Apologies for the long post!
DS is coming up to 3 so am guessing if we want to go the private route then we need to book him a place soon.
There are good state schools near us in South London but apparently they are all expecting plenty of siblings so likelihood is as DS is first child that he will end up in local state primary that is a bit poor in the results stakes as our local authority does not have enough places at the moment and has had to set up temporary classrooms in some schools in our area. The state school is near our house. The private schools are further away and seem to be all right but not amazing.
We would like 3 kids with no. 2 on the way now so if we go private it would cost a great deal as then we would be committed for all 3, wouldn't we?
We would consider private at secondary level but there seem to be plenty of decent state secondaries nearby so hopefully that won't be necessary.
We could afford it and to be honest if we start down the private route grandparents are likely to want to chip in but it seems like a lot of money that could go somewhere else more useful or fun e.g. holidays, paying down the mortgage, saving for the kids' futures, or I could go part-time at work or DH could become a SAHD.
DH was happy at failing South London primary school then went to pushy prep at 7 and did fine but felt really pressured. He liked his private secondary school, though, partly because of the sports and partly because his parents were going through a rough patch so he boarded for a while and made some lovely friends in his boarding house.
I am a perfectly happy ex-state pupil both at primary and secondary level. My exam results at school and university were way better than DH's and overall my experience of education seems to have been more positive than his, which I would largely put down to a happier home life as a child.
The only thing that would really sell a private primary school to us would be if we felt they would really love and value the kids.
What do you think? Thanks!
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AIBU to think DS will be fine at local South London state primary with fairly poor SATs even if we can afford to go private?
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pasturesnew · 06/07/2009 10:43
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