Shanmom Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 If you could choose any primary school in the Sheffield area for your kids, public or private, regardless of cost, which would you choose and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom3t0 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 the closest so they could walk and public because they are entitled to a state education Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepak_S7 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Agreed, well mostly I would choose the local school, partly for the convenience of travel there, partly so their mates will all live nearby and partly for a sense of community spirit. Do you really mean which school would you like to live near? Thats probably a more relevant question and opens the thread up ad infinitum. Yes the private schools have excellent exam results. Quite astonishing in some cases They are also mercilessly selective in terms of entry requirements I imagine a search through the archives here will generate plenty of reading material for you Deepak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanmom Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 Yes, which school would you like to live near? Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom3t0 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 i honestly have no preference, if your child has the potential they only need a bit of encouragement from home - thats my opinion anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepak_S7 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Yes, which school would you like to live near? Sorry. Again not easy Im afraid Simplistically the perceived 'better' schools are usually in the expensive areas. The question is again are the areas expensive because there is demand to move there for the school or is the school 'better' because these more expensive areas are usually where the educated middle classes live? I attended a school with dreadful OFSTED reports in an unpopular part of the world. I admit I was lucky to escape that life Deepak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick1346 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 If you could choose any primary school in the Sheffield area for your kids, public or private, regardless of cost, which would you choose and why? Do you mean State and Private. Public schools are the old schools such as Eaton, Harrow and Ampleforth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psid Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Google "upmystreet". On website enter Sheffield postcode. Click on schools. Click on primary schools. You get a complete list of local schools which you can order by distance from your postcode, overall results, english results, maths results etc.. Google "Sheffield school catchments". Enter Sheffield council website. Put in your address. You will get the allocated schools for your address. Go to a particular school's website. You should get latest OFSTED report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barwickbears Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Ditto Tom's comments above plus... If you want your child to be "well-rounded" you shouldn't even be considering private schooling. It's totally ancillary to "doing well".You can't beat state schooling for developing social skills. I went to an inner city RC primary and then a snobby RC comp in Sheffield, so got the full social spectrum. The ethos was on fostering a love of learning. You don't need to pay to get a good education. Enthusiastic teachers, parental encouragement and the fear of God was sufficient incentive for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanmom Posted September 21, 2006 Author Share Posted September 21, 2006 Thanks everyone. I think we should be able to find something that fits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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