Stay at village state school or move to prep for bright 7 year old? Advice appreciated!

[dadmumplus10]

We moved from a pushy private school to Home Ed to now a village state school.. The private school was causing anxiety, very pushy and no wellbeing or support, lost confidence.. Home ed was OK but he needed more socially, now in state school and socially doing a bit better but he isn't being gently stretched. He is very bright and we don't wish to push him ever. He is but is becoming bored. He has reading and maths age of 9 years old, he is 7.. I never want him to feel pressure but also feel he is happy when learning and being gently stretched, he has a thirst and natural curiosity for learning / knowledge.. The question is, do we keep him in state or try a new school? He has always had good ability for learning, we noticed age 2/3.. We can't afford private school currently.. Any ideas? He is being left out a bit we feel socially in his class, as he is different, questions, level of interaction etc., he doesn't seem too happy, but we risk moving him again and it could be a case of the grass is greener? I find choosing the right school tricky!

How long has he been in the school?

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It's moot.

Don't you look silly.

My daughter is bright. She has a massive vocabulary, reads well beyond her years, and was solving maths problems well beyond the ones her class were doing in Primary School. She could have easily managed the work kids two years ahead of her were doing. She was far from unique, there were about 4 or 5 others just in her class who were similar. None of them struggled socially and other kids were perfectly capable of understanding them.

She wasn’t stretched at school by any standard, at no point did I think we should insist that she was or move schools. The problem here isn’t the bright child, it’s the pushy parent.

Are there opportunities for out of school activities in your area?

You may find his confidence grows if he is exposed to new things where the focus is not on academic work. I am thinking of Cub Scouts or a drama group or a sport or chess for example. Sometimes children can find their tribe more easily outside the school setting.

I think it would be damaging to move him again. Sounds as if he is doing fine academically - and most schools have children who are at least a year or so ahead of others in the class.