Ben's Blog

Last night, we filled in Ben’s Secondary School application form and we have all (finally) decided on Ivybridge CC as the 1st choice, with Tavistock as the 2nd and Eggbuckland as the 3rd. It was a hard decision as Ivybridge is far and away the best school, and Ben’s preferred choice, but it costs £63 per month for 10 months for a seat on the school bus, whereas Tavistock reimburse you the bus fare. However, Ivybridge provide an excellent private bus service with Ben’s bus stop being opposite Bickleigh School, so within very easy distance. With Tavistock, even though the bus is free, you have to catch a public bus from the bottom of Tesco roundabout, which means that it could be late or there may be no guarantee of a space.  Kelly and I both felt that the safety of the Ivybridge bus was much better really, even if we did have to pay for it. For Eggbuckland, we don’t currently know how Ben would get there but it would cost over £50 per month and would mean he would probably have to catch two buses and then still have a 20 minute walk to the school. We did all think Tavistock and Eggbuckland were good schools, but Ivybridge was way out in front really.  It took us so long to decide because of the cost of the bus but hopefully we will manage and it should give Ben the best education in the area – as long as he gets in! We know have to wait until 20th March 2020 to know if he has been accepted or not. What a long wait that will be!!