As expected, the February 6 meeting of the Richmond Upon Thames Admissions Forum decided (9 to 2, 4 abstentions) to recommend “that Cabinet should approve the proposal to remove the links” for September 2013 admissions and beyond, affecting current year five and below.
This will make places at Orleans Park available to the East Twickenham children who attend the Vineyard school and Catholic schools. No-one can say how far the catchment area will extend northwards into north St Margaret’s; one forecast is “Pupils who were at one of the former link schools but live more than about 1.5 km away [will] definitely not get into OPS”
- Read the minutes [pdf]
– from Christopher J Squire
Comments
Whose forecast is that? I understood that the cut-off distance was 1.8 km, and therefore that the LA were expecting all those living above the A316 would be within catchment for Orleans Park.
However, I am disappointed and rather perplexed not to read anything in these Richmond Admissions Forum minutes concerning the good people of North St Margarets.
Ben Driver on 2012-02-10 15:28:21 +0000The forecast is by 'A concerned resident ' and I published it as:
twickenhamlibdems.co.uk/en/article/2011/523396/abolishing-the-linked-schools-system-who-gains-who-loses-a-forecast-for-orleans-park
on the website of Twickenham Lib Dems.
Chris Squire on 2012-02-11 10:22:12 +0000So, in other words, unsubstantiated & unattributable scaremongering republished by Lib Dems. Quel surprise.
David on 2012-02-12 11:59:49 +0000Add a comment