Got a bit of a dilemma and wondered which school people would choose. My son was offered his 4th place secondary school but I have since had an email offering the second place. I'm unsure of which one to go with now.
School 1 (the one he has been offered) is 8 mins walk from our house his brother goes there and its his preference (he told me after he applied he was hoping to get this one) however it has an awful reputation. Its the worst rated school in the borough with the worst outcome for children and has a bad problem with bullying and a all round bad reputation, like well known as being a school to avoid and most of the local parents avoid.
School 2 he has been offered is 45 mins away by bus and I'm concerned about traffic making it longer.. However it has been consistently rated good but he won't know anyone there, won't have any local friends or sibling at the school. However seems to be the better school and doesn't have an awful reputation and haven't heard anything negative about it. I just don't know which one to go for though. My older son is disappointed he won't go to the same school but I don't want to miss out on a better school to make my older child happy. Which school would you go for?