Greenwich Judgment Plus!!

I notice that the Tories nationally are looking at the option of scrapping all catchment areas for all schools.

I wonder if local Tories will be very happy this bearing in mind they want the Greenwich Judgment (which in effect stops a borough boundary being a catchment boundary) scrapped?

I have always argued that the Greenwich Judgment is a bit of a red herring as we already had substantial numbers of outborough pupils prior to it, due to the selective system.

Ironically the Greenwich Judgment has almost certainly made our local comprehensives in Sutton even more comprehensive as over 85% of Sutton pupils now go to them rather than our local grammar schools, packed to the gills as they are with Purley and Epsom pupils.

Indeed it is arguable that the 5 grammars (along with their Kingston neighbours) would be better described as South West London schools rather than Sutton schools. I am personally quite relaxed about this as having defined them as such, we can then spend more effort on supporting the real Sutton secondary schools (where 85% of local kids go), such as the recent government invetment in "Better Schools for the Future" which should have improved Stanley Park by 2010 and Carshalton Boys and Girls by 2016.