Bromley independents - St Christopher the Hall, Royal Russell or Bickley Park?

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Hello, does anyone have any recent experiences of these independent schools please?
My son is 4 years old - he's a fast learner, outdoorsy and quite sensitive. We've visited them all but can't decide!

All are a similar distance from us and the difference in fees isn't an issue.
Would love to hear any feedback on aspects such as overall happiness, teaching, leadership and extracurricular opportunities, parent communication etc. Experience of practical things such as ease of parking / drop-off and pick-up would be great to know too!

Thanks in advance :)

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Missed this first time!

My son (Year 3) is at Bickley Park and we are so happy with the school. We loved the outdoor space in Pre-prep and the Prep grounds are lovely and spacious. If your son likes outdoors activities, he will love Forest School.

Our son is stretched academically but he doesn't ever seem pressured and the staff are so caring. As you can tell, we are delighted with the school.

Practicalities, the road is busy at drop-off but you can always find somewhere to park, especially down at the pre-prep end. Pick up is easier as there are loads of after school activities and so not everyone is arriving at the same time!

Happy to answer any questions.

We didn't like St Christopher's, no reason in particular, it just wasn't a patch on Bickley Park. Didn't look at Royal Russell as we'd seen BP by then.

The BP Open day is next week in case you haven't seen that.

@SplatSplash thank you so much for your reply :) It's lovely to hear you're so happy with BPS. To be honest it was third on our list - we liked it but were concerned about parking. It's reassuring to hear it's not too much of a problem. Definitely one to think about.
Royal Russell has the most extensive grounds and a real "countryside" feel which is appealing to us. However has a senior school as well so a lot of the facilities are geared at the older kids possibly.
St Christopher's is the most convenient for us in terms of the school run but equally we weren't blown away when we visited last year despite it being a perfectly nice school.
Lots to consider!