alwaysadad wrote:
as the class would be smaller, I assume she will have more attention to allow her to flourish. I also feel that NHS will provide more competition and over the years improve her grades to compete Nationally.
There is your dilemma in a nutshell. I would challenge both of those assertions and say that small classes do not necessarily lead to a greater 'allowance to flourish' - lots of research on that, and in short, not proven at all. On the matter of competing nationally - what exactly do you mean? I assume not
Mastermind, but do you see your daughter in some kind of academic competition then? Chances are whichever of these schools you select she will come out with pretty identical grades 5 years down the line, so my advice would be pick the one you like the atmosphere of best. Pastoral care come into it anywhere for you? That would always be my first criterion.