King Henry's Coventry? Bablake?

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MWestie · 14/10/2017 13:00

Just wondered if anyone had any experience of either of these schools, good or bad!

Thanks.

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Waydugo · 14/10/2017 14:28

I think overall there is little to choose between the two as we find the co-curricula activities are heavily emphasised at Bablake as well. Every parent's meeting we attend they always emphasise it's not just about results but developing the whole child. I think Bablake's results were slightly up on Henry's this year though. Can't fault the teaching my child receives. There's no way they would have had that much support at state school. Hence why we're really pleased with it.

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MWestie · 14/10/2017 14:16

That's good to hear @emwithme though am slightly freaked out about all these casual mentions of the Pervert Days??

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emwithme · 14/10/2017 13:41

I'm another one who was at Henry's during the Pervert Days (excellent description, Raingods). I was also on an Assisted Place.

If I was now in the right area, I would send my DC there without a second thought. I may not have used all the opportunities I was given, but I was given them anyway and I came out a relatively decent person with a well-rounded education.

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MWestie · 14/10/2017 13:23

Interesting thoughts, thank you so much.

We have applied for Henry's for our DS as we liked the feel of the school, the emphasis on bringing out the best in each child, and to be honest it also suited us from a practical level transport wise. We were also happy with the general academic results they've produced, but liked that these were not at the expense of other interests/activities.

As we couldn't apply to both KH and Bablake we went for KH. Not sure why I'm starting to have cold feet now though, but I am hence asking for your personal experiences. So hard!

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Waydugo · 14/10/2017 13:23

I think Bablake has more of a mixed background of children than Henry's. That's the feeling we got when comparing schools.

Waydugo · 14/10/2017 13:23

I think Bablake has more of a mixed background of children than Henry's. That's the feeling we got when comparing schools.

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 14/10/2017 13:14

We preferred Bablake to KHVIII when we looked round for DS. He didn't pass the entrance exam though.

Waydugo · 14/10/2017 13:11

Yes I have a DC at Bablake. We are really happy with the choice we made. My DC doesn't find school easy and has struggled with friendships and anxiety. The pastoral care is fantastic. Cannot fault it.

RaingodsWithZippos · 14/10/2017 13:09

I went to Henry's. I came out with a very broad and eclectic general knowledge base with a B at GCSE Maths but functionally innumerate. I am brilliant at languages however. What they do well is pick up on and encourage a pupils interests and skills, but if you aren't interested in a subject they don't try to turn you on to it. Obviously I left a long time ago (20 years) and was there throughout the pervert years, so things may have changed massively. But despite the awful PE teachers and low level bullying from some of my peers because I was from a skint family on an assisted place, I look back with fondness in the most part.

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