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Re: Alderbrook and Ravenstone

Clearly I have a bias and think that Alderbrook is the best school ever!  However, Ravenstone is also a good school - you are lucky to have the choice!   At this point, we do not know what the distances for school places are and it changes year-on-year anyway.  Knowing where you are, it is likely th...
Replies: 5
Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:10 am

Re: Alderbrook vs Ravenstone

Hi all, Firstly, thank you for those kind words about me and the staff – and I totally agree, there is an amazing community here at Alderbrook. I would like to address one thing that I have heard whispers of.  Please don’t mistake a focus on ‘soft skills’ as an alternative to rigorous academic achi...
Forum: Schools
Replies: 7
Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:15 pm

Re: Primary State Schools other than Honeywell and Belleville??

Hi Bella, You’d be more than welcome to come and look around Alderbrook; we’d be the next closest if you are on the Balham side. Tour dates are: 29th October 2019 12th November 2019 26th November 2019 10th December 2019 Tours start at 9.15 am - just call the school office on 02086734913 to book. If ...
Forum: Schools
Replies: 0
Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:29 am

Re: Nut Free Schools Balham

Yes, all schools will be nut-free these days.  And yes, Alderbrook certainly it  :D
Forum: Schools
Replies: 8
Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:07 am

Re: Primary school - Should we aim for Ravenstone, Belleville Wix or Henry Cavendish? Moving house

Hi Ramaboo, If I might chuck another school into the mix...Alderbrook :)   I've been the head teacher for the past year and, while having a very obvious bias, think it is a great school!  Ravenstone and HC are also really good schools and I say that on a personal and professional level.  As you have...
Replies: 4
Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:08 am

Re: Moving Woes

Hi there, Your friend needn't worry about where she is staying, the council will probably just deem her friend's house as her main residency, as long as she has some kind of proof of address there.  She would then have her children placed locally to that address (depending on spaces).  If she subseq...
Replies: 4
Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:56 am

Re: Primary Schools Clapham/Wandsworth

Hi mummymia, Have you thought about Alderbrook?  I have just taken over as Headteacher and I think you'll find it meets your criteria; we have a diverse community and I have been seriously been impressed with the children, staff and community as a whole in the four weeks that I have been there.  I k...
Forum: Schools
Replies: 19
Sun Sep 30, 2018 4:08 pm