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Good Mixed Secondary schools in Buckinghamshire or Hertfordshire

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EUTOLONDON · 04/03/2020 20:22

Hi all,
We will be moving to England in about 2 months. Our areas of interest will depend mainly on the shool place and safety. My daughter will go to year 9 in September 2020. We still have to finalize a rental place. Please suggest out of Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, which place has better secondary schools with a good chance of getting a place ? Your suggestions will be helpful for us to decide.
Thanks!

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Techway · 05/03/2020 17:28

You could also try Chesham Grammar, I know they had some movement so could be lucky with places.

Is there any faith connection as that open up other schools. Is private an option for 3 years, circa £15k p.a?

BubblesBuddy · 05/03/2020 17:22

In Bucks, surprisingly Wycombe High for girls has space in y9. Two out of the three secondary modern schools in Aylesbury do and the Cottesloe School at Wing.

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EUTOLONDON · 05/03/2020 16:52

Thanks a ton everyone for your messages. I really appreciate. Hope to be able to find some success here 😊.

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Zodlebud · 05/03/2020 09:13

This is a really useful link for you for Hertfordshire schools. As a general rule those with no spaces are the better schools. I only know the west side of Hertfordshire though. Schools to look at are:

Ashlyns
Hockerill Anglo-European
St Clement Danes
St George’s
Hemel Hempstead School
Dame Alice Owens
Croxley Danes
Beaumont
St Albans Girls (don’t get confused with the independent school)
Sandringham
Tring
Watford Grammar
Parmiters

You would need to live practically on the doorstep of one of these schools to be top of the waiting list. House prices and rentals are extremely high in those locations though because of the schools.

Piggywaspushed · 05/03/2020 07:03

If she is joining in year 9 you might want to look al little further out for London at Bedfordshire where there are upper schools. All students start their last phase of secondary in Year 9. She might feel a little less left out.

BubblesBuddy · 04/03/2020 21:13

Most good Bucks secondary schools are full. There are also grammar schools in Bucks. In y9 the schools themselves would test but you would be lucky if there was a space! Other than the Grammars, it’s secondary moderns and some of them are very good schools. It’s the less good ones that might have a space though!

sleepismysuperpower1 · 04/03/2020 20:37

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