Does anyone have any current/recent experience, good or bad, of Wren Enfield? We have done the Head's talk and have just been on a tour of the school, but I'm still not sure how I feel about it, especially as reports from local parents and teachers are also extremely mixed.
On paper it's by far the best non-grammar option close to us, behaviour is great and they seem to have lovely kids... but they all seem so subdued and kind of cowed. Our Year 8 tour guides were clearly terrified by the whole thing (gave one word answers to all the parents' questions), whereas those we've had on other tours seemed much more articulate, enthused and keen to share their experiences of school. Buildings were light and airy but soulless, and it all felt very slick but micro-managed. There was no sense at all of wider school life beyond academics. 'Education by numbers' was one phrase that came to mind as we walked around.
I'm not sure what to make of it really - we've done loads of research but even so it's so hard to tell whether or not it would be a good option for our DD.