Have you ever known anyone choose to move from a small school to a big one?

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sorry im doing another thread on school size big v small.(primary) and it was suggested i ask this good question i think.so.....anyone?

Hi i moved my daughter from a small school to a larger school , she loved the moving as the small school wasnt that good , that was why i moved her

My friend chose a big school over small as she didn't like the composite classes (She is a teacher).

We went with bigger school, but more practical reasons about drop offs etc. But it was in my mind that the small school where they are in the catchment for is in a posh area with lots of rich kids from outside the catchment area (must be buying their way in) and therefore much less exposure to variety of society - didn't want my kids to grow up as snobs

I moved both my boys from a small primary school to a bigger one. I made the choice for several reasons and I am so glad I did. The school they are now at is upto date, progressive. My main worry was that although I felt the school would be good for them I was worried they may get "lost" in the system. However, that is not the case and the teachers know all the children and work really hard to make sure they achieve. The smaller school was a faith school and to a certain point appeared to be a law unto itself.

I moved dd from a small primary(80 pupils) to a larger one (320 pupils) and it has been a great move. More friends to make, wider range of activities both in and after school, no composite classes, better facilities, obviously more funding and the knowledge that you don't need to worry about being landed with a very poor teacher for two years and no alternative.

My friend recently moved her two daughters (7 and 9) from their small village school to a much larger one (400+). Her reasons were predominantly to do with friendship opportunities (her dd2 was one of only 2 girls in a class of 7 at one point) and a better range of sporting/extra-curricular activities.

I chose DD1's infant school, knowing that it was about to be amalgamated with another infant and a junior, to form a two form entry. There was also a building programme to provide a single new building.

She had three years in the infant site (80 pupils) and has now moved into the new building (350 pupils) with her little sister.

It's been very positive - as described on your other thread.

We did. When we decided to move DS2 from a small (55 in school) alternative independent to a state school we could chose between a small village primary with slightly larger numbers and the composite classes he was used to, or the big two form entry school closest to home. We were amazed that DS2 immediately wanted to go to the big school - he loved the possibility for new friendships, big playground, not having to have the school provided veggie lunch etc. It was a really good move socially and I was happy that it was much more socially diverse, but when it became clear he was dyslexic we were disappointed with the limited support, constantly justified by the argument of their being lots of kids who needed help.

My friend has just done this. Reasons for moving mainly because of turmoil when the previous school's head left, many teachers left, school went downhill, etc. Not directly linked to size.

She is happy with the new school. Advantages include a bigger choice of activities. Her dd is musical and the bigger school has a choir and an orchestra.