Help! Have I made the wrong Primary School Choice!

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Please help. I'm in a panic and really need some well-rounded advice.

We have made our Primary School selection for DC1 and submitted the form. We had the choice of two schools.

School 1 is a ten-minute walk up the road, very accessible and a good school. However, there were some small things that put me off (eg. a bit dingy, a very uninformed substitute teacher and some unruly year 6 children) but nothing major. Overall, a nice school, nice teachers, just didn't get a 'nice feeling' from it.

School 2 is a short drive away (2.5 miles but not safe to walk) which would take about 5-10 minutes, and also rated as good. Parking is quite difficult at 8.45 (but DC1 would likely be in breakfast club so wouldn't be so bad in the morning). The school was very focussed on children developing hobbies, sports and music, which I really liked. I also just got a really good feel from it, and could really see DC1 there.

We chose School 2 - but SO MANY people have told me to pick the one in walking distance. The other difficult thing is that my DH doesn't drive (medical issue) so the responsibility would all be on me, which might make it more challenging getting to work (I work full time, about 40-minute drive commute).

Please help - if you have any advice, or were in the same situation and made a choice - and please be kind, I know I shouldn't be deliberating this NOW, but its just after a meeting with some friends with older children I'm now having a wobble.

I am verging on emailing them with the 'make changes' form but am not sure at all!

Thanks!

Don't change to a school you really don't want on the grounds that it would be convenient for your husband to possibly wander down there once in a blue moon. Have the courage of your conviction in that you know you're going to have to get them to school in the morning and that you might as well have the school that you are happiest with, rather than have to get them to school and it being the one you really didn't feel was right for them.

I hope you put more than one school in your preferences.

I said this on another recent thread as it's something I wish I'd realised at the time.... Which secondary school does your primary school feed into? Check this carefully!

The feeder school is a far higher criteria than where you live(in my county anyway) and we've ended up stuck at our second choice as first choice was over subscribed. I know several kids who got in who live miles further away than us. We were same distance between both schools. But our primary was not a feeder school for the one we wanted.