Deciding between excellent selective and indie

[E17ie]

Hello - my dilemma is about state (Latymer) v indie (Bancrofts). Because indie parents possibly don't see the LA boards where I originally posted, I thought I'd link to it from here - otherwise I'm just going to get Latymer parents opinions.. Hope this is okay, mods?

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[lefol]

Both great schools , with good EB and GCSE grades . If this is going to be a stretch financially and you have another DC to consider , my advice is that you go with Latymer and that the money you save is used towards extras. The location for Latymer is not that dodgy and if transport becomes an issue , you can always look for a local transport company that will take him to and from school safely . Always remember that it is easier to transfer from a grammar school to indie , than the other way round if things don't work out , but I am sure things will work out well.


Well done to your DS as again they are both excellent schools .

[E17ie]

Thanks lefol - really useful. We've decided to go for Latymer, though I must say that writing the email declining the scholarship will be a bit <gulp> !
Thanks again.