Friends in different schools?

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My best friend and I have kids around the same age. We live close by but the kids will be in different primary schools when they are old enough to go. I'm a bit worried we won't be able to stay close friends as everyone will be too busy with their own school friends. Please can I have your experiences of this? Is it possible to stay family friends?

My son's best friends don't go to his school. They enjoy each others company more when they do get together

My son is still friends with his best nursery friend, who is a girl, despite them being at different schools and now 10.

His best friends are our friend’s kids (at different school to him) and he’s also great friends with members of his Sunday football team (different schools).

He does have friends at his own school too 😀

I like the fact he has friends outside school.

Dd1’s best friend goes to a different school. They talk quite a bit. Dd2’s boyfriend goes to a different school but they talk all the time. They’re only 11 though so not up to much.

I think it's a real positive to have friends outside school. If school gets cliquey or there is ever any issues with bullying or being left out then their social life can still carry on

DS is still friendly with boys from his primary school. Even though they went on to different secondary schools.

My friends daughter and my son go to different primary schools but we make a conscious effort to go on play dates to make sure they stay friends and we get to socialise at the same time. They enjoy telling each other about their schools it’s quite sweet.

I had 2 childhood best friends and none of us went to the same school.

Hang on, you (the adult) are worried about your relationship with your best friend (an adult) if your kids go to different schools?

Why would it matter to your friendship with another adult?!

You like her, she likes you. You like to hang out and do stuff together. Where the kids are at school is not a key factor in this?

School is not about the adult friendship or you and your best mate
If it’s a solid friendship it’ll endure, if it’s run it’s course it’ll lapse
Don’t make school about you or friendship groups. You want my honest opinion..there are too many needy/over zealous woman in primary school all enmeshed in each other friendship group

I think it is a real positive if children have friends who don't go to their school.
Nothing will ruin your friendship with the other mum if it is a strong friendship, and you both make the effort to meet up, both with and without the children.

There are 3 or 4 primary schools in and around the area where we live so when dc go out to play they play and interact with kids from the other schools. It doesn't bother them. I've never seen it as my role to set up or help continue friendships for my dc either and never arranged play dates for them but they're sociable enough now. IMO my friendships and theirs are better kept separate so it doesn't matter which schools their dc go to.