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Re: HELP - Sooooo we know that this is the best place to liv

Why not try Pitshanger Lane near Ealing? I was raised there (a long time ago!) and went back last week with my little boy. We had great time in the local park for the afternoon. So many kids around (and polite!). Its arguably more community/family based than BTC. And cheaper. Well worth a visit. Goo...
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Topic: HELP - Sooooo we know that this is the best place to live BU
Replies: 20
by The NSC
Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:02 am

Re: Bolingbroke has it's first Ofsted rating

ANNA MARIA, based on evidence and apologies for any repetition: 1. The OFSTED report flagged the issue of gifted kids 2. OFSTED has tightened up but if the WLFS can achieve outstanding in a category then no reason why an ARK school should not? The WLFS came from a standing start. ARK has substantial...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Bolingbroke has it's first Ofsted rating
Replies: 18
by The NSC
Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:50 pm

Re: Bolingbroke has it's first Ofsted rating

A long time ago, in the summer of 2009, I had the idea for what is now the Bolingbroke Academy, after a conversation with a neighbour about the lack of a local secondary school. We then were very lucky to find ourselves in the right place at the right time over the coming months, enabling the school...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Bolingbroke has it's first Ofsted rating
Replies: 18
by The NSC
Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:14 pm

Re: Bolingbroke has it's first Ofsted rating

A long time ago, in the summer of 2009, I had the idea for what is now the Bolingbroke Academy, after a conversation with a neighbour about the lack of a local secondary school. We then were very lucky to find ourselves in the right place at the right time over the coming months, enabling the school...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Bolingbroke has it's first Ofsted rating
Replies: 18
by The NSC
Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:10 pm

Re: Local State Schools - Give us a clue

FR, the feeder model was designed to flex in any given year. It works on a simple pro rata basis. So the more parents that apply from High View for example will then get a bigger proportion of places offered under Tier 1. It is a 4FE intake, so 120 places in total. Hence Tier 2 triggers if the total...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Local State Schools - Give us a clue
Replies: 48
by The NSC
Mon May 20, 2013 10:29 pm

Re: Local State Schools - Give us a clue

Hello there, I was one of the parent founders of the Bolingbroke school. I've enjoyed reading the recent comments on this thread and across the site about the academy. Just to confirm a couple of points on banding and the like. Our original vision was for a secular non-selective local school - hence...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Local State Schools - Give us a clue
Replies: 48
by The NSC
Mon May 20, 2013 12:13 pm

Bolingbroke Academy Newsletter 2

Please find below the second monthly newsletter from the Academy principal Claire Edis. We would love for you to tell us what you own viewpoint is on the latest newsletter or how you feel about the new school generally as we all await the school offers to hit the doormat later this week. Good luck t...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Bolingbroke Academy Newsletter 2
Replies: 0
by The NSC
Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:01 am

Re: Bolingbroke Academy newsletter...

Please see article below on site progress at the new Bolingbroke Academy. All on track.

http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/artic ... olingbroke
Forum: Schools
Topic: Bolingbroke Academy newsletter...
Replies: 4
by The NSC
Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:49 pm

Re: Bolingbroke Academy uniforms

Parents will NOT have to travel to Bethnal Green. As noted in the recent school newsletter (posted on this site) the uniform will be available both from the school and the supplier website. On price point, we spent a lot of time with ARK looking at different options. The selected supplier offers the...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Bolingbroke Academy uniforms
Replies: 2
by The NSC
Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:17 pm

Re: Bolingbroke Academy newsletter...

Also, for those who might be interested in how our local schools are doing, for the first time yesterday there was a huge data release by the DfE. This enables parents to compare helpful stats for their local schools - for example, the rate of progress for high achievers versus low achievers etc. Li...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Bolingbroke Academy newsletter...
Replies: 4
by The NSC
Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:38 am

Bolingbroke Academy newsletter...

Hey you! Do you want to read the latest newsletter from the Academy Principal Claire Edis? You do! Then click here...

http://www.arkbolingbrokeacademy.org/ja ... o-download

PS Why not also sign up via the above link to automatically recieve future newsletters from Claire?
Forum: Schools
Topic: Bolingbroke Academy newsletter...
Replies: 4
by The NSC
Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:45 am

Re: Meet the Leader of Wandsworth Council

That's a very good question Supergirl. When we looked at the same point back in Sept 2009, we were astonished to see that the local kids dispersed to 49 different secondary schools in and out of the borough. So there was no continuity or pattern to the small year 6 kids going into the big year 7 pla...
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Topic: Meet the Leader of Wandsworth Council
Replies: 43
by The NSC
Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:43 pm

Re: Bolingbroke Academy - Admissions meetings this September

We had a really great evening last night with the first of our 'open days' for parents and children interested in the Bolingbroke Academy which is now taking applications for admissions next year. Both sessions were packed to the rafters to meet our new head Ms Edis and it was good to see just how m...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Bolingbroke Academy - Admissions meetings this September
Replies: 2
by The NSC
Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:31 am

Re: Bolingbroke Academy - Admissions meetings this September

I am just re-posting this as a quick reminder that the first parent evening for the new Bolingbroke Academy is tomorrow night between 5.30 and 9pm. This is a great chance to meet first-hand our brilliant new head teacher Claire Edis. Claire is aiming to give a short talk at 5.45pm and then repeated ...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Bolingbroke Academy - Admissions meetings this September
Replies: 2
by The NSC
Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:38 pm

Re: Bolingbroke school - when do they start building?

Building works are due to start in November. To enable the first cohort of 120 students to start in Sept 2012 the plan is to phase the works. So part of the building will be completed in time for next Sept with the balance to be completed by Sept 2013.
Forum: Schools
Topic: Bolingbroke school - when do they start building?
Replies: 5
by The NSC
Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:56 am