My DD is at a non selective prep school in an area awash with some of the top day schools in the country. The school she attends is a through school from 3-18 which has a reputation for not being very academic although in reality it's actually very good but being relatively non selective doesn't get the results of some of the top schools in the area.
We are very happy with the school. It has excellent facilities, great extra curricular activities, communication is excellent, she's doing really well academically and working to the best of her abilities without being stressed but most of all she is happy with lovely friends.
However, there is quite high turnover of pupils whose parents feel that the children aren't pushed enough and lots of discontent around this. Having seen what the year 6 children have been doing and the amount of preparation work they have done for their 11+ I don't see this and having had older children go through a state primary school it's far and away more academic than my top of the class older children ever experienced.
The head has reassured parents that all year 6 children will be properly prepared for external 11+ as well and for their own senior school. Last year, the children went on to good schools.
My question is twofold really. Is this norm in areas where there are significant numbers of private schools where overall supply far outweighs demand? In addition,am I alone in thinking that the whole picture is more important than pure academics. It's starting to make me think that we are missing something. I should add, that the school is full, children are replaced as soon as others leave.
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Pupil Turnover in non-selective Prep schools
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Chasinganewname · 20/01/2014 20:26
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