Horrible secondary school?

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AIBU? Im a mature student, working in theatre at hospital. A student from the cohort below me was sat in a staff area discussing how she was pregnant at a young age because of the school she attended and it was “expected” (it’s all girls). It’s the same secondary school 3 of my daughters attend (2 attended during the years she was there, both of them went to uni from the school) they have an Ofsted rating of outstanding and have done for years. Am I just being old and grumpy to be irked she blames the school for her delaying further education? Or am I just seeing the school through rose tinted glasses?

Well, Maybe your DC had you and an accadmia background but she didn't or She had undiagnosed Sen?
Or She had no parents support to help her raise her expectations?

But whatever has happened obviously her experience was v different to your girls.
We have a school like this, girls from top set's, supported at home do well but home support is definitely key.

I've known families with DC who even with mild Sen are totally failed, told they won't achieve.
Two different avenue's, Same school.

I would just be proud of your daughters and ignore her. I would be annoyed though. She's shifting the blame to the school rather than her life choices.

Definitely no academic background here! I was pregnant myself at 17, different area to where we live now though.
I have worked in good jobs and finally enrolled in uni through lots of hard work and sacrifice.
I would never blame my education for the reason I was pregnant at 17 though.

That definitely sounds familiar. The school is sandwiched between affluent and deprived areas.
its really sad to think about children attending the same school but having totally different outcomes.