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Would you recommend this school to another parent?
Our experience with Farringtons School was devastating. We started engagement in Year 5, were told Year 7 was the correct entry point, and over more than a year our child sat formal exams, attended interviews, provided extensive reports, and met repeatedly with senior leadership, SENCo, and admissions staff. The school conducted an official visit to our child’s current school and gave positive feedback, verbally assuring us that the remaining steps were procedural.
Because of this, we kept Farringtons as our first preference, let other deadlines pass, and worked extensively with London Borough of Bromley on transition planning.
After all of this, the school issued a cold, generic rejection citing only a “high number of applications,” with no justification, no recognition of the process, and no explanation. It defies logic that a Year 7 place became unavailable after discussions and extensive evaluation since Year 5, unless another applicant had begun the process well before us — information that was never disclosed. The process was clearly used to create an illusion of fairness while the outcome was predetermined, leaving us crushed and in tears.
This is manipulation, not admissions. Parents beware: verbal assurances and senior involvement mean nothing without a written offer. Do not rely on their word that a place is secured — this was our costly mistake.
What are the school's greatest strengths?
Nothing to add.
Do you have any helpful suggestions for improvement?
Be transparent and think about the child (not selfish).
