So where's this years Trinity/Whitgift/Dulwich/Alleyns Thread PART 2!!

Well, if you really can’t decide between them and aren’t getting any “gut feeling”, then go with practicalities - either shortest/easiest journey to school, or money.

Seeline so yes, we have visited again and honestly we like each school even more with every visit. We are doing DC tomorrow and have a feeling we will come away more in love with the school than ever! Ds has been offered art scholarships - one of which is Alleyn's and known for it's amazing art - so that's definitely a consideration. Alleyn's actually ticks almost every box apart from this generalised feeling that I didn't feel as relaxed and at home there as the other schools, ds also said he thought the teachers were really nice and the kids too but he said it was less warm than say Trinity. Unfair really because they certainly haven't done anything to give a negative impression, it's just a general feeling. On paper it is pretty much the ideal school for ds but just can't shake that feeling which makes me think I shouldn't ignore it but equally it really does tick every box in terms of academics, being co-ed and the art! We are going with an alternative strategy of looking at areas we'd like to/can afford to live and then seeing how easy it is for ds to get to school and using that hopefully as a filter. Without giving away too much ds has a SN so that is also a very important factor, but as of yet all the schools seem to give the impression that dc's with ds's difficulties are well looked after so again, it's not really helping!

Have you visited again Sooooo ? It can help.
Is you DS particularly interested in anything, or have a hobby which would be supported better at one school?
Are you also waiting for the state school offers?

Thankyou! I was just about to post to ask how everyone is getting on!! We are still struggling to make a decision. Our issue is that we have been holding off from a house move so location isn't a problem, which is often the clincher when the schools are equally good (in our case much of a muchness, some slightly higher up the league tables but really all have positives and negatives). We are all finding this harder than the exams!