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How far would you go to get your dc into 'that' school?

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billyog · 01/01/2009 20:09

My ds is 2.5 and we're starting to think about pre school/ primary schools. There is a school around the corner which looks fine (altough I haven't been in yet), ofstead report is ok. But alot of the other mums in the area are sending their little ones to the catholic school. Its got a better ofsted report and is highly thought of. I was brought up a catholic and am now a non believer. Ds has not been christened and I've been steadfast on my decision not to indoctrinate him into any religion ( untill now). Now I've started thinking that I'm doing him a disservice and his education will suffer because of my ideology. I'ii be banging down the preists door soon (my mum will be sooo smug). I have no intention of bringing him to church. What does anyone else think? Dh thinks I'm being unreasonable and that the local school is fine.

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lalalonglegs · 02/01/2009 11:04

AccidentalMum

27 · 02/01/2009 11:38

If you can get in with the admissions criteria and dont mind the religious element then I cant see any reason why you shouldnt send your child to a catholic school.
The catholic school near me doesnt have any strict criteria, they would have taken my children if I had chosen to send them there. Where I am quite a lot of people who arent catholics just seem to make a choice between the local non faith school and the catholic one, both are pretty similar academically.

myredcardigan · 02/01/2009 20:51

Why don't you crazy ladies just move the hell out of London instead of all this nuttery!

seeker · 02/01/2009 22:00

Yes, move to Kent, and join the nuttery that is the 11&divid;1

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