Oh god, this is so embarrassing and PFB and I need a second opinion 
We need to make a decision about where we live. Currently renting, will move to another rental property if we do move, as we're not quite in a position to buy yet. We live in an ok street in an otherwise not-the-best area, we wouldn't choose to buy here. Anyway, the house we live in is great. I'm worried about DD starting school here though.
The two schools in our catchment area are Satisfactory and (barely) Good according to Ofsted, so I'm not convinced about them on that basis. But I know Ofsted isn't the be all and end all, and actually they might be a really happy place for DD to spend her school week. On the other hand, the teachers might be spending too much time on crowd control to actually be able to teach.
Do I ask them if I can have a look round? Will I sound like a pillock? This isn't the sort of area where parents really support their children's education, so part of me thinks they'll be laughing at us/dreading us sending DD there, because we'll be 'those parents' who push too hard (we won't, I have teacher parents myself so they are quite welcome to get on with teaching DD in whatever way they like).
I want to like either school because I don't really want to move. But we've got to make a decision by Christmas really, because we'll have to find somewhere else to live. DD is only 2.3, but would potentially be starting pre-school class next September, and the applications have to go in early. I think before her third birthday.
I'm almost tempted not to post this and go and find a grip to get hold of instead 