Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
We, the undersigned DISAGREE with the proposals as outlined in Criteria 4a and 4b – Feeder Primary Schools and Catchment Area of the Draft Admissions Criteria 2015. We agree with the changes set out in Criteria 1 and 5.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Our reasons are as follow:
(1) We do not support the proposal to introduce feeder schools as this is not compatible with the need to ensure fair access to a local secondary school for all children living within the catchment area.
(2) Children living within the Hinchely Wood School catchment area and attending non-feeder schools such as Cranmere would have little to no chance of gaining a place compared to children in the named feeder schools. This would result in feeder school applicants living further away from Hinchley Wood School being offered places over non-feeder school applicants who live closer to the school.
(3) Criteria 4a also contradicts Hinchley Wood School’s attempt to “more effectively meet the needs of families committed to the local area” (Source: HWS Admissions Consultation 2015.) Cranmere has been expanded for the past five years to provide more school places for children in the surrounding areas of Thames Ditton, Hinchley Wood, Claygate, Esher and Molesey. Without this expansion, these children would not have had school places, as schools that were closer to their home addresses were full and did not expand. It is therefore incorrect to make the assumption that these families are not“committed to the local area” because their children did not attend one of the named feeder schools. Every year children from Cranmere move up to Hinchley Wood School, and this number would be expected to increase once our double form entry classes reach the age of transfer. If these proposals are adopted, many Cranmere pupils will have no local secondary school place, although they live within the Hinchley Wood catchment area.
More like this
Hinchley Wood School - Impact of Proposed Changes to Admissions Criteria from…
Claygate Class Action
Updates
February 5, 2014
The school administration remains silent on our concerns but the pressure we are building is forcing them to pay attention. Send an email to the governors today demanding they explain why they are prioritizing distant schools over local families. Post this link on your neighborhood Facebook group right now to ensure other parents know their children are at risk.
February 5, 2014
We hit our first major milestone and the momentum is building faster than I expected. Send the link to your local councillor through their official website right now to keep this pressure on.
30 Comments
My grandchildren will be prevented from going to Hinchley Wood High School if this proposal is passed. They live in walking distance from the school and are penalised because they attend Cranmere Primary and. Live in Hinchley Wood, this is grossly unfair and puts more cars on our already crowded roads in order to get them to a school further away. What has happened to the "walk to school" policy supported by the government?
With two children at Cranmere School, I wish to object to these proposals on the grounds that they do not seem compatible with the need to ensure fair access to a local secondary school. The point made re the contradiction of 'meetng the needs of families committed to the local area' is, to my mind absolutely correct. Living as we do in the Harefield / Heathside estate we are already familiar with the frustrations of battling against heavy rush hour traffic to get our children to school on time. These proposals potentially encourage extra traffic on our already crowded roads at such times.
My child goes to Cranmere and I am against you denying her a place in a high school in due course as a result of these changes. I have made a lot of effort and substantial financial outlay to be in the right catchment area for my desired schools and you are destroying that. Please reconsider your policy.
I live in the Hinchley Wood catchment area. My children did not get a place at Hinchley Wood Primary as it was oversubscribed and attend Cranmere school. It is unfair that my children will not have priority to be considered for a place at HW school when we live in the catchment area and did not get a place in HW primary. It is unfair that Claygate children who live farther away that
Our son was unable to get a place at Thames Ditton Junior school when we moved to Thames Ditton the only school able to offer a place after 6 months was Cranmere. Now we are being told he wont get a place in secondary school but is not in tge catchment for any other school.
Where do him
Share this petition
Share this petition to help it reach more people.
Your share link
Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
We, the undersigned DISAGREE with the proposals as outlined in Criteria 4a and 4b – Feeder Primary Schools and Catchment Area of the Draft Admissions Criteria 2015. We agree with the changes set out in Criteria 1 and 5.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Our reasons are as follow:
(1) We do not support the proposal to introduce feeder schools as this is not compatible with the need to ensure fair access to a local secondary school for all children living within the catchment area.
