Hi, my DS is only 2 years old but I am getting worried about the school choice as it depends whether we need to move out of the area or not. I have checked Ofsted reports of surrounding schools. I live in South Norwood and within 1 mile there are 11 primary schools, consisting:
2 Ofsted outstanding schools (1 from them is RC)
5 Ofsted good schools (4 state and 1 RC)
Others - Ofsted satisfactory.
Admittedly I live closest to 1 state good (0.2m) and 1 state satisfactory (0.3m), and ideally would like to get into RC school which is 0.5 miles away, but this is not guaranteed obviously.
Other Ofsted good schools are 0.6m or 0.8m from my house.
Theoretically the closest state school (0.2m) would be a good choice, but then Ofsted report says that ?entitlement for free meals are above average?, ?pupils from minorities are above average?, ?turnover of pupils during year is high?.
I am not getting enough word of mouth to make a further decision.
How do you choose the primary school? By Ofsted report? Pass rates? (which seem to be adequate to Ofsted grade?)
What happens if you only get into satisfactory/non-desirable school? Is it always that bad?
Please share your thoughts with me. Thank you!
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toja555 · 20/01/2010 14:05
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