DD is academically average. I had thought she'd go to the local selective day school (like her older brothers). But it's becoming clear that's unlikely and even if she has a bit of a spurt in the coming years, I'm not certain an academically pushy school would work well for her. I'm not disappointed in any way. She's very popular, a real joiner-iner and has enjoys lots of out of school activities.
So now we have to think again about schools. Would you send her to an outstanding comp down the road which is absolutely fine for the academics but it doesn't really offer her much for her interests. Or would you send her to a fee-paying school for academically average girls ? Where they do lots of music, drama and art and have a superb languages offering? (She is very keen on all of those things.)
It's a lot of money for the girls' school: over £20K per annum once you've factored in the bus and uniform. We can afford it.
What are the pros and cons of a big mixed, outstanding comp on the doorstep, or a small froo froo girls' school?
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ArundelTomb · 09/06/2016 10:18
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