A controversial new school stands accused of ignoring its own consultation after deciding to reserve 80% of places for children outside of Whitton, where it will be based.
Turing House opened last year at a temporary site in Teddington but is due to move to its permanent home in Whitton in September 2018.
However, the secondary school has allocated just 20% of places for children living in the Whitton area for 2017/18, with 80% reserved for those in and around Fulwell - about two miles away.
The decision follows a consultation in which nearly two thirds of those responding opposed the 80/20 split, with 266 voting against, 131 for and 15 saying they didn't know.
The announcement has prompted criticism from Richmond Council, Twickenham MP Tania Mathias and local councillors, despite the school saying it is willing to reconsider the ratio when drawing up its 2018/19 admissions policy.
Twickenham MP 'very disappointed'
Councillor Paul Hodgins, Richmond Council's cabinet member for schools, said that while he felt the school was an "overwhelmingly positive addition to the borough" he was "disappointed" by its response to the consultation.
"We will continue to strongly advocate a policy that is fairer to the local residents, while still serving the demand in the borough. It is clear from the consultation results that residents will also be looking for that change," he added.
Ms Mathias declared herself "very disappointed" by the consultation results and said she remains opposed to the use of the proposed site in Hospital Bridge Road, which she said did not reflect current demand in the borough.
"I have always said that it is best that schools are local to where pupils live, and both myself and members of Richmond Council believe that the proposed admissions policy does not reflect that sentiment," she said.
Ms Mathias said Whitton was not the right place for a new school, as there were unfilled places at nearby Twickenham and Hampton academies but no spare spaces at Teddington and Waldegrave schools, near to Turing House's current admissions point.
"Pushing forward with the current site will only harm the long term financial viability of local schools in the immediate vicinity, rather than addressing the need for more school places in the borough," she said.
'Why put out a consultation and then ignore the results?'
Whitton ward councillor Gareth Elliott echoed their views, saying both he and fellow Conservative councillor Grant Healy were "extremely disappointed".
"We would urge the school to look at the results of its consultation and consider them again. Why put out a consultation and then ignore the results?" he said.
The school defended its decision, with its report suggesting the consultation results may have been skewed by a campaign run by Whitton councillors for what they considered to be a fairer allocation of places.
It said the proportion of responses from parents of primary school age, who it said are most directly affected, was more evenly divided, with 107 for and 109 against the 80:20 split.
It reiterated that it had been set up to meet the demand for school places in the Fulwell and Teddington region, which still existed.
'We recognise the future siting of the school is contentious'
"We recognise that the future siting of the school in Hospital Bridge Road is contentious, with several councillors, the local MP and local parents questioning the wisdom of locating the school so far from the centre of gravity of the demand," the school, which is run by the Russell Education Trust, said.
"Therefore, while negotiations on the acquisition of the site continue, we have resolved to compromise. We will retain 80:20 as the admissions proportions, pressing ahead with its early introduction in 2017 so that we can properly gauge demand from Heathfield and Whitton, but we will revisit the question of our admissions proportions next year when we are considering our policy for 2018.
"In the meantime we hope to explore the LA's (local authority) position more fully through ongoing discussion."
The school chose the site in Whitton after another location fell through and it said there was nowhere available in the Teddington or Fulwell area.
Richmond Council said the Education Funding Agency, which finances new schools, had begun negotiations with Hounslow Council, which owns the Hospital Bridge Road site.
