We are trying to plan our relocation back to the UK from abroad and are looking at schools for our DS and DD in the South of England commuting distance from London for DH . We like the look of Oxford - it's a bit of a long commute but we're working on the assumption DH could maybe work from home a couple days a week. Having never considered sending our children to boarding school we're struggling to find a day school for our son that's not enormously academic (thinking Magdalene College School etc). He definitely has potential but not sure a) he would get a place b)if he managed to squeeze in he would be happy…so came across St Edwards and really like the look of it - it says it has a broader intake - BUT - it's 80% a boarding school. Just wanted advice/opinions on the realities of being a minority day pupil at a boarding school - what are the logistics of picking up a child at 9pm for example? How do they fit in with the boarders? The other school I've noted is Abingdon School as it is a proper day school with some boarding but it seems to be very popular and so have very competitive entry process..any thoughts on the pros and cons of Abingdon vs St Edwards also much appreciated!
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What's it really like to be a day pupil at St Edwards?
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homewardbound16 · 07/03/2014 03:48
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