CrawleyParents wrote:
Afternoon everyone , this is my post in this forum. Just want to know if any parents here from Crawley area ( RH10 / RH11 post code ) whose kids has given the Sutton exam this year and what's their planning for next year. i.e
1) Will you be moving to Sutton permanently
2) Will you be sharing car with other kids from Crawley
3) or your Son/Daughter will be using public transport for commute.
you can also contact me directly if you are from Crawley so we can discuss our options further.
many thanks
It's nearly 20 miles from Crawley to Sutton. It's also a journey that means driving towards London during the morning peak, along the A23 past Gatwick Airport and across the M25. The journey there in the morning would probably be 60 mins, the drive home might be 40, reversed for the afternoon pick-up, so that's 200 minutes in the car every day for the driver.
Rail options seem to be in the region of 70-80 minutes, not including the time it would take to get to the station in Crawley or walk from the station at Sutton, and they have at least two changes, sometimes three. So probably three hours of travelling a day for the child, more if any of the connections don't work.
It's not really a viable long-term option. If your child has sat Sutton this year and you've put Sutton schools on your CAF, you'll need to move if you get a place at one of them. If you're thinking about sitting next year, you should consider moving now.
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