Need to move house (SE London) and DH is recommending looking in the catchment of Outstanding/Good primary schools so we can switch our Year 1 and Year 3 boys out of private and spend that on the house! I don't completely disagree so looking to hear from parents who have managed to switch during the school year/non-intake year, private to state.
The reasons why we send them private is that we're not from here so don't know any better and are always afraid of bullying/racism. The class sizes are small and they get the personal attention we are not able to give very often. Both my husband and I work full time and long hours so the wraparound care and sports provision are a godsend.
I understand we might not get into our school of choice straightaway so we will try to stay within reasonable distance of their current school.
But the question remains if anyone has satisfactorily done it and don't regret it later? What are the questions we should be asking ourselves (other than the main existential ones )
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f1silver · 11/12/2020 15:02
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