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Local avg school with new admin or...

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SweetGrapes · 21/04/2010 21:20

slightly further away school with better results?

School A- Bad results but now under new management with visibly better discipline (don't know about anything else)
All fiends are going there
Can walk to this one

School B- Consistently better results
All new faces in class
Will need to drive there

So which one should it be (for reception)???
Thanks...

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Goingspare · 21/04/2010 21:25

I'd avoid the one with the fiends in.

Have you been to have a look at them both? A school on the way up can be a good place to be, but you need to see for yourself.

blametheparents · 21/04/2010 21:26

Would you def get into both?

HAve you visited School A. Big part of decision depends on how YOU feel about the school, not about league tables etc.

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SweetGrapes · 21/04/2010 21:35

and that was supposed to be friends.
lol... would have avoided if I knew all fiends were going there!!

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Goingspare · 21/04/2010 21:38

Sorry, open goal... Knew what you meant.

kitkatsforbreakfast · 21/04/2010 21:39

Go and visit both schools. You will get a feel for the places and hopefully will come away with a clearer idea of where would be best for your child.

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SweetGrapes · 21/04/2010 21:43

Dd used to go to school A - the crappy one. There was a lot of shouting going on and not a very good atmosphere. She is now going to a special school but when she was there she had constant 1:1 so it was a different scene for her.
However, with the new management, they haven't taken on all teachers and the one I heard shouting the loudest has gone so I'm hoping it's better. Def the kids look much better when leaving school - more disciplined and actually 'wearing' their uniforms!

DS has actually got into School B (the league table one). But now I am having second thoughts about it because of the distance and his friends. I live quite close to school A so think he would def get in there. Am going to put him on the wait list for this school but still not decided about which to prefer.

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DreamTeamGirl · 21/04/2010 22:24

Hiya
I would always lean towards the local, walking distance, nice friends one myself, especially if it is on its way 'up'

My mum was sent away to a better school 3 trains away and hated it. She did the same to us for Primary & then realised and put us into the local school and we were so much happier for it

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SweetGrapes · 21/04/2010 22:47

Thanks everyone.

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Clary · 22/04/2010 10:18

deffo the first one. Local, walk there, friends, new management usually good.

Results neither here nor there for FS2 IME.

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