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Looking for a school in Herefordshire
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King Edward’s Witley
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King Edward’s Witley v Barrow Hills v Longacre School
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Private School Expectations are too much!
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7+ Exams
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Preparing an average-ability boy for 7+ at top London schools
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Oxfordshire private options, 3 children family
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Independent primary schools in the Milton Keynes/Brackley/Banbury area
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Longacre School Closing
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How much weight do parents give to ISI inspection reports?
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Recommendations for a nurturing co-ed private school for an AuDHD Year 5 child (Haslemere)
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Harrodian parents please!
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South west London 11+/13+ art scholarship ( art / DT)
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Chiswick - heathfield house school
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💬 Looking for Honest Feedback on Heathfield House School (Chiswick)
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Private school and ND kids - experiences
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The Mead School / Hilden Grange
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How much should league tables matter when choosing a private school?
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Bute reception - family meetings
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What to wear to school interview?
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Christs Hospital sixth form entry exam.
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Dulwich College and neurodiverse/quirky kids
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Inclusive school for a bright ADHD child (around London)
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Guildford girls schools
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Guildford schools
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Is anybody able to offer any advice about ‘consent of both parents’ in order to accept a private school?
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Private school fees - are they negotiable?
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Any concerns about Marlborough College’s finances and staff turnover?
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Eltham College - junior to senior transition?
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Help needed - Morning commute from Milford to RGS Guildford for school run
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Nurturing secondary for a bright but not academic & possibly ADHD boy in North London?
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any thoughts on little glendower nursery?
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Thoughts on Abbey School in Reading
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Solihull School Advice? Prep & Senior School
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Preparing at state primary for selective London girls’ schools at 11+
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Private secondary schools near Beaconsfield with strong pastoral care
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Recommendations for private secondary schools around Beaconsfield for girls and boys
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Dyslexia at Chigwell
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St Pauls 7+ recommended reading
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Wetherby Notting Hill
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Giving up 2027 Bute reception place
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Any experiences of Bede's Senior School / information on the new Upper School?
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Advice for King’s Worcester School
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Cambridge Private Options
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St Theresa's Effingham year 7 2026
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Experiences of Prep schools in Norfolk?
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London to Outside (Oxford, Hampton/Teddington, Guildford)
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Is poor communication from London private prep schools now standard?
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Sheffield Girls
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Henries/Princethorpe/others. Warwickshire/Northants schools for 11+ entry
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