Children moving to new schools due to VAT changes

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Hi all,

Clumsy title! I wanted to start a tread for those whose children are moving schools because independent education is no longer an option. The change hasn’t forced our hand quite yet but has reopened the conversation on school - DH never wanted DCs to go private as he had a miserable time at this very prestigious boys’ school - but I won out originally…

i can find lots of chats on here and FB about people threatening to leave but very little for people who really are making the change!

Now we are trying to move both DCs. We are in London. DC2 should get a place for Y6 in our local primary (started there - wish we’d never moved them!). DC1 is going into Y9 and finding a place is a bit of a dark art. No info at the moment due to schools managing the admissions and being on holiday. Local chat suggests it may be very difficult to find her a place…!

That’s the plan for now but the more we’ve examined private versus our local state schools the more we think DC1 may do just as well in state (we moved during covid and should have done our homework better). There is also quite a few issues with their school (drugs, racism, fighting) so not exactly value for money…

Yes 6,500 teachers, breakfast clubs and likely more I can't recall

The pp is right he'll care as if there's no extra funding this stuff doesn't happen.