DS1 is in yr6. We can probably afford to educate him privately at secondary level and have earmarked Forest School and Highgate as our faves.
Our only concern about Forest is that it might not be as academically rigorous as Highgate - is this a fair comment? Would love to hear from those of you with experience of either school.
Alternatively, we are in the catchment for a recently dire but now vastly improved & oversubscribed state school. It has an 'outstanding' Ofsted but this is (I believe) down to the fact that until a year or so ago the vast majority of its intake was of a low level academically (for various reasons) so its 'value-added' is very good. They have now started getting people into Oxbridge & RG.
DS1 is very bright especially maths/science. He was 5a at end of Yr 5. But he is lazy & happy to do what he is good at & just coast along. He needs pushing.
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Forest v Highgate v state comp
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scampadoodle · 24/09/2012 10:16
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