I’m massively indecisive and feeling the pressure as a single parent choosing school for my 4yo. Help!!
I’ve visited 2 so far and came away from both thinking they were good. Both have ofsted Good ratings.
School 1 is bigger with around 400 total, 2 classes per year. Kids were lovely, Head knew all the names of pupils. The negatives were poky classrooms and I didn’t like their approach to streaming.
School 2 only has 200 pupils. 1 class per year. No need to stream cos only one class. Nice building and outdoor. Within walking distance.
Overall school 2 seemed better BUT I have just seen its ks2 Performance is well below national average on reading and maths. The head mentioned they’d had staffing inconsistencies which has been put right. I guess this explains why people aren’t choosing to send kids there.
What do you reckon? Opt for feeling it was ok and convenience. Or play safe with proven results at big school?
Also I thought small school would be bonus but read how larger schools give children a bigger pool to select friends from, so am not sure what to think now.
It feels too important and will affect my child’s whole life :-/