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Son settled into his independent secondary, and now been offered his choice Catholic Boys

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QuintessentialShadows · 04/12/2013 11:54

I just need to convince myself the best option IS to stay put.

Pros of current school:

  1. He has been uprooted so much with our moves, so not sure it is good for him to start a new school.
  2. Happy with current school
  3. He has made some friends
  4. Making academic progress
  5. 15 minute walk
  6. Mixed, so both boys and girls
  7. It is

Cons of current school:

  1. It is fee paying.
  2. Has no sibling policy
  3. If one is privately educated, we need to be able to afford that for second child.

Benefit of other school:

  1. It is free
  2. It is Catholic (not honestly sure whether this is a real benefit or not)
  3. It has a sibling policy so ds2 would have a place in 3 years time
  4. Best friend is in this school

Cons:

  1. Long journey.
  2. We dont know it, and we are hesitant to send him somewhere unknown.

SO?

OP posts:
TeenAndTween · 04/12/2013 12:04

What year is he in - Y7 so only 1 term in?
How long is the 'long journey'?
Can you really afford 2 lots of independent fees?
What is the Catholic school like - you say you don't know it, but you must have chosen it for some reasons?

Can you go both go and look at it again, checking out the journey?

Remember a term's notice for the inde is much less than 2*5 years of fees.

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