We are moving back to Norwich with our two children later this year.
I've read through the local primary school ofsted reports and the school websites and we have shortlisted a few likely schools. The council have told us the process starts when we have a confirmed address and a fixed move date but this feels a little like chicken and egg for us as we would like to live near a school if this helps us get in. Our kids will end up in Yr5 and Yr3 in the UK system from what I can work out, with the eldest joining around half term and the youngest from January, due to our move dates.
Has anyone got experience of moving into the UK system from midyear, from abroad?
I am fortunate to have somewhere I can move to immediately upon arrival but I don't like the look of the school in the catchment area (Wensum) - any feedback on this school before I jump to the wrong conclusions?
Our preferences are in neighbouring (Golden Triangle) catchment areas and seem to be better performing (Avenue, Bignold). One in particular (Bignold) has around 20% of students with English as a second language, which may be suitable for us, as our children will need some additional English help initially to get up to speed. MN seems to have good things to say about Bignold but I'm always looking for additional information.
A 'left field' option appears to be Trowse but that looks almost impossible to get into from what I can see, given there is no rental property anywhere near the catchment area.
With the eldest joining Yr5, some advice appears to be to bear secondary schools in mind also but first things first, we want to get there and settle - we can always move later on when we look for somewhere to buy.
Ideally, I'd like to be able to go over with my eldest just before half term, look around schools I know have openings, pick a school together and then rush out and get uniforms by the start of the latter half of term - is this merely wishful thinking?
Thanks in advance for any advice you may be able to provide...
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norfolkntokyo · 20/07/2014 20:20
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