School catchment area change anger (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

We would have to try and get into Trinity Primary, down a one-in-seven hill to Bingley and across the dual carriageway. It would mean at least a ten-minute drive each way,” said Mrs Griffiths,
That is the LONG way round, as you well know, in fact its quite a short journey from Gilstead to Trinity school, shame about the 5 bedroom house you bought, that plan didnt work out as well as expected :)

I suppose it all depends on numbers, From priority area number one there is no viable alternative, the journey to Bingley Schools is even longer and in any other direction you would face much longer journey's, moorland crossings and no public transport.
I should imagine that they certainly are miffed after buying a house nearby (but in the wrong direction).

loftyme wrote:
We would have to try and get into Trinity Primary, down a one-in-seven hill to Bingley and across the dual carriageway. It would mean at least a ten-minute drive each way,” said Mrs Griffiths, That is the LONG way round, as you well know, in fact its quite a short journey from Gilstead to Trinity school, shame about the 5 bedroom house you bought, that plan didnt work out as well as expected :)

Not really sure where you think there is a shorter way but what he says is probably being kind to the journey. The hill is probably steeper than 1 in 7 and he didn't mention crossing the canal either!

I'm not sure why Councillor Heseltine is trying to sort this out. He hasn't done anything in the last 10 years when this problem has cropped up before. This was when his party was in power and could have sorted it out too but they chose to merely make it worse.

I think the main issue is that Eldwick school is the only school within reasonable walking distance for this family and many more in Gilstead.
If you measure the distance to alternative schools for many houses within the proposed priority area they are actually closer than a significant number of houses proposed to be taken out of the priority area.

You can find the facts on:
http://schoolsforgil
stead.blogspot.co.uk


Which also contains a link to a petition on the matter. The petition is also at Gilstead Post Office.

Plenty of families in Bradford have there application to the nearest school rejected due to the current rules of siblings first.

The schools current rules are:

Siblings in priority area one
Siblings in priority area two
All other siblings who live outside the priority area
Children living in priority area one
Children living in priority area two

So this family are currently at the bottom of the list anyway. Which tbh doesn't give them a great deal of chance of getting their kids into Eldwick anyway.

Both Eldwick and Bingley are ranked as Good, the only difference being that there are a more kids from different backgrounds at Bingley which imo is good for children.

thatsnotmyname wrote:
Plenty of families in Bradford have there application to the nearest school rejected due to the current rules of siblings first.

The schools current rules are:

Siblings in priority area one
Siblings in priority area two
All other siblings who live outside the priority area
Children living in priority area one
Children living in priority area two

So this family are currently at the bottom of the list anyway. Which tbh doesn't give them a great deal of chance of getting their kids into Eldwick anyway.

Both Eldwick and Bingley are ranked as Good, the only difference being that there are a more kids from different backgrounds at Bingley which imo is good for children.

Thank you, I found that helpful.

its the usual "i want my kids to go to a predominantly white attended school" brigade, lets move to Eldwick/Gilstead,
goes to show, doesn't mean a thing!, ofstead reports for Bingley schools just as good, but moving house to be near a school you "hope" your kids can get into, daft, wonder where they used to live !

loftyme wrote:
its the usual "i want my kids to go to a predominantly white attended school" brigade, lets move to Eldwick/Gilstead, goes to show, doesn't mean a thing!, ofstead reports for Bingley schools just as good, but moving house to be near a school you "hope" your kids can get into, daft, wonder where they used to live !

I think you'll find it's the fact that they are changing the rules that is the problem. If you live 100 yards from a primary school then you should expect to be able to go to that school. Changing the rules on current residents means a journey of several miles a day to get a 4 year old to school.

Primary schools need to feed the local community. Councillor Heseltine's party's plan was the expansion of Trinity All Saints so that it can accept children who can't get in at their local school no matter how far from the school they live. That is the problem and has been for the last 10 years.

Has everyone forgotten....'Eldwic
k Primary School' not so long ago used to be 'Gilstead Middle School' and is actually located in Gilstead! How is it fair the children of Gilstead under the proposed plans will have no chance of going to the school in their village?

Surly the only fair option moving forward is to make the school big enough to incorporate all the children of Eldwick and Gilstead.

The guy's name is Lynsey ??

Lol.

GS1234 wrote:
Has everyone forgotten....'Eldwic k Primary School' not so long ago used to be 'Gilstead Middle School' and is actually located in Gilstead! How is it fair the children of Gilstead under the proposed plans will have no chance of going to the school in their village? Surly the only fair option moving forward is to make the school big enough to incorporate all the children of Eldwick and Gilstead.

I think they have. Selling off the old Eldwick Primary school site when they knew full well 1200 houses were to be built in Eldwick and Gilstead was an act of gross stupidity and is the reason for all of the problems.

loftyme wrote:
its the usual "i want my kids to go to a predominantly white attended school" brigade, lets move to Eldwick/Gilstead,
goes to show, doesn't mean a thing!, ofstead reports for Bingley schools just as good, but moving house to be near a school you "hope" your kids can get into, daft, wonder where they used to live !

What a twit. What is wrong with moving house and taking into consideration which school your children will attend. Obviously people want what's best for their kids. It's those parents who lie about their address in order to get a place at a good school that need to be found out and action taken. The actual admissions policy seems fair though. You wouldn't want siblings being split up over a new admission.

The Hoffster wrote:
The guy's name is Lynsey ??

Lol.

As someone so easily offended by any comment on any subject and who's standard response is 'Islamophobe' please explain why you think it's acceptable to laugh at a name given to somebody by their parents?

loftyme wrote:
its the usual "i want my kids to go to a predominantly white attended school" brigade, lets move to Eldwick/Gilstead,
goes to show, doesn't mean a thing!, ofstead reports for Bingley schools just as good, but moving house to be near a school you "hope" your kids can get into, daft, wonder where they used to live !

Why does it matter where they used to live?

What's wrong with people wanting the best for their kids and moving house to give them that opportunity? People pay more money and generate more stamp duty by paying the premium for a house with good schools nearby- it's one of the main factors that determines a house's asking price.

The Hoffster wrote:
The guy's name is Lynsey ??

Lol.

I feel for the Griffiths family who have clearly made decisions based on their childrens future to then face unexpected change.

Every child in the immediate area should get the chance to apply to their local primary school, whether they are offered a place is another matter!

This family live in closer proximity to the school than some of the houses in Eldwick, surely the name of the school cannot banish anyone from Gilstead, can it?!?

As children the majority of us were able to walk to school with our parents and friends, why should that be taken away from this family.

Lex1581 wrote:

The Hoffster wrote: The guy's name is Lynsey ?? Lol.

I feel for the Griffiths family who have clearly made decisions based on their childrens future to then face unexpected change. Every child in the immediate area should get the chance to apply to their local primary school, whether they are offered a place is another matter! This family live in closer proximity to the school than some of the houses in Eldwick, surely the name of the school cannot banish anyone from Gilstead, can it?!? As children the majority of us were able to walk to school with our parents and friends, why should that be taken away from this family.

To add insult to stupidity the council are actually proposing to spend £2m of taxpayers money on expanding Trinity All Saints to cope with the children who are being forced to go there. Beat that!

LOL! Just goes to show there's no point spending lots of money on houses near to good schools.
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Social engineering will catch you in the end!

angry bradfordian wrote:

The Hoffster wrote:
The guy's name is Lynsey ??

Lol.

As someone so easily offended by any comment on any subject and who's standard response is 'Islamophobe' please explain why you think it's acceptable to laugh at a name given to somebody by their parents?

It's only a name.

Get over it, please.

Thanks.