I don't know what to do! DS1 currently goes to an Ofsted "outstanding" infant school in the next village. From here, although it's not linked, most children go on to that village's "Satisfactory" Juniors.
Our village has an OK Infants, and then an Ofsted "Good" CofE Junior school.
It's a smaller Junior school than the "Satisfactory" one, and is closer to our house (0.4 miles, compared to 0.6). However, he won't know anyone there, and it's in the catchment area of two large social-housing estates, one of which is very rough. (Policemen only go in there 4 at a time.)
I've spoken to the headmistress of the "Good", smaller Juniors and she says he'd be able get a place there as they'll have spaces in 2010. But, she is leaving, and she is mentioned heavily in the Ofsted report as being one of the main reasons the school is so good.
The "satisfactory" Junior school in the other village has a new Headteacher who might have improved that school by the time of the next Inspection.
So... keep him with his friends in the possibly improving "Satisfactory" school, or opt for the closer "Good" school that is better now but might go downhill?
My head hurts!
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Send DS to "satisfactory" Juniors where all his infant-school friends are going, or to smaller, "good" Juniors where he'll know no-one?
BEAUTlFUL · 13/10/2009 21:20
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