scarlettbanks

Updating this thread in 2023...For interested parents, the 'longest distance' offered on 1st March 2023 offers day (for the Sept 2023 admissions) was 1396 metres!! Good news! And presumably this will increase further as we get closer to Sept 2023, as some of these places will not be accepted (as we've seen in previous years). Sounds like good news for ED parents worried about their chances of getting into Charter ED in the future. Here's a map of 1396 metres radius.

Oops - and hot of the press - the further distance offered on 1st March 2023 (for the Sept 2023 intake) was 1396 metres! So it's gone up substantially. And will presumably go up even more before Sept 2023. So Barry Road (top or bottom) is almost certainly a safe bet for the future, as I imagine the longest distance will continue to increase. Good news for people of the area :) . Here is 1396 metres on a map:

For the Sept 2022 intake, the 'longest distance' for Charter ED was 964m when offers were first made in March 2022. But of course, not all these kids accept the offer, and some instead go to private school etc. So by school start in September 2022 (i.e. when the kids actually started), it had gone from 964m to 1267m. See attachment for how these two circles look. This was for September 2022, and the circles will change for subsequent years of course. But if anything, the 'longest distance' should increase in upcoming years, as the intake increases (it was 210 in Sept 2022, but will be 240 in future), and since the demographics of East Dulwich are changing (there are projected to be fewer kids starting secondary school in coming years, compared with Sept 2022 when there were several primary school bulge classes etc). So I think the top half of Barry Rd should be very comfortable. And the bottom half of Barry Rd should be fine too, but may have to wait until post-March to be offered a place. And if you're applying in the distance future (i.e. not for Sept 2024) then it will hopefully get even more comfortable.

Our kids love it (we love it too). We go only occasionally. Very informal, and all ages / abilities / speeds welcome. And the kids get a good sense of achievement from it. We usually do the Peckham Rye one

Ours go to the Belham and love it. I’ve heard good things about SJSC too. Best thing to do is to visit both, and see if there’s one you prefer. We preferred non-denominational, and were also attracted to the atmosphere and ethos at the Belham (very caring, good focus on arts/music, but also academically ambitious). I don’t think either of them are ‘feeder schools’ (I don’t think this really exists in the area, as application to secondary schools is an independent process).

Puff Pizza in Peckham on Choumert Road is a fun new addition. Fried pizza rather than normal pizza. Really good fillings/toppings, and nice salads too

New Japanese izakaya place outside Kanpai sake distillery in Peckham. Went yesterday and loved it - tasty and reasonable prices - v informal setting - dress warm if you want to sit outside, or you can sit in the sake place and drink warm sake. Soft launch yesterday and today - 25% off. Here it is: https://instagram.com/kanpaikitchenpeckham?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Our kids very happy at the Belham. Good teachers, good leadership, and I think it provides a really well-rounded education (learning, social, emotional, etc). Feel free to PM me. I think the ‘forest school’ is visiting the local parks (eg Lettsom gardens) once a week - which is really nice, but I don’t have the impression that it’s a major part of their identity etc - our kids wouldn’t say that they go to a forest school

Did you ever hear back DulwichWitch? If it's near the Angel Oak Pub, then I think that's around 1200metres

For takeaway/delivery we love Jhakaas. For a fancy eat-in place then Heritage Dulwich (run by the same people as Jhakaas) although it's not East Dulwich. Also love Ganapati for eat in (near top of Bellenden Rd) or takeaway (near Melange Chocolat)

There are useful posts on 'school distances' in another thread called 'School Places' in the 'Family Room Discussion' board. This link may work: /forum/read.php?29,2190091,page=4 . For the Sept 2022 intake, the longest distance offered on 1st March 2022 was 964m, which covers all of Amott Rd (I've just had a look using https://www.mapdevelopers.com/draw-circle-tool.php). The 964m should increase over the next few months (since not everyone that is offered a place on March 2022 will end up taking a place). And in future years it should increase further, since they will be accepting more kids per year, plus there are fewer young children living in East Dulwich / Peckham than there used to be. Personally I'm hoping that future years will have a much wider distance (1.3km? 1.5km?), and cater for East Dulwich more generally. Maybe even wider than that if demographics continue to change - e.g. our local primary school (Belham) used to have catchment areas of 300-400m, but now it's more than 1km!

Hi kc38, we are thinking of offering a spare double-room in our house, either to a single adult, or a single adult with kid. Can I ask what process you went through, to be connected to the three mothers? Should one go through the Gov scheme https://www.gov.uk/register-interest-homes-ukraine ? And does one then simultaneously go through a website like this (https://ukrainianlondon.co.uk/helping-ukrainian-refugees-arriving-in-the-uk/) to get matched with a guest, or does this happen automatically after registering on the gov.uk site? We are slightly nervous about: - the '6-month minimum' (what if the arrangement doesn't work out well, and also what happens if they need to stay beyond 6 months) - sharing our common area including kitchen space for 6 months, and how this will affect our two young kids (although hopefully it would be a really positive experience for them). - but mainly nervous about finding a suitable person to host, who feels like a 'good match'. Did you feel you had adequate control over who would stay with you? Thanks for any advice, or general thoughts, from kc38 or anyone else!

Forgot to mention Ganapati (both the restaurant on Holly Grove, and the takeaway on Maxted Rd) - amazing South Indian food - different flavours from other Indian restaurants we've been to in London. Looks like there's Jhakaas in Honor Oak Park, but then there's also a takeaway service being offered directly from Heritage in West Dulwich - will give them both a try :)

Ooh yes, I've heard very good things about Heritage - haven't yet managed to visit

Oh yeh, Kudu Grill in Nunhead is great (as is Kudu in Queens Road Peckham).

