Primary School Places in Haringey

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Permalink Reply by David Barry on June 10, 2010 at 23:04

Yes I confess I was in touch with a couple of people on Mumsnet and I take it your wife must have been one. Obviously its great that you now have an offer of a place at school you like. And its gratifying that its the one I am involved with! Alto' while governors are part of the team, and credit where credit due - speaking for my colleagues, they are all volunteers and they do work hard - the Head really does set the tone, and we have a good body of staff, including I might say the classroom assistants who can often be over looked.

A good thing about Ashmount is that it is very ethnically diverse, clearly we cant plan this, it just happens that way but it adds to the vibrancy.

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Permalink Reply by Julie on June 10, 2010 at 21:29

I would like to put in a plug here for Seven Sisters, (which is nowhere near Seven Sisters tube station by the way, but just off St Ann's Road.) I would urge anybody who feels the school is some kind of 'short straw' to ring the head, Denise Patrick, and ask to see the school in normal working hours, for a tour. I appreciate people might feel wounded if they don't get a school nearby but they seem to be able to travel quite long distances in a westerly direction.

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Permalink Reply by Matt on June 10, 2010 at 22:53

I have no axe to grind with Seven Sisters at all, we didn't see the place and have heard it's a nice school. But from where we live, other side of the Mountview Rd reservoir, it's an impossibly long twice-daily journey for a 5-y-o.

I'd certainly agree anyone considering Seven Sisters or any other school should arrange a visit as early as possible!

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