We're moving to the US in January but will be back again in August for our DD to start primary. We originally came from Ealing so we've applied to Notting Hill & Ealing GDST but we'd like to apply to some alternative options South of the river as it would be better for OH job and my business if we were nearer Battersea... I'm going to apply to Clapham & Streatham GDST but wondering if anyone would recommend any other really wonderful independent primaries in the area for girls or mixed.
Pastoral care and a holistic approach to education (i.e. balanced focus on academic and creative subjects) are the two really important things I'm looking for. OH will be more concerned with academic results and French tuition.
DD is currently completely bilingual French/English and we're both really keen that she should maintain that but I'm nervous about the French system (too academic, not enough praise and help for less academic kids, not enough emphasis on creative/active subjects etc.) whereas OH (who's French) is all for it...
Your thoughts?