Did you feel isolated from the immediate community around you as you weren’t at the local school with everyone else?
If you were a parent who paid fees did you feel isolated from neighbours etc?
I ask this as I recently moved overseas and have heard there is a huge divide between state and independent sector. DH is hellbent on using fee paying schools for DD but I had a very isolated childhood (in US) as we moved around so much and I really don’t want my child to experience any similar isolation! I also want to make friends in the area and not feel the odd ones out!