She wants a school full of bright / brightish but keen kids who want to learn and are respectful to the teachers. Wants to be a good all rounder, rather than focussing on just one thing.
Doesn't mind co-ed or single sex BUT doesn't like classrooms where class clowns dominate / very gobby boys who think girls shouldn't do x or y and won't shut up. Is good friends with the hard working, sporty, musical kind of boys, so isn't boys in general.
Wants to do design and technology, sport and music (orchestral/ choral) as well as academics. Is keen on languages / science / maths / history / geography.
Hoping for lacrosse as well as other sports - wants to be able to potentially be on a team in more than one, if is good enough. Hopefully at a school where field B & C teams and encourage everyone to get stuck in.
We can afford the fees, but don't want a school where the extras mount up dramatically and kids are expected to go on lots of v expensive trips, or feel left out if they don't.
Ideally within very easy striking distance of London or 2 hours ish of N Yorkshire or near the A1.
So far looked at:
Wycombe (she really liked but I had concern about alot of boarders going home at weekends, and sheer wealth of some parents - housemistress implied most parents didn't think anything of £10-20k of extras !!!)
Leeds Grammar (fab facilities, language block etc but the corridors and sheer din in locker area meant she didn't like it as much as others)
Uppingham (went to schools music day and loved it)
Queen Margarets (loved atmosphere, but don't think there are enough really bright kids there - her ideal school is probably a more academic version of QM)
Already know Harrogate Ladies College and not interested in that one.
Considering looking at Bootham, Oundle (current school suggestion of northern boarding school), Sevenoaks.
Sorry for such a long post - but pretty sure I won't be drip feeding!!!
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