Not happy with my DD school year 1

[Suzrsc23]

I feel like I’m failing my child. She’s in year 1 and in an “outstanding” rated school but I personally don’t feel it’s outstanding. It’s a brand new school that was rated outstanding last year. I feel they are disorganised, no communication. When I compare to her cousins who live in another part of the country she doesn’t seem to be as advanced.

I have no idea where to even begin looking. Every school here (London) is fully packed out there are waiting lists for some schools well over 700 people I’ve been told.

We both work and we could send her private, would mean sacrificing a lot but we could do it. Problem is I don’t even know where to start with that. I went to see two private schools nearby and one was a joke it was literally like someone’s house! The other one the kids seemed really down and upset and I didn’t sense any happiness or arts and craft type of things going on like ever!

DD seems happy and has lots of lovely little friends so I’m also undecided whether to move her now.

I really feel guilty I’m wrecking her future prospects. I’m confused what to do. Shall I keep her in this school and then look for a better organised secondary school or shall we go private. In my opinion outstanding doesn’t really mean a lot; it doesn’t really cover day to day running if the school and seeing that the school opened 2/3 years ago so wasn’t really much data either for ofsted inspectors to compare

What do the other parents think of the school?

There are lots of concerns people have as staff turnover the past year has been horrendous. Yes some of you guessed correctly - safeguarding has failed! That’s why I’m probably coming across as “dramatic”! I don’t know what to do I really don’t. Most parents seem okay, some have pulled out but I don’t know where they’ve gone as didn’t know them very well. The kids she is friends with their parents seem okay with the school.

Safeguarding could be anything though.

My DDs primary school failed an ofsted inspection because a Reception Child fell over and fractured their eye socket on the playground. It was widely known from the mother that the school where not at fault as the child had some medical needs that meant falling was a hazard (the mum was quick to defend them whenever the incident was brought up - I know her personally so know the child could literally fall over thin air and break an arm - they have) but they still failed under safeguarding.