3 form entry school- shy child?

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Following from my previous thread, I visited some more schools and... I like them all!
My local catchment school is 'good', with a great new headteacher and a nice mix of children. I talked to the headteacher and he gave me a very good impression- very down to Earth, tries to remember kids names (despite there being almost 500 children!) etc.

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with a shy child attending a very large, 3 form entry school? My main issue is the three reception rooms being a large, joint together free flow room.
There are 3 teachers for 75 children.
I'm concerned my daughter would hide under the table from the noise for the whole academic year !

Local does trump everything too!
To be honest I think there is so much hype and talk about 4/5 year olds starting 'big school' that it creates the impression that they will be sat at desks in classrooms doing formal lessons. They get grown up uniforms & smart school shoes etc.
But reception classes aren't like that: they are designed for the capabilities & learning needs of very young children, some of whom may have barely turned 4. (It's likely a handful may still be in nappies too)

OP earlier I was very uncomplimentary on open plan rooms. On re-reading this thread I realised the 3 form school was open plan free flow for reception only, which I think if well managed should be just fine.

For some reason I was thinking of a school near me which has open plan right through to the end of year 2 (I don't think they work for older kids, but reception should be play based).

Good luck with the school.