tomskip Wrote:  -------------------------------------------------------  > I do wish people who want to have this sort of  > conversation would try and find a specialist  > corner of the internet where they can garner the  > opinions of people who can actually make such a  > choice. 80% at least (yes, even in ED) of parents  > would not be able to give an informed opinion,  > more like 93% nationally apparently.  >   > It's like coming on and saying "?500,000 house or  > ?1 million house, which shall I buy?". Quite  > crass.        Well, as this is the East Dulwich Forum and there are a number of top private schools in East Dulwich, this is a perfectly legitimate place to ask such questions. My son is at one of these schools and 95% of his classmates and peers in his year group  live in Dulwich, so there are a lot of local families who would be able to contribute as they are likely to have had the same discussion, as I know we did. If the subject of ?private schools? could be viewed as a trigger then the poster has helpfully included it in the subject so people can avoid the thread if they wish to/feel private school kids have a sense of superiority.