XP and I have decided to move DD out of her public school and into a private school. We've had a look at a couple of smaller Christian schools in her local area, checked out their prospectuses and now have arranged for a tour of the two front runners.

So what sort of things should I be asking about or paying attention to? Important stuff for me is class sizes and how much direct involvement to expect from her class teacher, the school's discipline policy (we're moving her due to bullying issues in her current school) and the facilities available. Both schools have in-school music programmes, swimming lessons and sports teams etc.

I know that moving her mid-term is probably not ideal, but I'm hoping that as it's only a few weeks into the term she settles reasonably quickly. One of the schools I am probably leaning a bit more towards as she already goes to Girls Brigade there and so knows some of the kids already as well as being familiar with the location. The other however, is a primary school associated with the high school I went to, so it has it's own attraction there as well.

If you have got your kids in private schooling, what was the clincher that made you decide that was the school for your family?