Hi all, my daughter's primary school application needs to be in by 15 Jan. I'm doing my research, visiting schools, Ofsted reports, Google searches (!) etc but wondered if there were any parents with children in the schools who could give me an indication of what the experience has actually been with a child attending.

Going by last year's distances (which I know could completely change this year so not a guarantee) she would definitely have got into Kilmorie School and Kelvin Grove. Both schools are large (have recently grown) which is off-putting for me (I do prefer the idea of a small school), but they also do seem to be improving and have 'good' Ofsted. I'd particularly be interested in views on Kelvin Grove as there is very little written about it that I can find on the internet, which worries me slightly (there is usually reams written about very good schools in the area).

After that we have the best chance of Dalmain, and then all the others are unlikely unless there is a bulge, so we will probably put down Stillness, Fairlawn and Eliot Bank just in case.

Any opinions good or bad would be really appreciated. I'm really keen to have a school that we can get involved with and be part of the community of. I'm really worried we'll get none of our choices and allocated a school miles away (as I know that happened to quite a few last year) so trying to be realistic with our choice.

Thanks!