Wolczr wrote:
Hello Folks
i was just wondering if there is someone out there who's son will be travelling (i.e. entry Sep 2019) or has been travelling from Moseley to QMGS? I (dad) am enamoured by the school; however my wife is very anxious about the journey. The plan: drop off to New Street and then catch the 7.42 to Walsall (19 minutes) and then a 15 minute walk to school. However, my wife is a bit concerned about the walk; its along main(ish) roads which worries her. Any advice/recommendations/words of wisdom which i could use to put her mind at rest?
The alternative is Aston, which while very good, doesn't appeal as much for all sorts of reasons: lack of green space, more limited enrichment activities etc..
Thoughts and advice welcome.
There are some boys I know who do the journey in reverse and travel from around the area we live in Walsall to KECHB.Its not something I recommend purely because of the travel but they seem to be thriving.The new catchments for the KE grammars will stop this in the future.I would recommend going to KE Aston the closer school.There is the option of the green bus from its stops on the routes but there are early starts.
https://www.thegreenbus.co.uk/pdf/19-20 ... -20_v1.pdfI suspect this route may vanish if catchments come in for the Walsall grammars in the future.The route you are considering from Walsall train station is perfectly safe and taken by a number of boys.Its not really a long walk.The alternative will be to catch the X51 public bus from Birmingham centre and get off at the five ways roundabout on the Birmingham Road in Walsall with a 5 minute walk.The X51 is the fast service and lots of children travel on this route to both Walsall Grammars.
You have two excellent schools to choose from and as much as I like the local boys grammar either choice for you will not be wrong.