How transient are schools in London?

[Arty3542]

Are there any private or public primary schools in London that aren't transient? Seems like kids move around a ton, whether native British or not. Do children keep friends? Or are they short-lived? Parents too! How does one make friends if people are constantly moving and/or switching schools?

This might not help, but I worked in a school in Birmingham with the highest transiency in the city.

Of a class of 30, about 18 would complete reception-year 6. Many pupils would come whilst the family were in temporary accommodation and then moved when a new home and a school place came up, and a new child in a similar position took their place.

There was a lot of pastoral support within the school which benefitted all children and helped with friendships. I didn't find parental friendships to be any less or more cliquey than any other school!!

This may not help, but I can't see how different it would be.

most of the private schools in N London have low turnover - 1-2 kids at most might leave a year and often none. places like SHHS, NLCS, Habs, Channing - they are so damn hard to get in to that once you've got the place you stay

International schools are more transient for obvious reasons.

I think most British prep schools have quite low turnover. Schools in areas with a lot of expats (St John's Wood, Kensington, Holland Park) may be more transient.

DCs are a small sought after state primary in SW London. There has been a big change in kids since Reception but lots are still the same and the ones that have joined have fitted in well. The ones that leave generally keep in touch anyway, they don't just disappear. Some go to local private schools, others move out of London, live abroad etc.
Hasn't been a problem and has often been a good thing in terms of mixing up friendship groups etc.

DD is in Year Two and there's been very little movement so far, thou I know there will be for next year.

Ds2 has been at his London prep school for three years and one boy is leaving this summer as his parents are relocating and one very sadly died (out of a year of 43 odd). DS1 was there for 5 years and one left to move to Australia, one moved school and agin one sadly died.
So pretty stable.

Quite a lot of movement in the schools here. Anything other than the top schools children come and go fairly regularly. Some move to state, some sit 7+, some move for other reasons but it's not hard to get a place at any of the prep schools after reception. I noticed that a highly pushy prep school near us who frequently get brilliant 11+ results only have 60 in their year 6 from 75 in reception. When I looked to move one of my children several years ago pretty much everywhere had places at year 2.

There's quite a lot of movement in state schools, but a lot remain as well. Off the top of my head up to 10 of a class of 30 might move between reception and year 6 but that still leaves a majority in situ. You certainly can make friends.