Hi everyone, I'm shamelessly posting in AIBU for traffic. We are seriously considering doing this (house is on the market) in order to significantly improve our chances of getting into a v good state secondary later down the line. However, I am struggling with feeling extremely guilty about potentially taking my child away from the school they've been at since nursery (their relative who they adore who is also at the same school).
Academically the new school is excellent (better than the private one she's in now!) and it's a village school, so single-form entry. This is one of my huge worries - just the size, although this would be mitigated by the fact the new school happens to be very small - going from a tiny class to a big class I'm worried she'll get lost.
Has anyone done this? Moved from private to state primary? How did it go? How did your child cope? If I were to have another child (possible) I would have no qualms whatsoever sending them to this school from the get go, as it's all they would have known.
Reading this back makes me realise I'm just scared generally of changing my child's school, basically upending their life, and fearing it all going wrong and her being miserable. So how have your 6 year olds coped with moving schools generally?
Obviously I would never show her my fear/guilt/worry about this if it actually comes to fruition!
Thank you everyone!