Moving nearer desireable secondary school catchment area

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Hi, If you moved to an area where there are better secondary schools how do you manage the final year at primary school for your DC? i.e. commute? move to another school?

DC is in at William Tynedale in Islington, he's starting reception in september so not really sure what the options are for secondary school for him just yet (anyone know?) but if we move, just wondering how that works?

thanks

Many people move in Year 5 so that they are in the new catchment area in September / October of year 6 which is when you have to apply for secondary schools.

In London secondary schools change quite quickly in terms of their performance and desirability. A new headteacher in a secondary school can change a school very quickly (for the better or worse).

So if you are only looking to move for secondary school reasons then probably best not to do it too early. You may find that when your dc get to Y6, the school you liked a few years ago is no longer what you really want for them.

also factor in the cost of moving - depends on how many children you want to educate but the cost of moving can pay for a lot of private education!

but if you do move with a two years to go, you def wont be alone

I think other posters are right - if you move now to somewhere like Muswell Hill you may find the catchment area changes, the school detetoriates etc in the intervening six years. If he's happy at William Tyndale, I'd have a think about secondary options when he's 8 or so.
Re secondary schools in Islington, St Mary Mags Academy on Liverpool Rd is getting good press from parents, plus isn't Islington Green turning into an academy sponsored by the City of London? Or something like that. It can all change so rapidly...

Although if your child is happy and settled in his school and has established a good network of friends after 6 years in school - it can be very upsetting to move him depending upon his personality and what his new class is like.