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Of interest:

Schools

Summary

Value Added:

  • Graveney's outcomes are excellent, including value added across all categories (KS4 outcomes for low/middle/high achievers at KS2)
  • Burntwood and Charter School also do well across all 3 categories
  • Lambeth Academy is the other standout on value added (for low/middle in particular, high it's fine on but not outstanding) - but latest Ofsted is not good
  • All others do fine (and well for low achievers)
Name Pupils % Male SEN/SAP NEL FSM KS2E KS4 LMH 5GCSE HistTo16 5GCSE LMH Links
Burntwood 1792 2.2% 1.1% 58% 46.8% 27.7 16/47/37 70, 64, 64, 65, 58, 57: 63 5/51/91 DoE OfD Ofsted 12May16
The Charter School 1187 52% 2% 6.1% 29.2% 28.5 10/41/49 67, 78, 72, 67, 79, ??: 73 24/68/98 DoE OfD Ofsted 05Nov09
Chestnut Grove 981 54.2% 2.8% 40.7% 43.2% 28.3 12/49/39 65, 61, 73, 59, 68, 70: 66 19/63/93 DoE OfD Ofsted 13Mar08
Dunraven 1326 55% 2.9% 21.5% 45.8% 28.4 12/45/43 73, 72, 75, 60, 70, 69: 70 14/63/94 DoE OfD Ofsted 14Oct14
Graveney 1968 52% 2.8% 27.9% 22.2% 29.8 6/34/60 77, 79, 75, 86, 83, 84: 81 -> 74 13/73/98 DoE OfD Ofsted 14Mar15
Lambeth Academy 1000 53% 2.7% 44.1% 62.3% 27.2 17/53/30 59, 54, 64, 58, 55, 58: 58 7/50/96 DoE OfD Ofsted 18Feb13

Burntwood

Ofsted: 2 (Good), up from 3 (Satisfactory) in 5 Nov 2007

Long-serving head, Helen Dorfman, who has carried school from 2002 at least.

Burntwood is a large inner city comprehensive school for girls with a small number of boys in the sixth form. Students are from a wide range of socioeconomic, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds. Nearly half of the students travel from several other London boroughs to attend the school. A large majority of students are from minority ethnic groups, mainly from Pakistani and African heritage. Almost half of students speak English as an additional language. The proportion of students with special educational needs and/or disabilities is higher than that found nationally. The school has had specialist science status with mathematics since 2003. It achieved Healthy School status in 2007 and the International Schools award in 2010. It is the first London secondary school to be awarded the UNICEF Rights Respecting School award.

Pre-academy reports: http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/101059

Strong on A-Levels, as Ofted say: A high proportion of Year 11 students stay on into the sixth form and are excellent role models for younger students. The school is committed to offering a broad, largely academic curriculum which allows students to achieve well. Students make good progress relative to their starting points with no significant differences between different groups of students, including the small number of boys who join from other schools. Students' good personal development and well-being are enriched by a full and varied range of extra-curricular activities, as well as opportunities to take on posts of responsibility. These all develop valuable workplace skills as well as contributing to students' enjoyment and achievement and preparing students well for adult life. Students' aspirations are high and most proceed to university.

Admissions: http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/10678/burntwood_school_admissions_policy_2016-17.pdf

  • The school will admit 283 pupils in September 2016.
  • 71 places are offered to girls who receive the highest scores in the Wandsworth Year 6 Test.
  • 212 places are offered to siblings and then to those who live nearest to the school.

