What do we do?
Offered first choice for primary school for Sept 2020. School is rated good, 150m from our front door and we know a couple of people with children there, all happy. Results have improved steadily since 2016 when it was rated as requiring improvement, but are not stellar. Did a show round and were really impressed with deputy head and calm, ‘together’ atmosphere.
Our second choice was the primary school where DC is currently at nursery. Last year’s catchment was 250m and we were well outside so didn’t think we’d get a place and so opted for the first choice as first choice. This was also because second choice show round was terrible, and so it was difficult to get a sense of the main school, which seemed slightly chaotic from my perspective as a parent with DC at nursery. However it was rated excellent in 2010 and has had very good results for the last 3 years (although 2019 KS2 were significantly lower in reading than the previous year - a blip?). DC has good friends in nursery (only two going to the first choice school from his nursery group) and parents are nice, with a good mixture of backgrounds (we have a professional background - this only gives me pause for thought because I was badly bullied at primary school for speaking well). It is also a 10-15m walk through a lonely area, which won’t be so good in dark/winter.
Second choice school Head has approached us and now said if we appeal we may get a place because of moves out of the area, also saying he would like DC to be at the school.
Do we appeal to go for results, known quantities of friends and parents; or stay with first choice due to distance from our home?
Any help with deciding much appreciated because we would need to appeal tomorrow.
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Should we appeal tomorrow?
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user1471592953 · 14/06/2020 19:40
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