Looking for anyone with up to date (preferably first-hand) information on St Benedict's in Ealing - there's quite a few threads that are older. One old post suggests that the move to co-educational has not been managed well in terms of understanding how to manage girls and it's affected the school as a whole and the performance of boys in particular, but it's not a terribly recent thread. Interested to hear from any MNs with DCs in St Benedict's as to how they feel the school is doing. My child is a boy.
I'm aware of the rugby fanaticism, and my son will never be a great rugby player so if anyone has direct experience to suggest that that's a real problem, that too would be of interest.
For the record, I liked it, and my son's a Catholic at a Catholic primary so regular and active practice of his faith would be quite in keeping with his life experience. And because my impression is that their ability range is wider, it might be a place where DS would get some self-esteem from performing really well rather than feeling that he's dropped into an average position at a more selective school.
Thanks, all.