DD has been offered a place at both Abbey School Reading and Farnborough Hill and we are really struggling to decide where she shoud go.
We were concerned that if she scaped in to the Abbey it may be too much for her, but feedback is she would be in the "top half" of the girls based on entrance exam performance.
Logistics are not an issue, we live in the middle of the schools and both have bus routes that have a stop five minutes from our door.
Our key question is fit and where will she get the best education. DD is pretty bright but not a rocket scientist. She is organised, diligent and a self starter (age eight she would get up and take herself down stairs to do some homework). However, she can be a bit of a worrier. That said she took three sets of entrance exams (also offered Lord Wandsworth, but decided that was really a better fit for DS in a couple of years time) with no concern or visible stress.
One specific concern is the size of sixth form classes at Farnborough Hill, only 40% of girls stay on so they can be as small as two in a class. This may mean near private tuition, but a lack of people to talk to about things.
Would really, really value thoughts of parents who have DDs in the schools at the moment and particularly anyone who had the same choice and what swung it either way for you.
Thanks in advance.
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eversleyparent · 12/02/2014 16:09
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