I disagree. I have looked at St. Ed's and visited it and found their message genuine. They are still preparing their children for Common Entrance both as they are firmly NOT wishing to be a through school and also because their Senior School is not trying to be like every other senior institution in the area. And most importantly, they have to have children leaving at the end of Form 8 otherwise their senior model would be over subsribed. Their prep offering is second to none, both academically and co-curricular, I have never seen such happy children at a school and for them to talk so much about the amount of opportunities they have there. To say that the senior school is full of children who don't have anywhere else to go is extremely harsh and the person who said that should be ashamed of themselves. St. Ed's have filled that missing niche of offering a senior private education but in a small environment with classes only being a maximum of 15, allowing those children who would drown in a larger environment, become big fishes in a small pond therefore boosting their confidence and allowing them to excel in their school life. I wish other schools were human enough to recognise this as a strong feature to offer. Their initial GCSE results this summer were incredibly good, as were their Common Entrance with 100% of their candidates getting into their first choice of school. I would highly recommend St. Ed's, way and above the other prep schools in the area. St. Ed's suits real life hard working families who want their children to enjoy their education. Totally different to the Amesbury's and Highfield's who I felt were shallow, pitching too hard and fitted into the category of what I would call Surrey Mums, a category of mum I like to steer clear of. I couldn't speak higher of St. Ed's - go and see for yourself.