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Fairlawn School and nearby area
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Perryman


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28-09-2010 04:19 PM

The heads and teachers at these high performing primaries are no doubt working hard and effectively, but move these schools to a less affluent part of Lewisham and their performance would drop.
Children with a stable and rich stimulating home-life will do better. There is no mystery here.

If they flattened part of the Tewksbury lodge estate and built a smallish secondary school, I think it might well genuinely be ranked within the top 10% schools in the country.

As it is, there are not enough privileged children in the area to dominate a large secondary school - the 2 main secondary schools are much more representative of Lewisham - an inner London borough with all that implies - (various levels of poverty/deprivation being the key).
And naturally the secondary schools' focus is on the majority of children who have been underachieving/are likely to underachieve (and they do this job very well, I understand).

I'm not saying the children from the elite primaries cannot survive and prosper at these secondary schools - their home advantages should see them through, and maybe a dose of local reality makes a young person more rounded. But academically, as a minority, they will not reach their potential in my opinion.

Incidentally does anyone have information on home tutoring?

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Fairlawn School and nearby area - howden - 27-09-2010, 11:00 AM
RE: Fairlawn School and nearby area - roz - 28-09-2010, 03:16 PM
RE: Fairlawn School and nearby area - Perryman - 28-09-2010 04:19 PM
RE: Fairlawn School and nearby area - roz - 28-09-2010, 06:00 PM
RE: Fairlawn School and nearby area - domc - 29-09-2010, 12:19 PM
RE: Fairlawn School and nearby area - SEN - 18-11-2010, 11:26 PM
RE: Fairlawn School and nearby area - roz - 19-11-2010, 12:07 AM
RE: Fairlawn School and nearby area - roz - 19-11-2010, 11:07 AM
RE: Fairlawn School and nearby area - roz - 19-11-2010, 11:35 PM
RE: Fairlawn School and nearby area - roz - 20-11-2010, 12:32 PM
RE: Fairlawn School a - shzl400 - 20-11-2010, 06:33 PM
RE: Fairlawn School and nearby area - roz - 20-11-2010, 08:41 PM

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