My 2 DDs (year 1 and year 3) both attend our local state primary. Our financial position has changed and we are now in a position to privately educate them both. If we were completely happy with their existing school we would leave them where they are until secondary but there are various things that make us think DD1 would do much better in an independent school with smaller classes and I would want to move DD2 as well so they would be at the same school.
Does anyone have any experience of in year admissions at WHS. I have put them on the waiting list but the school is at capacity and if a place comes available they will be invited for an assessment. I have no idea how long we will have to wait or what the competition would be if we get invited to assessment as I imagine we would be up against a number of girls on the list. DD2 would be able to sit the 7 plus in a year's time.
I am also worried that they won't pass an assessment, they are both doing well at school but I am not sure how they would compare to girls who have been in private education since reception, I have no idea where to start with tutoring for this. My feeling is they would be more likely to get into Sutton but this is much less convenient.
I am feeling we have missed the boat a bit on private education is it really this hard to move them in year? Kids move in and out of their existing school all the time but is it different in the independent sector, it there much less turnover?
Any words of advice would be appreciated.