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Travel over 1 hour both ways

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EngineerMumOf2 · 30/03/2019 10:53

My DD is starting her secondary from Sept this year. Her school is 37 miles away from home (grammar school). There is a school bus which takes 1 hour 25 minutes both ways. Am I doing a wrong thing by making my DD travel so long everyday? Please suggest.

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Haggisfish · 30/03/2019 11:07

This is why I’m not sending my dc to our ‘local’ grammar in West Midlands!

eddiemairswife · 30/03/2019 11:07

DfE recommendation is that up to 75mins travelling each way is reasonable.

RedSkyLastNight · 30/03/2019 11:05

No that's totally ridiculous. And I'm assuming that's not even including getting to and from home, waiting for bus, bus being late etc. She will end up not being able do any extra curricular activities, won't have any local friends and will be so tired that any perceived benefits of the school will be negated.
I think you need to move or find another school.

TeenTimesTwo · 30/03/2019 10:59

So that is 3 hours travelling a day?
Personally I wouldn't do it. That is no quality of life.
It's like living in Bristol and going to school in Reading.

But I guess it depends on what the other options are like.

Surely you and she considered all this before applying?

LIZS · 30/03/2019 10:55

It does seem excessive, does she want to do it? What about after school activities, will she miss out, and parents' evenings etc.

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