I was adviced to live in solihull and travel to dudley so I presumed that it should be close by.I am not from this country and am going by others suggestions.

Have understood how the slective schools work and I am not sure that that is what I want.Have looked at school in shropshire.Have to wait till tomorrow.He has another interview near where we live next week so I am hoping that he will get that so I dont have to move to birminghamblackcountry

I was adviced to live in solihull and travel to dudley so I presumed that it should be close by.I am not from this country and am going by others suggestions.

Have understood how the slective schools work and I am not sure that that is what I want.Have looked at school in shropshire.Have to wait till tomorrow.He has another interview near where we live next week so I am hoping that he will get that so I dont have to move to birminghamblackcountry

Sorry just spotted unecessary use of apostrophe there.

Blimey! Dudley is definitely not in Birmingham. Don't suggest that to Lenny Henry, he get's most offended . Different Education Authority too...... and they talk with a Black Country Accent there

I thought dudley is a suburb of birminghamThats a thought I might google schools in shropshire

Akershully, I have just realised that we have been mis-directed by (a well-named!) OP. She said that DH was applying for a job in Birmingham but really he will be in the Black Country. Do you want the bright lights of the Big City or are you more of a country sort? If the latter, then you could think about Shropshire which has some seriously gorgeous scenery and some very decent schools.

Yes - good luck to your dh in his interview, but I agree with fembear - he really does not want to be commuting to Dudley from Solihull. They are on opposite sides of the car park routes around the city. Tis true, most parts of Solihull are more expensive nice, but there are a lot of nice areas closer to Dudley, both in and around Birmingham.

Look at Stourbridge (SW of Bham, in the Dudley LEA). There are good state schools there, nice accomodation, easy access to Bham.
The commute from Solihull (SE) to Dudley (NW) does not sound good: have you heard tell of the horrendous congestion on the M6 at Ray Hall?

Good luck to your DH for Friday.

would be thankful for more suggestions. Job is in dudley if he gets the job this friday.I have been told solihull is a better area and you can commute to dudley.
We would probably rent initially as I cant imagine that our house will sell in the present economic climate.

She is going to start a small indepemdent school this september which has got excellent A level results and uni placements and they are very good in terms of music education. Total dilemma if he gets a job.

DD2 is only 10 months and we are planning to go private when she is 7 or 8 like we are doing with dd1 and dd1 would have finished school then. Not planning on any impartial treatment