Hello. I am starting looking at secondary schools for my daughter for a 2027 start. We live near the Wandsworth / Merton border in SW London.
Looking at the free school meals numbers for the schools we are in catchment for, they are around 26-32% which compares to her primary school where the figure is 10%.
The 25-30% figure is similar to my own secondary school where I was bullied for trying hard / wanting to succeed at school and for being “posh” (I’m not!)
I know there will be a range of children from each background who want to work hard. But obviously my own experience colours the decisions I might make for my own children.
For those of you at schools with these levels of FSM, how have you found the experience?
Thank you