My DD is due to move from her boarding prep school at the end of the summer term in 2012.
We still have not registerd her anywhere but at the moment Haberdashers Monmouth School for Girls is looking favourite. We need to make a final decision very soon.
We have viewed the school on 3 open days and 2 personal visits and we like it alot and more than any other senior school we have looked at (we have looked at lots).
However, I am getting seriously pissed off and annoyed at the negative vibes I seem to be getting from other parents at her current prep school.
I try to avoid the school name dropping conversations but when cornered and asked I tell the truth about which school is looking most probable. The responses are all similarly negative. A shocked "Oh" followed by a stumbling of conversation. Or the face just drops before an "oh" or "oh really" or "have you not considerd xyz school instead".
And now to top it all this weekend my DD has just come home for exeat and told me 2 of her teachers asked her if she knew where she was going to go and she told them it was PROBABLY going to be Habs and their response was "oh dear. What other schools are you considering?" and my just 12yo DD said the other teachers face just dropped and made some comment about sport not being the best!
Prior to this my DD was all up for this school and now she is asking for another visit - which is fine as I wanted another visit anyway as I have more questions etc.
Last term the head of her prep school asked us if we had decided and we told then that Habs was our favourite and he sounded positive about it despite him previously recommending another school - which we visited and decided against (strongly).
So please - is there something i should know about this school? Our DD will be a full boarder there at age 13. Please, I would appreciate your comments negative or positive - if you know anything about this school. Feel free to PM me if you prefer.
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Mum72 · 19/11/2010 23:33
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