Ok, just to add to all the other threads like this today.
DS1 got into the private school he/we liked, but no scholarship. We will also almost certainly have a place at the local state school.
PS is lovely, not super-hot house, but high-achieving. Fees are a lot though & would have an impact on our family life (and we'd really feel it if DC2 went private too). It's about 45 mins, an hour journey each way. He would probably enjoy it there & hopefully it would polish him off a bit. I'm slightly worried that it leans more towards humanities than sciences (not good for DS1) BUT I could be wrong about this as it was just an impression I got on Open Day.
SS is great. Streaming. Latin. It has a very mixed intake but those who do well, do well IYSWIM. It's only been good for 2-3 years though, before that it was awful. If he knuckled down DS1 would do well (that is a big 'if' BTW). I do like the idea of sticking within the local community though, & we could afford tutoring if we felt he needed topping-up.
But are we just being stingy at not taking up the opportunity for the private school? The thought of not having to worry abut school fees is very very tempting...
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scampadoodle · 01/03/2013 13:19
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