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Kingston Grammar vs LEH: air polution and other things

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Leo12345 · 11/02/2018 11:34

Hello!

We are trying to chose between LEH and Kingston Grammar where my DD got offers. Kingston Grammar will be £220 less monthly.

Is air in Kingston Grammar really polluted or it is insignificant?
There is a very busy cross-road just next door.

We live 12 min by bus and 23 min by foot from Kingston Grammar which is a significant advantage, as to LEH it is either 45 mins by two buses or 50 mins by foot+bus or school bus which is quicker, but which arrives in school 30 mins before the lessons start and departs 30 mins after they finish, so you also waste this 1 hour.

LEH is higher academically but our DD always gets the highest marks and really does not need to be pushed. I am afraid that LEH, because of its high academicity, gives children less freedom and allows less creativity and if it is so, this would be the worst thing for us, as we value much creativity and freedom.

On the other hand: boys is it for good or for bad? Do older girls in Kingston Grammar fight for being popular with boys and this kind of things?

Also wanted to ask: is LEH very posh and a lot of children from rich families (as we are not and perhaps will not feel very well)?

Will appreciate any feedback, thanks in advance!

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woodlanddreamer · 11/02/2018 20:13

Pollution affects your choice of school? I can't imagine it is very different at the two schools. If you think both schools would be fine choose the closer/cheaper one! And I would always go for co-ed but that's a personal choice. And lacrosse is brutal from what I remember Grin

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Leo12345 · 11/02/2018 20:13

Maybe I overestimate air pollution, though on pollution map it is shown as high in KGS.

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Leo12345 · 11/02/2018 20:09

To be honest, our family is very far away from any sport (unfortunately) and its presence or absence in school would not influence our decision.

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sandybayley · 11/02/2018 20:00

Hockey dangerous for a girl? DD1 plays hockey quite seriously and it's fine. She lasted one term at lacrosse and it terrified her.

Teenmum60 · 11/02/2018 15:15

I think you will find that lacrosse is more dangerous than field hockey!

Sunshine5050 · 11/02/2018 14:44

KGS likes a high participation in team sport so your dd will be encouraged to play netball or hockey.

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Leo12345 · 11/02/2018 14:34

@Sunshine5050, thanks for this information! We do prefer lacrosse, as we love all antique things and hockey can be dangerous for girl.

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Sunshine5050 · 11/02/2018 12:56

I'm not a parent at either but ds has offers from KGS & Hampton so it's similar. You might want to think about the sport. There is no hockey at LEH, they play lacrosse. The LEH boat house is in Sunbury with no public transport links. KGS is 1 of the top hockey schools around & the boat house is in Kingston. They are both fab schools with similar parents, it's a hard decision esp as we can't go back to visit KGS soon.

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