Which school would you pick for year 7 girl?

[Jss1985]

Hi there,

We moved new area recently. Our daughter is in year 5 and we would like her to go independent school in year 7. We live between 2 very different schools. But unfortunately we dont know anyone who goes to these school so I wanted to ask here to get an idea which one we need to focus on (we practice these schools previous exam papers)

School 1- Girls only school, 15 mins walk away, transport links are great, she can go to school by public bus(5stops) or train (1stop).
Recent GCSE results: 37% of students receive the top grade A* (9/8) across all subjects.

School 2: Coed independent school, no alternative route to travel school by bus or train- because she needs to take 2 public bus than 15 mins walk which will take more than a hour each way. School is 3 miles away from our place I can drop her by car but to be honest I dont want to do that for 7 years so she can use school bus (I dont know how much it will cost per annum). But this schools is larger and facilities are better than School 1.

Recent GCSE Results: 41% of students receive the top grade A* (9/8) across all subjects.

Which school would you pick for 11 years old girl?

@viques well… I mentioned above that I wrote it wrong

@Alittlebitolderandeeperindebt why? we practice online and her scores are great

You didn't say that
You said that her teachers said that about medicine
Score on line don't equal exam success - you must know that surely?

Yes I see that now, I responded to your original figures.

@viques 👍🏻

Have you asked her current school where they think she would be happiest? I would also be looking at all the state schools locally and more independents - two really isn't enough to compare.

Sorry meant to add check out the range of sciences and maths offered at both schools at AL , and if possible the numbers taking them, of course it is no guarantee that those subjects will still be on offer so far in advance but it will give you some idea. There is apparently some advantage to girls taking maths and science at girls schools, they speak more in lessons and contribute more in class.

I dont see that the child has expressed an interest in medicine
Just the parent- despite it being a crap and quite low paid job these days