
Our eldest luckily got our first choice primary school which we are very pleased with. The area we moved into has 3 well regarded primary schools which is partly the reason we bought the house but getting first pick was nice.
It has though opened up my eyes to a whole world of strange that I never thought would bother me but it has.
Primary schools be crazy

Primary school 1, it’s a CofE school, good ofsted, well regarded and a friend has wanted their child to go there for a long time. You need to show you regularly attend the local church etc to be able to get a place as this massively helps with the selection process. Turns out the front desk people make the average doctors surgery receptionist look like a angel of love and compassion. The church they were told to attend and was linked with the school, a year of hassle going to a church further away and all that entails was pointless and they could have instead gone to their local one. No reasoning given, just blunt answers and bureaucracy.
School 2, great offsted, amazing facilities, music and media department which are ridiculously good. The headmaster was a bit up himself and I got a bad vibe so wasn’t sure. He is now suspended after a huge bed swapping problem at the school and mis-conduct. Also quite a few instances of people being pushed aside for strange reasons. A friends wife being one of them.
School number 3 needed a freshen up, facilities not that great but an honest account of the pupils work both from the gifted and not so gifted. Also the headmaster knew every single child’s name and commanded respect. I felt like I needed to watch what I did in case I got a dressing down. Ex private school head of 10 years who he admitted wanted a challenge and expects to run the best primary school in our area in a few short years.
Already seeing and hearing the grumblings of friends and nursery folk about the school system. It’s quite strange feeling so strongly when before I would have been happy with anywhere as long as it was walkable each day.
Now I look forward to the schoolyard rumours and if our youngest gets in the same preschool, the £1200 a month better off we will be

Anyone else going through the school situation this year ?
Dave!