Does Peckham count? If so, favourite restaurants are Begging Bowl, Omni, Levan, Peckham Bazaar, Artusi, Coal Rooms. For fun places with mid-range price, also love Oi Spaghetti, Larry's, Taco Queen, Mr Bao, Miss Tapas. Made of Dough is my favourite local pizza, although Mike's is good too (and different). For street food we love Tianjin Dumplings and 'Asian Takeaway' opposite the station. Omni is a new-ish vegan place that lots of people haven't tried yet - the food is totally amazing with really exciting flavours (we aren't vegan, but have loved it there) - not cheap but worth it for a nice night out. In my view, the food on Lordship Lane is less exciting, but happy to be corrected!

Thanks Leftfooter - good point about the train tracks etc. The school emailed my friend yesterday, and they confirmed the longest distance offered on 1st March 2022 was 964m. So I'm pretty hopeful for a 1.25km+ catchment - maybe even for this year (i.e. after shakedown by Sept 2022), or for next year if not (Sept 2023 should have the additional intake). Maybe just wishful thinking on my part, but I'm getting more confident now (especially with fewer kids in Y5/Y6 in Southwark in the upcoming years etc).

That's useful to know - thanks! Waghorn street is around 1000m (depending which bit of Waghorn!), whereas last year in March 2021 the distance was 749m, so it's definitely increased quite a bit. And by Sept 2021 after shakedown etc it had increased to 897m, so hopefully Sept 2022 will increase quite a lot above 1000m. Then in subsequent years, should increase even more - since the intake will increase from 210 to 240, and since there have been demographic changes (see some of the above posts).

Can interested people join the local CLP now? E.g. if they want to increase the chance of a moderate candidate? Or is it too late for this?

Have a look here, including the London Megathread and the thread about Guy's: https://www.reddit.com/r/GetJabbed/

Ossito Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It?s interesting that Dog Kennel Hill School is to > shrink, a few years after the DKH Estate started > to be sold off? Hi Ossito, I hadn't heard about DKH Estates being sold off. Do you have any more info on that? Are families in council houses being forced to leave?

I might be wrong, but I *think* the 897m is after the shake-down (i.e. by September)

I'm just following up on the below, for parents worried about their chances of getting into Charter ED in future years. We went to the open day yesterday. The following is useful info I think... The building work should be complete by Sept 2022. The school said that the 'longest distance' offered for Sept 2021 intake was 897m (so it seems it increased quite a bit after offer day). Sept 2022 will be 210 kids rather than 180, so you would think it will be longer than 897m this year. And once they are 'up-and-running' in the new buildings, they plan to increase to 240 kids, so admission distance should be longer still. There are also plans to have a unit for children with special needs (I didn't hear more details than that, sorry), which will admit more kids (20? 30?) on top of the 240. Given also the changing demographics in ED (see below), I'm hoping that Charter ED will therefore eventually be able to offer places covering a much wider distance (1.3km? 1.5km?), and cater for East Dulwich more generally. Maybe even wider than that if demographics continue to change - e.g. our local primary school (Belham) used to have catchment areas of 300-400m, but this year was more like 1km! scarlettbanks Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > By the way, for those panicking about future years > - I?ve heard that in the coming years the distance > for Charter ED should increase. > -60 extra places (from 2022 or 2023 I think - see > other thread). We have a friend that lives 1000+ > metres away and is fifty-something on the waiting > list (so would have got in if 60 extra kids were > admitted) > -Plus the current 2021 intake (and previous few > years) have been big intakes across Southwark and > East Dulwich in particular (needed lots of bulge > classes in 2011-2013 primary schools admissions > etc, so this was expected). The demographic has > changed so over next few years (and beyond even > more so) there will be fewer Year 7 aged children > living (and applying) in East Dulwich > - plus this year (and last) was probably ?peak > sibling?, since lots of ?older siblings? applied > to Charter ED in its first 2 years (?younger > siblings? less likely to apply since they would > have followed whatever school their older sibling > already attended), and now the younger siblings of > these older siblings taking up charter ED place

Had an incredible dinner at newish restaurant Omni (near the bottom of Rye Lane). All vegan (which I am not) - incredible flavours, some quite unusual - the corn ribs with cashew cream for example were amazing. Has good sandwiches at lunchtime too.

Some new(ish) restaurants in Peckham, that I have really enjoyed and haven't seen mentioned on these pages: - 'Whole Beast' @ Kanpai London Sake Brewery. In Copeland Park, attached to the Sake Brewery. Amazing cooking - mostly BBQ stuff, with quite innovative and exciting flavours - Japanese influence I think. It's quite informal (no waiters, you just go and order, and collect your food when the buzzer buzzes) but for me it's the most exciting new Peckham restaurant for a while. Lots of outdoor seats - no booking necessary - has been plenty of space whenever I've visited (maybe apart from Friday and Saturday evening when sunny) - they have some indoor seats in the Sake brewery too. https://www.instagram.com/wholebeast/ - The new 'marketplace peckham' (near Morrison's, https://www.marketplacelondon.co.uk/peckham/home) has a lot of fun streetfood stalls. I really like Tianjin Dumplings (they make their own dumplings to order, and have other chinese street food too). AOneSushi is really good too - much better than standard high-street sushi - and they have a few other Japanese dishes. Marketplace Peckham is a good site to visit with kids - informal, lots of benches to sit on inside, and you can all order different food from different stalls. Churros, sweet shop, bubble tea, and other stalls I haven't yet tried. - Mike's - very nice pizza - unusual flavours - sold by the slice - Copeland Park (where Forza Win was).