ds2 is 6 and in Year 1. He currently attends an 'Outstanding' (Ofsted rated) fairly large primary school in middle of small town. ds1 attended there and did very well, but he's in Secondary school now, so it was a while ago.
ds2 is a quiet, sensitive little boy who is intelligent and creative. He's also very well behaved and is easy to look after.
The other kids in the class appear to be very badly behaved - we've been to several birthday parties and witnessed their behaviour and attitude.
Class teacher admits that there are several 'challenging' boys in the class and that it's difficult to get the best out of the brighter kids due to spending so much time trying to manage behaviour.
ds2 just doesn't fit in. He has the piss taken out of him and several of the other boys hurt him in sly ways during the school day. I have complained several times to the teacher, but she just looks harrassed and fed up.
I have asked if he could change to the other Year1 class, but she said that they were worse!
Is it time to throw in the towel and look for another school? Have arranged a visit to a small Catholic Primary about 5 miles up the road tomorrow to see if that might be more suitable for him. We do attend a CofE church, so don't mind the religious side of education.
I'm really upset about all this because it used to be such a good school, but just seems to be going down the pan at the moment.