Hi all. After a slightly strange few weeks of rushed thinking and messing about, my 2 DCs have been offered places at CHS, in infants and juniors. They currently attend a very nice state primary, but are not particularly stimulated/stretched. This is not necessarily an issue but we do have some concerns. There are many reasons why I am totally conflicted about what to do but rather than bombard people with that, can I please ask about experience of CHS entrance exams for Senior school?
One of the main reasons we are considering taking up the offers is to ensure a place at secondary as there are limited private co-Ed options near us. Is this total overkill? They are both bright although not seemingly ‘gifted’, but hard to say at their ages and I’ve not really worried about it to this point - they’re just tiny kids! So, how hard is it to get into CHS from state primary? Any thoughts/experience v helpful, thank you. I’d really appreciate specific local experience. I’ve agonised over the more holistic arguments around state versus primary so now looking for real world experiences if possible. Thanks!