Primary Schools off Balham High Road Post Reply

[sling]

my daughter has attended TSM since she was 3 ,she attended the nursery there which I must say was and still is amazing , shes always enjoyed going to school, I have found that any problems questions or I need just a general update on my daughters progress I have always had the full support of the teachers or even the assistants in the class ,the activities trips etc that the school provide are amazing and the cost of anything is always kept to a minimum which is a great help ,I cant praise the school enough any parent should be proud to send their child there I know I am hope this helps new parents

[Cupcakesw12]

A big thank you to all of you who have taken the time to post here, it really has helped us finally make up our minds!

Such a relief!!

Does anyone know how Ravenstone performed on their recent Ofsted assessment, it would be good to know as we are intending to place them as our second choice.

[Cronut]

Hi,

Re Ravenstone, have you had a look at the "Parent Views" section on the Ofsted website, they have had 80+ responses this year and I found some of the answers very interesting...

As for their Ofsted report, best to wait till it is officially published as there are, as always, very different rumours out there regarding how they performed.

[Cupcakesw12]

Yes, still waiting for the Ravenstone Report to be published...

On another note, received a letter from WBC this morning asking for 3 different proofs of address for the primary school application process.

I am delighted that they are doing this, especially after the comments on another thread re increase in local lettings etc...when I did call WBC to confirm the process, they did add that they were doing this for all applicants and taking the matter most seriously. If only now they provided us with more recycling bags too they would be doing a truly amazing job!!

[sw17mamma]

I would largely ignore SATs as a proof of good teaching as so many kids round here are tutored which distorts the SATs results.

What is a better indicator is the value added score - kids are tested as they enter school and then onwards in the school - this shows just how much they have improved.