This is honestly the hardest decision I've ever had to make.
I have three children. My youngest did not get a place at the same school as my other two. I quite like the school he did get a place at. In fact, it has a new Head, who is the old head of the other school, and I like her very much.
I would like all of my children to go to the same school.
But my two oldest children are very settled in their school, and they do not want to move schools and leave their friends. This is particularly important to DS1, who has Aspergers. I have three choices:
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Move my two older children to the new school, against their wishes, so that all three go to the same school. This would be hard for me too, as we are a part of the community at the current school, I've built up good friendships, as have the children.
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Keep the older two at their old school, start my youngest at his new school, and spend forever doing complicated school runs, and attending two different sets of school functions etc
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Defer my youngest's entry to reception ( he is five in March). Keep my two older children where they are for the time being, keep my youngest at his preschool on the same site, for the time being, with the hope that a space at the school may come up in the mean time. And if it doesn't, review the situation in the new year, and make a decision then.
I'm kind of tempted by number 3, but also feel that this is probably delaying the inevitable.
I just have no idea what to do.