We had 4 of our 5DC at the local schools(5DC was only a baby then)oldest was at secondary,second oldest in juniors and 2 younger DC were at infants that was attached to the juniors.
My oldest then 11 nearly 12 had gone through the nursery,infants and juniors with no problems.By the time our youngest DS and oldest DD were attending the infants the school had gone really down hill.
The headmistress was now to old for the job but refused to retire,she was now completely out of touch with what was going on in the school.
Lots of rough parents had started using the schools,no care for they're own children let alone the awful thing's they're children were doing to other children.
Oldest was the only one trying to learn in his classes in secondary.That was the Head Masters words to us.
We took them all out of they're schools and home schooled for a year until we could get them into the schools we wanted them to go to.
They're school experience has been so much better.Our DS now 13 is autistic and he got no help at his old infants school.His new primary school were much better and his secondary school even better still.He's top of his class in every subject.Some of his marks are that what they'd expect when he's 15-16.
Our youngest DD goes to the primary school we chose,she went right from they're nursery.she's also autistic,more so than her brother and has physical disability's.But she is loved at her school by all the teachers and the children.She's always included,invited to everyone's birthday parties and to playdates.That would never have happened at the other school.
The schools they are in my DH has to drive them to school.The other schools were a 10 minute walk away.It's probably costs us £300 a month on petrol but it's worth every penny.
I wish all 5DC had always been attending the schools that we use now.