Hi
I'm moving to Surbiton in September from Spain and have no idea about English schools except my own experience 20 years ago... lol!!
I'm not so worried about the Primary schools as there seems to be quite a few good ones, and the Ed. Dept. have told me there are some places.. but my oldest son is 10.5 and will got to Secondary school next year.. from what I can find out (on the net) there are only a few schools in the area which are not Church or private.. What happens if you don't get a place at a normal 'comprehensive'? Where do the kids get sent??