Changing children's school advice needed

[Elmik11]

At the moment I live in a deprived housing estate which is not where I want my children to be growing up. The only good thing about where we live us the school it was the first primary school in our city to receive an outstanding overall report by ofsted.

We now have a chance finally of moving out if the area into a much better area which will have so many advantages for my children the only thing that's stopping me is the school situation.

My daughter is going into year 6 in September she is extremely bright and is very popular with her peers and the staff and she gets extremely upset when we try and discuss moving school.

I don't know what to do for the best will it emotionally damage her to move school at such a crucial age or would it be short term unsettling but in the long term be the best thing for her?

My son is much younger so the move wouldn't affect him in the same way.

Sorry if doesn't make much sense any advice appreciated.

Is there any way you could keep her at the school if you did move?

It is too far away we have considered it but wouldn't be possible :(

Oh :( It is a difficult time to move children, at the beginning of Y6, however, she'd cope if you had to move her. It will certainly unsettle her a bit in Sept, but by the following Sept she'll be going to secondary and have to make new friendships anyway...

It may be an unsettled year for her though as friendships are already established...

If it's just for one year then she will move schools anyway I wouldn't hesitate as surely it will be beneficial for her to be at the secondary school in the better area? So long term you will be doing her a huge favour as that is what is important...

My DD has just moved schools mid year 3 and seems to be coping OK, she was far from settled at her previous school though. If it's ultimately going to benefit her I'd do it- 5 years of secondary are going to be more important to her than 1 slightly unsettled start of year 6. She'll probably end up in year 6 with a lot of the children who will go on to her secondary, so in some ways moving in year 6 could actually help her to settle more quickly when she gets to secondary.

Moving for start of y6 is fine, why wouldn't you? Given other factors, Imean. Nothing special about y6.