Hi all,
Me and my husband looking for a private school for our 3 years old daughter. We live in Cutty Sark near Lewisham in South East London. She is so sensitive and shy child, English is her third language currently. We are looking for a private school that improves her confident. We searched majority of local private preps and schools only but your personal advice and experiences will help us to decide. Meanwhile we moved to England recently so we do not have too much friends or family to discuss it - so it is more difficult for us to decide. We want to go for private as I mentioned my daughter is so shy I do believe she will flourish in small group more and also I would like her to stay at school until 16:30- 17:00 at least 2-3 days in a week. So its needs to be somewhere that she can get instruments, dance and/or language lessons after school time. The system is also not so familiar to us... For example preps are up to year 6 after that the students needs to get in to the 11+ exams. I would like the know... competitions for the private schools in this area? One of my husbands friends told us that secondary schools only offer place to 5-10% applicants. Is the competition like that in this area as well? If it its sounds risky. But if she can easily can get a place in one of the private secondary schools after preps it is ok... we do prefer small, warm and friendly school for her. I know my daughter is still 3 years old and too early to think about the secondary or 11+ right now but as I do not the system, I don't want to make wrong decision and then change her school later on.
Thank you.