Should I transfer y5 dc into a new school in after Easter?

[housemad]

We saw a house that all of us like very much. We now seriously consider to make a reasonable offer. If that s accepted then hopefully we can move in by Easter. But I am not sure whether to transfer my dcs into the nearby p/school immediately or not. As dc1 now is in y5 and being prepared for 11+ and dc1 does stand a reasonable chance to pass. In the current school all dc1? s close friends are taking 11+ in Oct. Therefore dc is having the right kind of peer pressure to prepare for the test.
If I transfer dc into the new school too soon dc may lose that support. As we will be near a good s/school so the children in the nearby p/school are more relaxed about 11+ so dc may not be so keen on preparing for the test. Should I just keep dc in the existing school until the end of y6?! What would you do?

How far would dc have to travel to continue at old school?

Between the new house and the current will be about 2.5 mile so about say less than 10min driving.

I would not move schools until contracts exchanged.
After that I would keep the DC1 in existing school if he had strong feelings about it (just a bit of extra driving for you).
I would try to move younger DC as soon as possible, otherwise, after contract exchanged, assuming you actually like the new school?

I agree. Just my dh thinks differently. After all it is only the home address that 's important when the comes to allocation of places not the address of the school they go to.

Half way through year 5 is quite old to move schools. I would definitely keep him where he is for now and only move him if transport for pick up and drop off is a major hassle, as your new house will not that far away. Am presuming he will then go on to his next school for year seven.

I wouldn't move him, he's happy and it's only 2.5 miles and only for another 18 months.