I think it's sad that people think it's s important where they went to school. i get that sme people do operate that wy, but it strikes me as a very limited vision (and at least partly motivated by a desire to retrospectively justify all the money that was spent on their schooling and thus ensure that their own position is assured).

we would never use a religious school, but did consider a local independent school. one key reason we decided against was the extremely homogenous nature of the school body.