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Should I move my child to a different school

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avidteadrinker · 08/01/2025 11:27

My child is in Y1 at a local primary school. Academically he is getting on ok, but I feel socially he doesn't have a strong friendship group like he did at Nursery.

There is one other child who he is close but this relationship can sometimes be dysfunctional (other child tries to control/manipulate mine) so I have taught him techniques to deal with this. The other boys especially, are very boisterous and my son has no interest in being part of their group because they are unkind.
He tells me that he sometimes spends lunchtime/breaks playing by himself, which breaks my heart.
Should I be considering moving him to a different school in the area? There are plenty of other options with spaces it would just mean a bit further to walk each morning. Unfortunately, his nursery friends are in a different year group to him so even if we moved to one of their schools, they wouldn't be in the same class, so he would be starting from scratch again making friends.

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Bluevelvetsofa · 08/01/2025 15:33

Have you expressed your concern to his teacher? S/he may have a different perspective, or may be able to offer some guidance and support.

I think I’d do that first and find out exactly what the situation is, before starting again in a new school.

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