Wanstead - State primary or Private school?

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Our daughter has got admission into Nightingale (an outstanding state primary). I would like her to go there. But my husband is pretty convinced that if she starts with a state primary (even though it is an outstanding school), then later on it will be difficult to get into an independent school.

My husband wants to send her to St Joseph’s Convent School (a private school). He thinks that this will assure her a place in a private secondary school. I visited St Joseph's and liked it, but I absolutely see no reason of spending so much money on a private school when an outstanding state primary has offered us a place.

Has anyone got any first hand experience of St Joseph’s school or Nightingale school, and how the children perform at Yr6 to get into some good local private schools?

Thanks.

If you are happy with the state primary, why not save the money for private tuturing and other extra curriclar activities?

I'm not in favour of the religious bias of Catholic schools. Are you?

i live just up the road from you. dd went to a good local state and got into a good indi school with no tutoring (not bragging, just stating a fact that's relevant). she is not alone either. a fair few kids from her school also got into indi schools (although i think were tutored) & got scholarships (as did dd). i wouldn't have sent her to a private primary school when there was a good state to hand