School preference dilemma
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:05 pm
We have to decide the preference order on secondary school transfer form and I am double minded about it now.
Due to recent work changes we moved to live quite close to a good church girls school(The green school). It is about 5-8 minutes drive and 10 min direct bus ride from our place i.e. about 1.7 miles(as per google map) and there is a good chance that my dd will get place due to our church membership.
Berkshire schools are bit far from our place (Isleworth) and TGS(Tiffin) is comparatively closer (about 6 miles). I initially thought that I would put Tiffin as first preference and church school as second. TGS is about 25-30 minutes drive from our home.
Now I feel even more strongly that it would be better for my dd to go to church school due to travel time, convenience and company(some girls from our neighborhood are going there).
My dd worked really hard and almost ready for her TGS & Berkshire grammar school’s exams. She really wants to go to TGS.
I have this dilemma now that if I put church school as first preference and my dd does well in Tiffin’s exam, she will be offered church school it will be unfair on her. All this hard work and practice papers..for what. What should I do? There are children traveling from much further than us but they might not have an alternative.
Does anyone know how long it takes to travel via bus from hounslow/Isleworth area to TGS or if there are private buses? Has anybody else been in similar situation? Any opinions about the green school?
Due to recent work changes we moved to live quite close to a good church girls school(The green school). It is about 5-8 minutes drive and 10 min direct bus ride from our place i.e. about 1.7 miles(as per google map) and there is a good chance that my dd will get place due to our church membership.
Berkshire schools are bit far from our place (Isleworth) and TGS(Tiffin) is comparatively closer (about 6 miles). I initially thought that I would put Tiffin as first preference and church school as second. TGS is about 25-30 minutes drive from our home.
Now I feel even more strongly that it would be better for my dd to go to church school due to travel time, convenience and company(some girls from our neighborhood are going there).
My dd worked really hard and almost ready for her TGS & Berkshire grammar school’s exams. She really wants to go to TGS.
I have this dilemma now that if I put church school as first preference and my dd does well in Tiffin’s exam, she will be offered church school it will be unfair on her. All this hard work and practice papers..for what. What should I do? There are children traveling from much further than us but they might not have an alternative.
Does anyone know how long it takes to travel via bus from hounslow/Isleworth area to TGS or if there are private buses? Has anybody else been in similar situation? Any opinions about the green school?