Are school runs really that bad?

[KonkeyDonk]

Following from another thread, are they really that awful?
We've already applied for DD's primary place so probably too late to worry about it but just musing...
We put our catchment school as a second choice (less than 1mile away). First choice is over 2miles away or a 5 minute drive in low traffic. Not sure how long it would take with usual traffic plus notoriously difficult parking! Should I start praying we don't get our first choice ?
I'd prefer to walk if I could but we went for a slightly nicer 2FE over the nearer 3FE. Both rated good but 2FE has better reputation. Now wondering how much it really matters if I end up stuck n traffic non stop!

I always prefer best school for my kids. 5 mins drive is nothing. Education is so important - I personally hate driving especially in rush hours.. buuuuuuuut if I believe my childrens academic career will be better I do drive, 5, 15, 25 mins - doesnt matter. Its worths every minute every second for better education!

Meanwhile we do have state primary just 1 min walk away from our house and I do drive my 2 kids to 2 different school every day. Its hard, yes its not fun but we all know that it is not easy to become a parent. But they are flying, achieving the best and its definetely worth doing it.

I thought I'd update- DH and I decided there wasn't enough difference between the two schools and managed to get DD into the local school instead (although they were full this year, we got lucky a space freed up!).
The school further away had more staffing changes again, plus worse progress scores so it's not like our local school was much 'worse'.
Distance to school went from 1.4mile to 0.7mile. Hopefully DD will enjoy it and I'll have less stress!

Good luck to you and your DD. I love walking mine to school.

So much nicer not to be adding to congestion or pollution. No nightmare parking issues either. You will be glad you stayed closer to home.