Dear all,
My son has got admission in the reception class in Fairlawn. SE23. He currently is going to Dulwich Prep ‘DP’ school. We are very confused if we should take him out of DP and send him to Fairlawn. We both schools are outstanding, but would welcome any opinions, advise you might have.
With DP the main concern of course is the price you have to pay when you are getting opportunity for free state education in Fairlawn and that he will be mostly surrounded with children from posh background.
With Fairlawn we do not know much about the school, though have heard very good things about it and how oversubscribed it is. We however are bit concerned that the school does not has a uniform for kids, which I find bit difficult to get comfortable with. Additionally would welcome any opinions from facilities perspective as from outside the school looks a bit shabby and does not seems to have any garden area for the kids.
Do the teachers at Fairlawn give strong importance to disciplining the kids (this is a big focus point in DP which we really appreciate) and do all kids get enough attention? Is their focus on sports and extracurricular activities? Would appreciate any advise.
Many thanks.