Moving school in Y3 - reassurance needed !

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Hello
Our plan was always to move DC to private at juniors. School is 10 min down the road, DC passed the selection test and is happy and excited about going. Fab results, pastoral, extra curricular. But I am.now having MASSIVE wobbles. Not really sure what its based on. We have worked out a plan for fees payment and are lucky in that we can do it without too much hardship everyone speaks well of the school locally. But DC have been at current school since nursery and whilst there have been several issues overall she has been very happy. And I now feel horrible I am removing her from everything she knows because ri perceive her new school to be "better"She is not the only new entrant there are 10 new places in y3 sonlots of change and her infant school has a big shuffle around going into juniors anyway, so felt like a good time to make the move. Just need some reassuring stories please !

Moved DD to private at year 4 without any issues two years ago. She too was excited and happy to go and has not once missed her old school, but still in contact and sees some of her old friends. It was the right thing for her and she knew that herself even at age 8. Better to do it now, as it will be a lot harder when your DC older!

She (and you) will be fine. We are moving DD for September and its me that wobbles not her.
It’s hard to move them when they are happy where she was etc etc, but the school is a better fit for her and I know she will flourish there. Also being year 3 there will be a new intake at your school, so she won’t be the only new starter and they may well mix the classes up as well (our current prep
does this to shake things up)
It’s a big financial commitment but you are giving her lots of opportunities to grow and thrive so although you feel wobbly now, I guarantee you that by the end of 2021 you’ll be glad you did it.

I move both mine last year. (Because we had moved house and had been on the wait list for the local school). Daughter y5 was gutted to leave her friends but has fitted in really well. Then a couple of months later I got a space for son y3 again he's transitioned well. Unfortunately lock down has happened which has been a big shame as they were starting to make friends. But they stay in touch with the old ones. I got son into the same football team has his 2 best friends from old school. Daughter has play dates with her friend.

Classic mum guilt! You'd have it if you didn't move her too no doubt! Yr 3 is a natural intake point at preps and it's great there'll be lots of other new children. Do you know any other children at the new school? Any chance of a play date or two before Sept? Mine are moving to a new prep in September too but are a bit younger. I'm having the same guilt fleetingly but I know they'll love it. They're more flexible than we are usually! She'll be grand.

These are just what I needed to hear !