Hello,
My daughter is very happy at her current school and has been there since she was four. She loves her friends and feels comfortable there. However, academically the environment is quite relaxed. She consistently achieves top grades and often finds the homework far too easy. She never study for exams and achieve top results.
Recently she received offers from more academically selective schools such as St Paul’s Girls School and City of London School for Girls. After attending the offer holders days, I couldn’t help feeling that she might be able to use her potential more fully in that kind of academic environment.
For context, the average CAT scores in her current class are around 110, whereas my daughter’s scores are 137 and 141. My main hesitation is that she has strong friendships built over many years. That said, she is naturally sociable and usually makes friends easily.
I suppose my question is whether children in this situation tend to miss their old environment very much, or whether they usually adapt quickly and thrive in the new academic setting. Has anyone experienced something similar?
Thank you.