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Choosing between day and boarding at 13+

The questions that matter more than the league tables.

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Luca Marchetti

Head of school placement

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League tables tell you how a school did last year. They do not tell you how your child will feel on a wet Tuesday in November.

Questions worth asking

How does the school notice a quiet child? What happens at weekends? Who does a homesick twelve-year-old talk to at ten at night?

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Luca Marchetti

Former registrar at a leading boarding school.

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