I'm starting to look at options for secondary for DD, and have sussed all the potentials on the day side both state and private, but want to see what is out there on the boarding side.
No real issues geographically - although Scottish Highlands might make it tricky in terms of attending things given we are London/SE based.
DD is very bright but not hugely academic (unless she is particularly taken with something) and has a dyslexia diagnosis - I wouldn't want to put her in somewhere where academic achievement is the number one goal. DH and I both went this route and while it was right for us, DD is a very different sort of person and while she should be perfectly capable of getting a good set of GCSEs/A Levels, high academic pressure would just make her miserable.
Her main abilities are on the performing arts side - particularly music (singing and piano - all genres) and drama. She's a very good dancer too but it's not a 'must have'.
We've looked at all the specialist performing arts colleges (Hammond/Tring/SYTS etc) but am more interested in schools that have a broader focus but good music/drama departments.
Co-ed is preferable, full-boarding not weekly, and decent scholarship/bursary availability.
Any suggestions would be gratefully received!