Kingsdale opinions?

[RoundTable]

I went on a Kingsdale tour this week and whilst I loved the variety of subjects and their results, it felt very big and with 2,000 pupils that atrium could potentially get very very noisy! It was raining too on the day which made it worse. I?d love to send my DS there but I?m worried that he is going to come back every day with a headache from the noise! Anybody with kids already there have found this an issue?

[redjam]

My daughter can confirm it's very noisy! But I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a quiet secondary school, tbh...

It's fine; your child will find their set of friends and they will hang out in their own group (Covid permitting, of course). It's hard to imagine how your child will cope when they're still a teeny Year 6 but they all do. And remember that the years are kept separate at lunchtime so they will only be with kids their age. Good luck with your choice!

[hazelnunhead]

Hi Roundtable - my daughter is at Kingsdale, and I agree when you go there for one day it does feel very big! When looking at schools as well I was concerned also about it being too big.

But, the size or amount of students is never brought up as an issue with her - you are right as well there?s a large choice of subjects especially as they go to choose for GCSE?s, access to a wide extracurricular activities run by the school (all free)

The one good thing about a big school is that allowed a wide pool of possible friends.

I have been to a few concerts in The pod , parents evening etc (hall and or atrium) and you get used to the bustle and it actually feels quite vibrant!