Choosing a school seems to be one of the hardest decisions you make as a parent!
DS is currently at a very small independent primary school. He’s only in year 2 so we have time.
His current school is very local, very nurturing. He’s happy but there are only 7 boys in his class and he doesn’t seem to have made good friends, although he’s friendly with all. DH and I feel he may grow out of the school as he gets older. I’m happy with the class sizes but would prefer a FT teaching assistant as well as teacher- he doesn’t have this where he is but would at Bronte for example.
Options:
Leave him where he is, try for 11+ for State Grammar (Ermysteads) or private (Bradford Grammar). He’d probably need tutoring which isn’t what I want for his childhood and 11+ seems madly stressful for all.
Move him during primary to a bigger private school that goes to 18- either Bradford Grammar or Woodhouse Grove- but when?
We have looked around both and although wowed by the facilities of both, we preferred the ethos at Woodhouse. It seemed much friendlier and the music/ drama departments seemed better, whereas a Bradford it’s very sport/ rugby bias. Bradford is very academic. DS is fairly bright but no idea how academic he is. He’s a typical 6 year old boy! I want him happy and Woodhouse seemed a happier place.
The main thing putting me off moving him is the travel which would be half an hour each way. On top of a long school day he wouldn’t be home until 4.15-4.30.
His year at Bronte is nearly full. We can look to move him in September for year 3 onwards, if not the next opportunity would probably be for year 5 as Bronte go from 2 to 3 forms at that point.
Just a ramble really but any experience of either school appreciated!
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Bronte House/ Woodhouse Grove vs Bradford Grammar
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Chrisinthemorning · 18/11/2018 07:36
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