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Moving house for secondary school - would you / have you?

33 replies

Hathor · 18/03/2009 15:19

Quick poll - if you liked where you live, but the catchment secondary schools were either in special measures, other with poor reputation, but there was another school with better reputation a mile across town, would you move house purely to get a place for your dc in the "good" secondary?

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BeehiveBaby · 18/03/2009 18:20

I will in 6months and DDs are only 1 and 3! Primary schools fine here but secondaries unbelievably bad so we are planning ahead

piscesmoon · 18/03/2009 17:57

I moved here long before they were that age, especially for the schools.
I haven't had to move as they got near that age, but if the schools were no good I would move.

choochoochaboogie · 18/03/2009 17:52

We planned ahead - I'm that sort of person - so yes we did take it into consideration. Fortunately we got schools of choice, but it doesn't always work as the rules seem to change every bleeding year - grrr!

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Hathor · 18/03/2009 17:47

Anyone else?

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Milliways · 18/03/2009 16:59

We did, but we also wanted a house with a bigger garden.

Our reasoning was that increased Mortgage was a lot cheaper then private fees, and whole family benefited from bigger space/nicer house.

The school we were avoiding has since shut down!

lilolilmanchester · 18/03/2009 16:17

We didn't but are beginning to wish we had....

PrimulaVeris · 18/03/2009 15:30

Hmm. Local comp not v academic, next nearest in special measures, v. good schools other side of town. Most people round here move specifically for schools or stay put and go private.

As we can't really afford to move - and dont WANT to move - the whole issue bugs me. I just see my friends and neighbours either 'leap frog' by buying their way in to a house near a good state school or buying their way into private ed. My own dc's will get into good secondary eventually because I'll just stay on continuing interest lists, moving them from allocated school if absolutely necessary.

I can't say I blame them but - it pisses me off. Bah humbug.

AMumInScotland · 18/03/2009 15:21

Yes, if I could afford it and was 100% sure of a school place!