Have you/would you put your child into a school with Ofsted rating 'requires improvement'?

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DH and I are in the predicament that we will be moving across the country in January and won't get to actually see any schools before applying for DD's reception place.
It seems the closest ones 'require improvement' and the Catholic and CofE schools are 'good' though a little further away.
Not quite sure what to do, how bad is 'requires improvement' any way?
If you have a child in a school with this rating do you have any problems?

Why don't you just move closer to a decent school? There must be some in the area you're moving to.

Why don't you just move closer to a decent school? There must be some in the area you're moving to.

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Have done & would do again. The other school in area had a dire Ofsted report.

Theres a local C of E high school.near me that is "Outstanding" however OFSTED havent bern since 2009 , parents are desperate ro get their kids in but who knows if its still outstanding?

I have had to put my DC in requires improvement schools twice due to moving. The first one became good fairly quickly, but the second is still requires improvement, mainly due to leadership. However, the school is lovely, really nurturing and caring and I wouldn't move her now. They have a new head and new governors and everything seems to be moving in the right direction, so fingers crossed!

Thanks for all of the advice, I'm taking it all on board!!

Why don't you just move closer to a decent school? There must be some in the area you're moving to.*

It's army accommodation, we get a choice to some extent but it doesn't quite work like that.