Hi, my son is nearing the end of year 7 in a very large but highly rated state secondary and is really unhappy there. He is struggling socially and overwhelmed in some subjects due to the large class sizes. He has very mild ASD and coped excellently at his large primary school and can hold his own academically. I'm wondering if anyone has any experience of Dunottar recently - we looked at it in 2015 for ds2 but were concerned there would be few male peers at that stage. It seems a lovely nurturing school which could help him achieve his potential but I wonder whether they are now trying to compete academically with RGS and Caterham to the exclusion of some students? I appreciate there is an entrance test and that they may be full anyway. Any advice would be much appreciated as it's awful to see him so sad.