Bit of an old thread now, and we have since discounted Borlase. Great school, but it didn't feel right for dd.
Have also been to see WH and BHS, three times now, and am really struggling to decide between them. Does one have a better 'reputation' than the other? We hear lots of comments about Becky girls being a certain ‘mould’, but I’m not sure if this is true!
Looking at results, BHS seems to have fared less well at A level recently. Particularly compared with Challoners. Is this a general decline, or just the usual ups and downs from year to year? Maths also seems to fare less well, which is a slight concern.
BHS seems buzzy and you do get an energetic vibe walking around. However, I did wonder if this was at the expense of concentration sometimes; for instance, a library based class we looked in on, was decidedly chatty, and the science class we saw, was a bit of a riot, albeit an organised riot
For a child with auditory processing issues, such that even minimal background noise can be a huge distraction, I am wondering whether somewhere like BHS would be too busy as a learning environment, particularly when compared with some of the more sombre schools such as Challoners, and even Borlase, which was impressively quiet and studious when we last visited.
If anyone has any experience or background info on any of these schools, would really appreciate your thoughts!
Thank you