Why not put it on Ebay?? i have seen a lot of individualised uniforms on there and no doubt there will be plenty of parents looking for an extra set in case of accidents and such....

Thanks everyone, we have decided to change her school so she will start the CoE school tomorrow. The thing which swaved it was that I phoned her existing teacher 4 times on Friday and Monday, just to check how it was going so that we could make a decision, but she never replied. I also spoken to the school office and they just told me that "we will talk about it at the 1st parents evening". Not very helpful as we had to make a decision yesterday! 

My DD is thankfully quite happy (think it may be something to do with all the toys and play things which is laying within the new schools gates!), and my boss is ok with me working an hour less a day so I can leaev her myself in the mornings. I have now spent another £100 on her new school uniform and have no idea what to do with the old one!

Thanks a lot for you advice!

As a teacher I would be most swayed by class size. Any child in a class with less kids is going to get more attention. In my honest experience sats results are pretty meaningless. My local primary gets brilliant results, the year 6's also spend a lot (and I men a lot) of time practising for the sats. Does it really mean that they get a better education because they spend lots of time practising the sats? I don't think so! You've said that there is also a breakfast club and you're daughter has started happily. I would really leave her where she is. If at a later date you have reservations you can always move her then.

lizzie, she has already presented the reasons for choosing the first school: CoE school, closer, better results.  They are good points.

It is a difficult decision, but don't feel pressure from other people or you can say to your MIL if you want me to choose the CoE you take care of lo the first hour as you have said it is difficult find a childminder.

DS is in Yr2 and only 22 kids in the class I am so happy as they will have more personal attention and teachers will be less stressed.  Last year they were 32.

If she is settled and happy, I would definately leave her where she is.  What if you were to move her and she didn't settle, I wouldn't dare risk it.

Plus, I would much rather a class of 13 than 30

what made you choose the first choice school?  why did you prefer it over the second choice? what was 'wrong' with the scond choice? have your 'fears' about the second choice been proved right (as far as you can tell in 2 days!).  It sounds to me like the first choice is actually going to make your life more complicated - is it worth it?  I know I would rather my child was in a class of 13, without having to go private, than a class of 30, even at a not quite so good school. 

There is a lady, Heidi, who comes on here quiet a lot and she has lots of good things to say about these kind of decisions so hopefully she'll be along soon!

If she is happy I would personally leave her where she is

DD already started in her 2nd choice school 2 days ago! (reception class) I am really torn and don't know what to decide: leave her where she is and seems happy or move her to the 1st choice CoE school which also started 2 days ago.

The plus point for the CoE school is that it is slightly closer and seen as a generally better school with better results. The minus point is that they don't have a breakfast club which means that I have to find a child minder for an hour in the morning, which seems to be quite difficult where we live. Another minus is that they have bigger classes (ca 30) compared with her existing one which have only 13 kids. 

My DH and MIL seems to favour the CoE school as DH went there when he was a child, but I generally like to existing one which use to be a failing school about 6 years ago but now is getting better and better. According to me, they have been down and are therefore working their damn hardest not to go back there again. Staff also seems very friendly and helpful and knows all kids and parents by their name. Please help!