How to chose a school?

[divdavs]

My eldest son is 3 and we are visitng primary schools tomorrow in order to choose which school to apply to. Thing is, how do you know which one to choose, how do you differentiate?

1. Read their Ofsted reports
2. Watch HOW the children are learning - are they enjoying their learning
3. Look at Value Added results, worry less about other results
4. Look at how much parents are involved in the life of the school
5. Ask other parents
6. Look at the schools websites
7. Trust your instincts!

I always go by gut instinct when visiting a school, you will know which will suit your child best.

I do read the Ofsted report and SATs results and bear these in mind, but still the most important factor for me is instinct.

There are a few threads on here of what questions to ask when visiting a school, do a search.

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