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DS is in reception at an "Outstanding" infant school, and next step is a "Satisfactory" junior. After that, the secondary options are very few and far between due to our location so we would need to move to within the catchment area of one of the local schools.
However, property anywhere near these schools is really at the top end of what we can get mortgage wise based on our joint income and equity we have in the place we own now (which we rent out). In addition to that, we currently get subsidised housing through DH's job which means we live on site and pay a % of his salary as rent. We can remain on site as long as we wish, and his job is long term and secure.
We've worked it out that the difference between our current rent and the amount we'd have to pay for a mortgage in the catchment area is actually as much as it would cost us per month to send DS to the local independent school, and the local prep is a feeder into one of the top 20 secondary schools in the country. For us, this is a bit of a no-brainer.
We went to the open day at the prep this morning with a view to DS finishing infant school where he is and then starting in Y3, but they happened to mention that there is still one space in Y1 left starting in Sept.
We've paid a very small deposit to register him, and then if the space hasn't already been taken we shuold get an offer of a place in the next 3 weeks at which point we'd need to make a large financial commitment.
DH feels that if we're going to move him anyway, which we've basically agreed to do, then we may as well do it earlier before he makes any attachments. Also, if we wait till Y3, he will have to do a standardised test (which I'm sure would be fine) whereas if he starts in September, he's guaranteed to move straight from pre-prep into prep.
I think I agree, but it all feels like it's moving a bit fast! Can someone please talk to me about it if you've made the move from government to independent and why you sent them/didn't send them at particular times? I'm very nervous for some reason!
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SchoolsBloodySchools · 08/05/2013 13:28
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