSE and A level achievement
University admission support, Oxbridge success
From my research so far, following is what I felt, I may be completely wrong, so please challenge me.
Old palace of whitgift - Appears to be a very nice caring environment and lovely headteacher (who is leaving) , however the exam results are not that great esp for GCSE maths , only 9 out of 78 achieved grade 9. Less numbers taking STEM, with only 5-7 out of 32 achieving A*. http://www.oldpalace.croydon.sch.uk/Par ... hp?id=1266" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Bromley High - Nice environment and facilities and good exam results. Couldn't guage the pastoral care or environment even after multiple visits. http://www.bromleyhigh.gdst.net/Results" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Newstead woods - Very good exam results. Have heard contradicting views about pastoral care but majority stating that bullying is prevalent. Most stated that many children are supplemented with tutoring or parents taking over teaching to make up for the lack of quality teaching for some subjects in GCSEs/A levels. Is this correct. ? However due the driven parents arranging visits to silicon valley and other extra curricular activities, the school is academic and has a lot going on.
https://www.newsteadwood.co.uk/portals/ ... 202018.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Please please this is not a grammar Vs private debate. I need advise choosing the right school for my sensitive DD who doesn't cope well in a bullying / less caring environment. She is academic but if the class moves slowly she would too.
Many thanks in advance . This forum is great and I have seen how selflessly parents help one another with advise. Hope you can help me too.
Could you kindly review the following schools based on your experience
Old Palace of Whitgift, Croydon (IND)
Bromley High GDST (IND)
Newstead wood Grammar
on the following
Quality of teaching especially in Maths and Sciences
Pastoral care / bullying etc
GCSE and A level achievement
University admission support, Oxbridge success
From my research so far, following is what I felt, I may be completely wrong, so please challenge me.
Old palace of whitgift - Appears to be a very nice caring environment and lovely headteacher (who is leaving) , however the exam results are not that great esp for GCSE maths , only 9 out of 78 achieved grade 9. Less numbers taking STEM, with only 5-7 out of 32 achieving A*. http://www.oldpalace.croydon.sch.uk/Par ... hp?id=1266" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Bromley High - Nice environment and facilities and good exam results. Couldn't guage the pastoral care or environment even after multiple visits. http://www.bromleyhigh.gdst.net/Results" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Newstead woods - Very good exam results. Have heard contradicting views about pastoral care but majority stating that bullying is prevalent. Most stated that many children are supplemented with tutoring or parents taking over teaching to make up for the lack of quality teaching for some subjects in GCSEs/A levels. Is this correct. ? However due the driven parents arranging visits to silicon valley and other extra curricular activities, the school is academic and has a lot going on.
https://www.newsteadwood.co.uk/portals/ ... 202018.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Please please this is not a grammar Vs private debate. I need advise choosing the right school for my sensitive DD who doesn't cope well in a bullying / less caring environment. She is academic but if the class moves slowly she would too.
Many thanks in advance . This forum is great and I have seen how selflessly parents help one another with advise. Hope you can help me too.