I was just going to say I like the idea of public best but I see you've already made your decision - and a very good one I think.

Private schools do not guarantee that your kids will fall in with the right kind of company, in fact some private schools these days have huge drug probems (hushed up of course) due to the extra money that many of these kids get from their parents who often have more money to splash around.

I know a number of people who were privately educated and they usually come across as quite snobby and I would hate for any child of mine to come across like that. It does not guarantee success later in life and often when they have to take jobs they feel are below them it's a hard thump back to reality.