Are schools generally better in Wokingham / Berkshire

Are schools generally better in Wokingham / Berkshire

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Challo

10,043 posts

154 months

Thursday 13th August 2015
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/leaguetables/...

I live in Bracknell but went to school in Crowthorne and I know alot of the local schools have had lots of funding increases to help with improvements in the buildings etc but unsure if this is not the same in Manchester. I would presume in all areas some schools are better than others.

andy-xr

13,204 posts

203 months

Thursday 13th August 2015
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Is Wokingham suddenly the education capital of the UK now? I think the types of children together with their upbringing, their parents, the locale and the teachers + syllabus probably has much to do with how well the school comes out, but stats can be interpreted to whatever you want the answer to be. I'll show you a st school in Manchester and a great one in Berkshire to confirm your suspicions, but it doesnt make it true on the whole

g35x

93 posts

182 months

Thursday 13th August 2015
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I grew up in Wokingham and went to university in Manchester.

The social economic differences between the two areas is vast which means any state school in Manchester is liking to suffer given the 'diverse' set of families they are going to have to service (e.g. recent immigrants, poverty-line). Wokingham is a affluent area with little social challenges and kids will generally come from stable home environments which creates productive school environment.

I'm sure there are better schools in Manchester, but you'll probably need to pay for them.

Panthro

678 posts

217 months

Thursday 13th August 2015
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I went to school in Wokingham; it's not all that, but I turned out ok, I think.

MX-5 Lazza

7,952 posts

218 months

Thursday 13th August 2015
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I went to school in Norwich and now live in Wokingham (Finchampstead). Pointless information - I just thought you'd all like to know that biggrin

tomjol

532 posts

116 months

Thursday 13th August 2015
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g35x said:
I grew up in Wokingham and went to university in Manchester.

The social economic differences between the two areas is vast which means any state school in Manchester is liking to suffer given the 'diverse' set of families they are going to have to service (e.g. recent immigrants, poverty-line). Wokingham is a affluent area with little social challenges and kids will generally come from stable home environments which creates productive school environment.

I'm sure there are better schools in Manchester, but you'll probably need to pay for them.
I think the comparison of Wokingham with "Manchester" is a flawed one.

ETA: To be fair, it wasn't really your comparison, it was the OP's.

silverfoxcc

7,683 posts

144 months

Thursday 13th August 2015
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I dont know about the stndards of teching, But drivin poast Holt school for girls at 15.00 is worth doing

Phnarr Phhhnnaar

gubbabump

1,209 posts

138 months

Thursday 13th August 2015
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silverfoxcc said:
I dont know about the stndards of teching, But drivin poast Holt school for girls at 15.00 is worth doing

Phnarr Phhhnnaar
Mr Fox, judging by your spelling - I'm guessing the standards have slipped ;-)also looking at 15 year old girls is not something you should promote ;-) biglaugh