DS1 (yr5) goes to the local primary, which we have been largely pleased with.
The local Comp has a very poor reputation and results.
I have recently started to broach the subject of where he might possibly go to secondary school - just in a chatty way, no decisions to be made yet etc.
He is absolutely set on the idea that the only place he will go is the local school where his friends will go. He was a late developer socially and was slow to make friends when he started school, but now is very much part of a close knit group of 6 lovely boys, so I do understand his concerns. I also know that even if they all end up at the same school, their abilities are mixed, so they're unlikely to all be in the same classes etc.
How on earth do you persuade a 10yo that it won't be the end of the world to go to a different school and make new friends, that the quality of the school is more important, that different schools will suit different children.
Ultimately, how much say does the child get?
He's currently sobbing in bed because I just suggested that which ever school he goes to he'll soon make new friends. 