Looking for some advice from current/recent parents with children at Shrewsbury or Stowe. DD will be borderline in achieving CE results for Shrewsbury I expect, not a million miles off but wont find it easy. I am sure her current prep school will prepare her well and she may get in. However I am worried about how she would cope at Shrewsbury if she has had to have quite a lot of help to get in. I appreciate it isn't an academic hothouse and there are rumblings that academic standards have dropped, but that also makes me think that they may be more strict on their intake going forward. She is very sporty - lacrosse, hockey and cricket. I know Shrewsbury no longer does lacrosse but that wouldn't be a deal breaker. She is quite musical Grade 6 singing, and really enjoys art, drama & languages. She is an excellent boarder and given where we live all schools are a long way away. She is confident, outgoing and seems to make friends quite quickly. If anyone has a similar sounding daughter at either of these schools I would love some feedback, or indeed a similar sounding daughter at other boarding schools, which I may have overlooked. We want co-ed and somewhere where there are a good amount of boarders left at weekends. I know Stowe gets a lot of bad press on here but if there are some current parents I would love to hear your feedback on the following:
She isn't at a feeder prep for Stowe - would that make it harder for her to fit in? What is the pastoral care like? I understand it isn't overly pushy academically but I do think she would be better being with people who, on the whole have a pretty good work ethic. Which 'types' of girls do well at Stowe?
Thanks in advance x