Just trying to gain some insight. Our daughter has recently been offered a place at Wanstead Church school (we are regular worshippers) and also received an invite to sit an assessment at St Aubyn's school.
She has been going to nursery in Woodford and has developed according to her teachers ''really well'' and is ''quite advanced for her age'' - which is an absolute blessing.
The nursery did ask where she would be going next year. When I mentioned Wanstead Church they wondered whether she would be challenged enough (academically I reckon). Wanstead is an outstanding school. I did mention that she was also at the waiting list at St Aubyn's.
I am really torn. I do believe that she will pass the assessment (she is quite confident), but also wonder whether going down the private route is always great value for money. Are there any parents here with experience of any of these schools? We did attend open days and we liked the schools a lot - especially St Aubyn's and if money would not be a factor, I would certainly be happy for her to go there. That said, Wanstead Church seems a lovely little school too.
I am trying to figure out what added benefits my daughter would get from private and whether these benefits are worth the money my partner and I would be paying for it.