I live abroad with 4 children and the cost of schooling is going to force us home in 3 years when my eldest son starts 2ndary. Here you have to pay a 'building fee' of over 5000 pounds just to secure the place, on top of yearly fees of around 11,000 per year. But where do I start looking and what am I looking for in the UK? Do I need to put names down at state schools early? Or is it all catchment area driven? Are any state schools assessed entry? I don't know where I am going to be based yet, it could be Wales - are the systems the same in England and Wales? What does it mean to be a grammar school in the UK now? What is a 'free' school? Is a Beacon school a good thing? Help! All the basics!! Help! TIA
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EllaBel · 24/05/2015 14:18
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