Distance history - we are 3000m away so if we put them first of realistic choices, we will very likely get in

  • 2013: 3747 / 5607
  • 2014: 4133 / 6200
  • 2015: 3561 / 3785
  • 2016: 3582 / 4082
  • 2017: 3206 / All
  • 2018: 3599

Test score:

  • 2015: 227 for 1Mar, 203 by 31Aug
  • 2016: 221 for 1Mar, 177 by 31Aug
  • 2017: 223 for 1Mar, All by 31Aug
  • 2018: 215 for 1Mar

The Charter School

Ofsted: 1 (Outstanding)

The Charter School is slightly larger than average with more boys than girls in all year groups; the school has many more applications than places available. The school was established by parent action in 2000. The vast majority of students live within just over one mile of the school and most walk or cycle to school. The proportion of students eligible for free school meals is in line with the national average. The proportion with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is slightly above the national average, but the proportion of these students with statements of special educational need is high. The school’s intake is from a diverse range of cultural, ethnic and social backgrounds with a significant proportion from disadvantaged circumstances. About half the students are from a wide range of different minority ethnic groups; the proportion with English as an additional language is in line with the national average. The school became a business and enterprise college in September 2005 and was awarded high performing specialist school status in April 2009 with science as a second specialism. The school works with a large number of partners to support the curriculum and other aspects of its work.

Some notes

  • A-level performance looks good: 19% getting AAB or higher
  • Popular: Nearly as oversubscribed as Dunraven
  • Furthest distance ever offered is just under 2,000 meters but normally would expect closer than that

Chestnut Grove

Ofsted: 1 (Outstanding)

Chestnut Grove School specialises in arts and modern foreign languages. It is a Foundation Arts College designated Visual Arts College. It has been a Training School since 2005, and has the Artsmark Gold. It has been recognised by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust as a highly performing specialist school. A high proportion of students are eligible for free school meals. Three quarters of students are from minority ethnic groups, with the vast majority from Black African or Black Caribbean backgrounds. A significant minority are refugees or asylum seekers. Consequently, over eighty languages are spoken in students' homes. A low proportion of students in school require English language support. A high proportion are vulnerable students and have some form of learning difficulty or disability.

Some notes

  • How well can Chestnut Grove cater for A-level studies?
    • DoE "2014 16-18 Performance Tables" indicate a low proportion staying to A-level (38, about 23%) compared to the 35% of Dunraven and near 50% of Burntwood - but while the latter 2 got about 11% of candidates hitting AAB, Chestnut Grove got none - even Lambeth Academy managed it with 2 of its 30 A-level cohort (16% of the LA year cohort).
    • The famed 2008 "outstanding" grade refers to the whole school - but 16-19 provision is only given a 2 ("good") grade in that report.
    • HOWEVER in Sep 2015 Open Day the new head (Christian Kingsley, in place for a year) was at pains to point out they had worked on Russell Group admissions so this is clearly being given attention
  • There is a big rebuilding program that will take place over the next 2 years
  • UPDATE latest 2015 tables indicate 55 to A-level, and 13% getting AAB with Dunraven at 5% and Burntwood at 9% ! I guess this shows how much noise there is for this kind of sparse sample.

Admissions

Over 1000 applications for places for the 2015 start (6x oversubscribed)

http://www.chestnutgrove.wandsworth.sch.uk/admissions

  • 167 places, of which there are up to 30 places each for students showing aptitude in Art and Design, and in Modern Foreign Languages.
    • For the Languages test it is not necessary to be able to speak a second language already; the test is of aptitude, not experience.
    • Applicants not offered a specialist place are automatically considered for a general place. Students attaining 40%, but who are not in the top 30, are put on an Art/MFL waiting list in the order of their aptitude test score.
  • The remaining 107 students are divided into 5 bands of ability, based on their score in the Wandsworth test. The Academy admits, as far as possible, an equal number into each band.
    • All students applying to Chestnut Grove must take the Wandsworth test (even if they are applying for a specialist place).
    • Applicants are placed in one of five bands of ability based on their score in the Wandsworth test. (Band A = the top 20%, Band B = the next 20% and so on).
    • An equal number of applicants is admitted from each band. Where the number of places available is not equally divisible by five, an additional place will be allocated in one or more bands. Where there are insufficient applicants remaining to fill the available places within any band, places will be allocated alternately from adjacent bands.

