Ravensbourne wrote:
Hello,
Please can anyone offer a current insight into CHB and BV. We live in North Birmingham but want to consider putting CHB as first choice.
However, the location of BV and the fact that 3 of my son's friends are going to put the school as 1st choice is causing a dilemma as it should be an equally good grammar school.
I have already done a forum search and found opinions from a few years ago.
Would like to know if anyone does the journey to CHB from the other side of the city.
Also can anyone highlight the strengths and weaknesses of both schools.
Thank you.

We are in the same sort of dilemma (good dilemma to be in and very thankful), CHB would be the school closer to us. Therefore, we have decided to put CHB first - then BV second. Distance and easy of transport trumped it for us.
All the best with the decision making.