(2) Children living within the Hinchely Wood School catchment area and attending non-feeder schools such as Cranmere would have little to no chance of gaining a place compared to children in the named feeder schools. This would result in feeder school applicants living further away from Hinchley Wood School being offered places over non-feeder school applicants who live closer to the school.
(3) Criteria 4a also contradicts Hinchley Wood School’s attempt to “more effectively meet the needs of families committed to the local area” (Source: HWS Admissions Consultation 2015.) Cranmere has been expanded for the past five years to provide more school places for children in the surrounding areas of Thames Ditton, Hinchley Wood, Claygate, Esher and Molesey. Without this expansion, these children would not have had school places, as schools that were closer to their home addresses were full and did not expand. It is therefore incorrect to make the assumption that these families are not“committed to the local area” because their children did not attend one of the named feeder schools. Every year children from Cranmere move up to Hinchley Wood School, and this number would be expected to increase once our double form entry classes reach the age of transfer. If these proposals are adopted, many Cranmere pupils will have no local secondary school place, although they live within the Hinchley Wood catchment area.
Updates
February 5, 2014
The school administration remains silent on our concerns but the pressure we are building is forcing them to pay attention. Send an email to the governors today demanding they explain why they are prioritizing distant schools over local families. Post this link on your neighborhood Facebook group right now to ensure other parents know their children are at risk.
February 5, 2014
We hit our first major milestone and the momentum is building faster than I expected. Send the link to your local councillor through their official website right now to keep this pressure on.
30 Comments
We are completely against this proposed change to Hinchley Wood admissions. As a parent of a child at Cranmere we are astounded that a child living further away from our local school is likely to get a place over our children. This proposal is certainly creating unfair access to our local school, discriminating against children attending non-feeder schools and most certainly not efectively meeting the needs of families in the local area.
My grandchildren will be prevented from going to Hinchley Wood High School if this proposal is passed. They live in walking distance from the school and are penalised because they attend Cranmere Primary and. Live in Hinchley Wood, this is grossly unfair and puts more cars on our already crowded roads in order to get them to a school further away. What has happened to the "walk to school" policy supported by the government?
With two children at Cranmere School, I wish to object to these proposals on the grounds that they do not seem compatible with the need to ensure fair access to a local secondary school. The point made re the contradiction of 'meetng the needs of families committed to the local area' is, to my mind absolutely correct. Living as we do in the Harefield / Heathside estate we are already familiar with the frustrations of battling against heavy rush hour traffic to get our children to school on time. These proposals potentially encourage extra traffic on our already crowded roads at such times.
My child goes to Cranmere and I am against you denying her a place in a high school in due course as a result of these changes. I have made a lot of effort and substantial financial outlay to be in the right catchment area for my desired schools and you are destroying that. Please reconsider your policy.
I live in the Hinchley Wood catchment area. My children did not get a place at Hinchley Wood Primary as it was oversubscribed and attend Cranmere school. It is unfair that my children will not have priority to be considered for a place at HW school when we live in the catchment area and did not get a place in HW primary. It is unfair that Claygate children who live farther away that
Our son was unable to get a place at Thames Ditton Junior school when we moved to Thames Ditton the only school able to offer a place after 6 months was Cranmere. Now we are being told he wont get a place in secondary school but is not in tge catchment for any other school.
Where do him
Share this petition
Share this petition to help it reach more people.
Your share link
Petitions like this
Other petitions you might want to support
Scan to share
Anyone who scans this can sign the petition.
We are completely against this proposed change to Hinchley Wood admissions. As a parent of a child at Cranmere we are astounded that a child living further away from our local school is likely to get a place over our children. This proposal is certainly creating unfair access to our local school, discriminating against children attending non-feeder schools and most certainly not efectively meeting the needs of families in the local area.