I would be extremely interested in first hand experiences as to how good really is Tetherdown Primary in Muswell Hill (besides its outstanding Ofsted report). I would also be interested to hear whether anyone has rejected an offer from an independent school to go to Tetherdown or has moved from Tetherdown to an independent school. I am basically trying to weigh my options and decide whether it's worth moving within the catchment area of Tetherdown or whether I should go for an independent school if my daughter gets accepted to any of the schools we have applied (e.g. Highgate, Devonshire). (There are no good schools in my area unfortunately.) How does Tetherdown measure against some of the advantanges of independent schools: e.g. independent attention to pupils due to smaller class sizes, extra-curriculars, quality of teaching/teacher's freedom to walk the extra mile/teacher's motivation. Do pupils at Tetherdown get private tutoring (is that potentially one reason how its good national results are achieved)? I understand that Tetherdown parents are asked to commit to work with their children towards those results (by monitoring and helping out with homework). Just curious on this point: don't parents need to get involved as much in independent education? Grateful for any views on these points.