Distances

We are a little under 1100m straight-line door-to-door (which is the Wandsworth criterion) - comfortably inside the worst-case 1600m boundary for top 3 bands across 2013/5 - but OUTSIDE the 946m C band boundary for 2016 (lots of C band siblings that year)

Wandsworth offer a very good breakdown of info:

2013

  • Total: 165
  • Art: 30
  • Lang: 31
  • Sibs: 39
  • Remainder: 65

Furthest distance offered (metres):

Band 1 March By 31 July
A 6489 6489
B 3711 4342
C 1671 5158
D 1746 3986
E 1673 1673

2014

  • Total: 165
  • Art: 25
  • Lang: 23
  • Sibs: 39
  • Care/Need: 7
  • Remainder: 69

Furthest distance offered (metres):

Band 1 March 31 July
A 1,954 6,148
B 1,843 2,735
C 2,161 2,411
D 997 2,910
E 1,016 3,629
  • Appeals heard: 11
  • Appeals successful: 1

2015

  • Total: 165
  • Art: 21
  • Lang: 11
  • Need: 8
  • Sibs: 43
  • Remainder: 82

Furthest distance offered (metres):

Band Need Sibling General 1 March 31 August
A 1 2 23 2,277 All
B 3 5 17 1,635 6,071
C 0 10 15 1,756 1,874
D 0 10 15 1,248 1,248
E 0 16 9 983 1,094

2016

  • Total: 165
  • Art: 19
  • Lang: 21
  • Need: 10
  • Sibs: 40
  • Remainder: 76

Furthest distance offered (metres):

Band Need/Staff Sibling General 1 Mar 31 Aug
A 0 4 20 3623 All
B 0 7 16 1459 2395
C 2 14 7 986 986
D 1 9 16 1014 1924
E 0 6 17 1978 2131

2017

  • Total: 180
  • Art: 30
  • Lang: 15
  • Need: 6
  • Sibs: 55
  • Remainder: 74

Furthest distance offered (metres):

Band Need/Staff Sibling General 1 Mar 31 Aug
A 0 1 25 1720 4277
B 0 12 14 1134 1981
C 0 14 12 817 1674
D 0 9 17 1698 2104
E 0 19 6 1053 1238

2018

  • Total: 192 (?)
  • Art: 30
  • Lang: 30
  • Need: 10
  • Sibs: 57
  • Remainder: 65

1 March

Furthest distance offered (metres):

Band Need/Staff Sibling Prox (Max Distance)
A 1 7 16 (963m)
B 0 9 15 (948m)
C 0 15 11 (610m)
D 0 12 12 (985m)
E 2 14 8 (891m)

Worth noting that, for the first time, the density of offers in Band A is the same as other bands - previously A offers had a lower density / longer distance given the number of kids. Assuming this continues, it indicates that parents of Band A children are increasingly happy for Chestnut Grove to be a first (or, at least high-ranking) option.

Dunraven

Ofsted: 1 (Outstanding)

This school is larger than the average-sized all-through school. It is the host for a specialist centre for pupils with speech, language and communication needs, which is commissioned by the local authority and at present has 15 pupils in the secondary phase with three places in the sixth form. Fifteen places in the primary phase are also commissioned. The speech and language resource base forms part of the school’s inclusion team, which is the focal point for a raft of academic and behaviour support for pupils and a meeting point for experts coming into the school to support and enhance pupils’ learning. Dunraven School converted to become an academy in August 2011. When its predecessor school Dunraven School was last inspected by Ofsted it was judged to be good overall. The school remained on the same site with an extensive building and re-modelling programme. The academy currently has two Reception classes and two Year 1 classes in the primary part of the school and runs a daily breakfast and after school club. The sixth form, housed in the newly built sixth form centre, is part of a collaboration of four schools in the area. A third of pupils are White British, and with the largest proportions from minority ethnic groups, being of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage. The proportion speaking English as an additional language is above average. The school has no disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is below average. The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is above average. The proportion known to be eligible for the pupil premium, which is additional government funding provided for pupils who are looked after by the local authority and those known to be eligible for free school meals, is well above average.

