live in London /2primary kids/ job advert in Kent - shall I apply?

[worriednow1]

The job advert is a promotion for me + opportunity for kids to be in a local prep school with the discount. BUT it is a completely different pace of life in Kent. Is it a big disadvantage to move out of London to Kent? Kids pobably have more opportunities with London? If I change jobs here is a list of cons PROS:1.job satisfaction ( promotion), 2.kids in a prep school/ feeds into local grammar school at secondary level CONS 1.no parent support, 2.my hb needs to change jobs ( not a high earner £20,00+), 3. my child goes to gymnastics now but in a new job area - not many possibilities for gymnastics, 4.far from London ( 2 hours drive) 5.need to change house.
How woudl you weigh up these points please?

It's Kent not Aistralia! Go for the job, worry about the practicalities if you get it. Otherwise, you'll never know what could have been.

go for the interview first and see how you feel. Many people make that move out of preference. Life outside London can be pretty good as well

Kent is a big county. If you are in West Kent, then we are only 45 mins from Charing X on the train and there are a myriad of activities for children. And further into East Kent, with the high speed rail, you are still very easily able to get to town. We moved here from London 7 years ago this week and haven't regretted it for a second.....

One word of warning, children still have to pass the 11+! Plenty of privately educated children are tutored and still don't pass, so getting into grammar isn't a given! There have been a few surprises this year with the new test.

How did it go?!