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Lovely places to live with great secondary schools

56 replies

EmBeEmBe · 06/06/2020 20:59

We are considering moving out of London to do somewhere with easier access to proper countryside and excellent state schools - particularly at secondary level. We also need to be on a good train line to London or Glasgow for occasional work reasons. Ideally we'd find a small town with good public transport to somewhere more exiting for the teenage years. We love York but where else might suit us? I'm struggling to find information about places where the majority of schools are good. Do such places exist?

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glorious · 06/06/2020 23:21

There's a direct train from Cheltenham to Glasgow (Cross Country service) . It's not fast, mind! @someoneelseentirelynow

123fushia · 06/06/2020 23:15

Chorley. 4 good comprehensives and beautiful surrounding countryside.

SomeoneElseEntirelyNow · 06/06/2020 23:07

Cheltenham. Good comps, grammars and privates, lots to do in town, beautiful countryside on the doorstep, 2hr direct to london paddington, 30m to Bristol. No idea how you'd get to Glasgow though!

AbsolutePleasure · 06/06/2020 23:02

Do yourselves a massive favour and pick a non-grammar non-selective school area.

Melonportal · 06/06/2020 21:30

Whitley Bay. It's a lovely town on the coast with great schools and you can get the metro straight to Newcastle central station when you need to travel to London or Glasgow.

CruCru · 06/06/2020 21:21

I know quite a few people in Harpenden. Both St George’s and Sir John Lawes are very sought after. However they are hard to get into - St George’s requires church attendance, child being Christened, family to live really close to have any chance of getting a place.