HELP

[SharonTyl83]

Hi , my husband is working in Havant, i still need to move with my 2 kids from south africa to the UK, i have no idea what areas are nice to live in , my children are turning ages 9 and 12 this year, i dont know how to look for decent government schools or what areas are decent, any guidance will be sooooo appreciated , we will be renting. will both my kids be going to secondary school ? how does their schools work? thank you in advance!!!! oh how do i submit them into a school is there a gov. site or do i contact school personally ?

Emsworth is nice but don’t kno w it’s that good for secondary schools, Petersfield is also nice. Right move Is a property site that also tells you about local schools. Contact Hampshire county council re schools www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/admissions/applicationprocess/inyear

'government' schools are referred to here as State Schools.

Academic year runs 1st Sept - 31st August.

You go to secondary school for the academic year you turn 12. So your younger child would be at a Primary (4-11) or a Junior (7-11) school to start with.

The Hants link shows you have to be ready to start within 4 weeks, or you can apply from 11 June for a Sept start. If your eldest turns 12 after 1st Sept they will be going in to year 7 which is the first year of secondary.

I'm in Hants but not near enough to you to know anything about the schools you would be looking at.

Thank you so much now I understand a bit better now