The Leys vs Shrewsbury

[ByRedTiger]

Looking at a boarding yr 9 for extremely bright science girl advanced but socially unpolished and needing a lot of work ethic and executive function support. Which is better? Need a school that will push her strengths in stem but also not hold her back due to weaknesses. Needs alot of attention and the best pastoral care possible as can be fragile. - Oundle not an option!

not heard the Leys and Shrewsbury ever mentioned in the same breath as very bright/academic/science etc
both L and S are lovely schools but not known for academics. Maybe Leys more pushy being in Cambs, I don’t know.
oundle the obvious choice but if it’s not right for you then maybe Rugby (also proper full boarding like Oundle though and v similar type of school). Leys weekly/day. No idea about Shrewsbury. Good cricket school I think!

Missed the Oundle app. Not even considering waitlist apparently.

@ByRedTiger I don’t know much about Shrewsbury but they are very good when it comes to US universities particularly scholarships like the Morehead Cain. They are life changing opportunities for bright students and they seem to serve their brightest really well. I wish we had looked at it for DS .