Travel to School
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Travel to School
Hello,
My daughter will be travelling to Beaconsfield High School from Harrow. I would really appreciate if someone could share some information about kids travelling from Harrow to Beaconsfield.
My daughter will be travelling to Beaconsfield High School from Harrow. I would really appreciate if someone could share some information about kids travelling from Harrow to Beaconsfield.
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Quick Google shows about 1.5 hours each way and a complex journey!
Did you not think about this before sitting the exam. Can you move? .
Maybe someone who is doing it will come along
Did you not think about this before sitting the exam. Can you move? .
Maybe someone who is doing it will come along
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+1
It's not a journey I would want to do, let alone an 11 year old.
I'd advise moving nearer the school.
It's not a journey I would want to do, let alone an 11 year old.
I'd advise moving nearer the school.
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Some selective schools have done a sensible thing and introduced catchment areas - probably because they don' want their students to fall asleep during lessons after a long commute. Why can't other schools do the same? At least more parents would think about the logistics of getting their DCs to school on a daily basis.
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There is a catchment area but you can't stop people applying ...
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That's true. What I had in mind, though, is a catchment area that does effectively prevent people from obtaining a place, even thought they can apply. For example, Tiffin Boys' has a catchment defined as an area within a 14km radius from the school. They don't prevent people from applying, but make it very clear in their admissions policy that 'in catchment' children will get a place ahead of everyone else, regardless of the score, and that it is extremely unlikely for anyone outside of the area to be offered a place.
It felt like I hit rock bottom; suddenly, there was knocking from beneath... (anon.)
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Bucks has a county-wide system so unfortunately that wouldn't work.
In North Bucks a 14km radius would eliminate 'sensible' journeys as it is far more rural.
In North Bucks a 14km radius would eliminate 'sensible' journeys as it is far more rural.
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That 14km radius was just an example I know of, I'm not suggesting the exact same solution would work elsewhere... It's still a shame that there isn't a system in place that would make parents think about the journeys involved before applying for school places.
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Everyone in Bucks [or catchment areas just outside the actual border] agrees - how many threads do we see each year like this one?!
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Indeed...
It felt like I hit rock bottom; suddenly, there was knocking from beneath... (anon.)