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Is their a 'Trip Advisor' for schools?

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harryhausen · 23/11/2012 13:17

Does anyone know off a 'Trip Advisor' type website for schools?

I know I can look up any school on Ofsted, but I mean more of a parent review site for the day to day view of a school? I've found Schoolsnet.com, but there don't seem to be many reviews there. Is that just that people don't bother to post or do they not know about it? Basically, have I missed a large site somewhere where lots of parents have contributed.

My eldest dc is only in Y3 but already I'm musing about secondary schools. I'll visit as many as I can, but I'm aware that an open day will be a bit of a 'show'. It would be great to know actual views from parents.

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harryhausen · 23/11/2012 13:18

Sorry for the 'don't seem'....awful grammer. Can't seem to edit from my phone.

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harryhausen · 23/11/2012 13:29

Thanks tiggytape, I didn't see that. The patents at my school often don't fill in questionnaire's so I doubt they'd leave a rating on Ofsted. I may have a look for the other schools though.

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harryhausen · 23/11/2012 13:31

Yeah, I am a bit early! It's just I'm in South Bristol and on the border of N. Somerset so I'm just having early musings about which way to go. Not a great selection in S. Bristol so an early think may be needed.

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OhDearConfused · 23/11/2012 16:15

Isn't this (Mumsnet) the site you need? Its where I do my research!

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PurpleHeadedMountain · 24/11/2012 00:23

I have never found anything to top mumsnet. There SHOULD be a tripadvisor for schools, it's a great idea...

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maisiejoe123 · 26/11/2012 11:20

Good Schools Guide. The book is expensive, however you can subscribe online for a few pounds a month.

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alreadytaken · 26/11/2012 15:22

you will not get honest opinions from anyone with a child at the school, unless they know you well. Ask someone whose child has just left and who has no younger children.

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mrsshackleton · 26/11/2012 16:29

I don't think a TripAdvisor would work, people's views of schools are so biased, depending on how their child is progressing/being treated. You'd get people with huge secret agendas writing overly positive and negative reviews

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figroll · 26/11/2012 17:49

Also, there are so many bogus reports on Trip Advisor from the restaurants themselves trying to boost their rating. Although having said that, I can't imagine teachers being all that concerned about a school's rating in the same way!! May be the headteachers would start putting bogus reviews?!

I have to agree with Mrs Shackleton - the number of people grumbling about the school where my dds went was phenomenal, yet they both loved it.

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ItsRainingOutside · 28/11/2012 17:02

Good Schools Guide. Costs £29.99 at the moment and full of very valuable information. BTW it is huge and weighs a ton!

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