Ds due to start school next September. I will need to send in the forms with my choices in the next couple of months I am told.
There are 2 schools near to us.
School A is closest, it is the best in the area (excepting private and church schools) in league tables
It has a 'Good' Ofsted report and comments on report all look positive
School B is a little bit further away (still walkable)
Ds currently goes to nursery at school B (as other school does not have a nursery and this nursery feeds into both schools)
It is lower in league tables
Oftsed report is 'Satisfactory'. Notes that there are a very high proportion of english as 2nd language pupils and free school dinner pupils.
On paper I would select school A.
However, DS has developmental delays in social and communication areas. He possibly has Aspergers. He is also delayed in his fine motor skills and finds it hard to draw etc. At nearly 4 he is only able to scribble or draw a rough circle.
He may catch up completely in the next year, but on the other hand there may also be some special needs he has when it comes to learning that we dont know about yet.
School B has a high proportion of children with SN and learning difficulties. From the ofsted and from speaking to parents of autistic children there, they deal with these fantastically.
School A seems not so great on SNs, although they do have a fair proportion of children with SNs at the school. Having spoken to a couple of parents with autistic children there they are not that impressed and say they would have chosen school B if they had of known at the beginning how it would be.
Now I am v confused and not sure which one to choose!!
WWYD??