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How do they calculate distance to the schools?
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:06 pm
by bigrob
Hi
Is it as the crow flys?
If so is there a good website to use to do the calculation.
Thanks
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:27 am
by bigrob
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:22 am
by 2childmum
Bexley measure distance by the shortest walking route i.e all around the houses! We use google maps to work it out (but watch out for one-way systems which you can obviously walk the wrong way around)
The only school which I know is different is Hurstmere, which measures as the crow flies.
I believe the academy at Falconwood has a catchment area which i assume is as the crow flies, and children get places by lottery, but don't quote me on that.
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:59 am
by bigrob
Oh my word. They must have some fancy software to calculate it.
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:55 pm
by Tracy
They do.
If you phone school admissions they can tell you the distance of your address to every school in the borough.
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:03 pm
by bigrob
That's great Tracy thanks. It's actually my friend's DS. I'll let her know.