where do Villa schoolchildren go when they leave?

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minder Wrote:

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> I've often wondered why Dulwich Hamlet has this

> entrance at age 7 while every other state school

> in Southwark and surrounding areas have the normal

> Reception age entrance.

I suppose it makes sense in a traditionally private school area if the local private schools have an age 7 intake.

Otherwise you get a 4-11 primary but then loads of children leave at age 7 (& get replaced off the waiting list) which makes for an unstable school population. If you formalise the split at age 7, it's less of an issue.

Plus there is some logic to having 4-7 school and a 7-11 one. I grew up in a county where the (state) schooling was split into Infants/Lower School, then Middle School (9-12) then Upper School (13-16/18) and I intially found the prospect of 4-11 primary schools quite alarming when I moved to London.

Though I think going through school admissions every 4 years would tip London parents over the edge!

[Digbina]

From "The List"

JAPS: 2 in 2009 and 1 in 2011

Dulwich College: 2 in 2009, 3 in 2010, 1 in 2011, 1 in 2012 and 2 in 2013

Alleyn's JS: 2 in 2009, 2 in 2010, 1 in 2011, 5 in 2012 and 1 in 2013