Admissions: all 218 students by the same policy: take a test and split into 5 ability bands, equal admission for each band.

Distance: pre-2018 entry was measured along the shortest walking route lit by street lighting, from the front door of the home address (as identified by the mapping software) to 94-98 Leigham Court Road, London, SW16 2QB. Distance measurements are calculated using industry standard software widely used throughout the UK by many admission authorities. It is based on Ordnance Survey mapping.

Max distances - a lot tighter than CG, bear in mind they are walking distances

  • 1 Mar 2013: 800 to 1,890 (CG was 1,673 to 6,489)
  • 1 Mar 2014: 1,260 to 1,900 (CG was 997 to 2,161)
  • 1 Mar 2015: 1,100 to 1,560 (CG was 983 to 2,277)
  • 1 Mar 2016: 887 to 1,154 (CG was 986 to 3,625)

2017 has fuller info for 1 Mar offers. 1825 applications, 218 offers

Band All Offers LAC Sibling Med/Social Staff Distance Prox (Max Walking Distance)
1 44 0 25 3 0 16 1053.070
2 44 2 9 0 0 33 1265.850
3 44 4 20 0 0 20 1201.180
4 43 2 20 0 0 21 1219.030
5 43 2 17 0 0 16 941.920
total by LA 210 10 91 3 0 106 N/A

Plus 8 EHCP in band 5 for 218

2018 onwards is as the crow flies, which is therefore not directly comparable with previous years - you'd expect distances to come in by about 30% (assuming roads are in grids)

1,875 applications, 218 offers

Band All Offers LAC Sibling Med/Social Staff Distance Prox (Straight line)
1 44 0 19 0 0 25 731
2 44 0 24 2 1 17 882
3 44 1 16 0 1 26 1052
4 43 3 17 0 0 23 785
5 43 5 13 1 0 10 505
total by LA 218 9 89 3 2 101 N/A

Excellent sixth form report from Ofsted: Students’ achievements in the sixth form are exceptional; this includes students who join the school in Year 12 from other schools. They consistently reach standards which are significantly above those seen nationally across a range of subjects in Year 12 and Year 13. Progress for all groups of students is outstanding. High proportions of students gain grades A* to C and more than half, A* to B grades. The most able students consistently gain the highest A* or A grades, year on year. This provides excellent career opportunities for their next steps and every student moves into a university, college or training place when they leave.

Graveney

Ah, Graveney, Graveney. I came to your open day prepared to hate you, but found your ramshackle site somewhat endearing. I'd heard lots of rumours that your ubermensch "extension stream" look down on the other thickos in the school, who are poorly treated, but then I looked at the figures and saw you get good outcomes across the board. However the other parents at the open day were weird as fuck, and you have made more than one otherwise sensible person I know *lose their frigging mind* and tutor their kids for over a year to try and get into the top 6% on the Wandsworth test, so I will give you a miss I think.

Ofsted: 1 (Outstanding)

Graveney School is a mixed 11–18 secondary school. It is one of the largest secondary schools in the country, with 1,970 students on roll. Most students in Year 11 choose to stay on into the school’s sixth form. This is significantly larger than most other secondary sixth forms nationally, with over 700 students on roll. Graveney School converted to become an academy on 1 August 2011. When its predecessor school, Graveney School, was last inspected by Ofsted in May 2011, it was judged to be outstanding overall. The Graveney Multi-Academy Trust was formed in April 2013 to incorporate one local primary school. The school is led by a Principal and a headteacher, supported by a large team of experienced senior leaders. The students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and have very diverse ethnic heritages. The proportion of students from minority ethnic groups is significantly above the national average. More than a quarter of students do not have English as their first language, resulting in over 50 different spoken languages in the school. Just below one quarter of students are eligible for pupil premium funding. This is additional funding provided by the government for disadvantaged students. This is broadly in line with the national average. The percentage of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs is below the national average. The academic profile of students coming into the school in Year 7 is higher than the national average.

