Do you think it is important for siblings to go to the same school?

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Thats it really. We are choosing between a small town infant and junior and a village just outside which has Rec to yr6.

any thoughts?

It can make drop-off and pick-up easier if they are at the same school. Depending on their personalities there can be pros and cons. Mine are at completely different schools. Occasionally it gives rise to increased competition (the schools occasionally compete at the same borough events say), but most of the time it works very well. Pain in that you can't hand down uniform though.

I would not want the hassle of different pick ups, too complicated

I don't think it will make much difference from the DCs POV unless they're very close and the fact they'll see each other in the playground will be comforting for them in a strange new place.

From your POV, same school means same uniform, same dates for concerts and sports days etc (usually), same PTA requests - life generally easier to manage.

Do you mean choosing between having one at the town infants, one at the town juniors, or both at the village school?

If so then the infants & juniors are linked and will have staggered pick-up times to accommodate this, and presumably the same children move up from one to the other in the town?

I mean infants & juniors are probably linked

It is very important to me, and we are being faced with seperate schools, as DS2 has not been offered a place at the same school as his brother and sister in September.

Aside from the complications with the school run, the whole family is a part of the school community, and has been for six years now. My youngest is already a part of that community, doing the school run with me every day, attending assemblies, and events, and I'm gutted that he won't be able to continue that now, and will have to start over completely in a new school.

I hope not.I am having to move my DD1 to a different school due to bullying.But DD2 is thriving there

Well am asking because am struggling with whether to move DD1 to village primary from town infant and start DD2 there this year. It MAY be everso slightly cosier environment than the town school but I am dragging my feet on the decision and I think my heart is with the town schools as so far I am incredibly happy with the infant and happy with the mixed demographic.

Ho hum, when will this decision be gone and I can move on!

Personally I think it depends on the child. My two brothers were very close in age and extremely competitive. My parents split them up as the older one felt intimidated by the achievements of his younger and more able brother. It seemed to work for them.
We have to split up our two dc as I have a ds and a dd and they go to single sex schools.

Only from a logistics perspective (which should not be underestimated) - I think otherwise it is quite nice to have some 'distance' between siblings.

My DD is very excited at the prospect of going to 'DS's school' and it will make logistics easier, but if it doesn't work for her then DS being there would not be a big factor in deciding whether to move her.

The thing I have liked about having my two at the same school aside from the logistics is the shared experiences that they have. They will talk to each other about people, teachers and things that happen at school in a way that couldn't happen if it was a different school.

There would still be a bit of overlap for a year or two here and there as they would have BEEN to the same schools, just not at same time. The kids ages span 6 school years you see.