Admissions: http://www.graveney.org/serviceops/genericpages/filestreamer.ashx?fileid=4726

  • 70 places are offered to those who receive the highest scores in the Wandsworth Year 6 Test.
  • 210 places are offered to (non-test-entry) siblings and then to those who live nearest to the school.

In 2014:

  • Total applications received: 2,740
  • Total places offered: 250
  • Selective places offered: 63
  • Children looked after offered: 6
  • Siblings offered: 99
  • Medical/social need offered: 1
  • Children of staff: 1
  • Closest to school: 80
    • Furthest distance offered (1 March): 516.5 metres
    • Furthest distance offered (31 July): 553 metres
  • Appeals heard: 31
  • Appeals successful: 1

In 2015:

  • Selective (Ability) Places Offered: 63 (all those scoring standardised test core of 254 or above, and those scoring 253 living up to a distance of 3826 metres from the school, offered a place)
  • Non-selective (Open) Places:
    • Looked After Children: 8
    • Children with siblings at the school: 112
    • Children of staff: 2
    • Other children living closest to the school: 55 (up to a distance of 520 metres from the school)

In 2016:

  • Selective (Ability) Places Offered: 70
  • Non-selective (Open) Places:
    • Looked After Children: 6
    • Children with siblings at the school: 102
    • Children of staff: 1
    • Other children living closest to the school: up to 616m away for 1Mar, 647m by 31Aug

In 2017:

    • Up to 635m for 1Mar

In 2018:

    • 77 kids, Up to 474m for 1Mar

Lambeth Academy

They've had problems getting good heads to stay. They also have a bit of a curse-of-affluence thing going on - the local Bourgeoisie are so rich that they tend to plump for private school, rather than mucking in with the plebs.

Ofsteds:

  • 3 (Satisfactory) in 27 Mar 2010
  • 2 (Good) in 13 Feb 2013
  • 4 (Requires Improvement) in 04 Oct 2017

See: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/134815

Lambeth Academy is a mixed 11 to 18 secondary school. It is slightly larger than the average-sized secondary school. The academy opened in 2004 and is sponsored by the United Learning. Its specialisms are English with business and enterprise. The majority of students are from minority ethnic backgrounds, the largest group being of Black Caribbean and Black African heritage. Nearly half the students speak English as an additional language and this proportion is increasing. Over half of the students are supported by the pupil premium (extra government funding for particular groups of students including those known to be eligible for free school meals). This is well above the national average for secondary schools. The number of disabled students and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is above that in other schools. The proportion supported through school action plus or with statements of special educational needs is also above average. A very small number of students attend courses away from the academy site at Park Campus or the Fairbridge Education Centre.

Admissions:

  • 180 places
  • Up to 10% (18 places) to French Bilingual
  • Remainder split equally across 5 ability bands

Brochures

Open Days

This section refers to 2016 so is very out of date!

  • Burntwood
  • Chestnut Grove
  • Dunraven School
    • No link - got from Lambeth brochure
    • (E) Tue 20 Sep, 6.30-9pm
    • (M) Thu 22 Sep, 9.15-10.30am
    • (M) Sat 24 Sep, 9.15-10.30am
    • (M) Tue 27 Sep, 9.15-10.30am
  • Graveney
  • Lambeth Academy
    • No link - got from Lambeth brochure
    • (M) Tue 27 Sep, 9:15 - 10:30
    • (E) Thu 29 Sep, 5-8pm
    • (M) Wed 05 Oct, 9.15-10.30am
    • (M) Fri 07 Oct, 9.15-10.30am
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