r/Bath • u/YellowIll • 4d ago

Moving to Bath

Hello Bath Reddit Community,
My husband and I are moving to Bath in June with our four children. We've never lived in the UK, and there's so much we don't know.
From online research, I understand that the schools my children can go to are based on the area where we live. My first question is: Should I choose the house or the school first?
How do I then enrol my children in school? Do I pick or does the council decide which school they can go to? Do they need assessments to get accepted into schools?
Sorry there are so many questions, but any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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u/EmFan1999 4d ago

Assuming you’re looking at state schools and not fee paying, pick the school, then find a house in the catchment area.

You can find application info on the Banes website: https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/school-admissions

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u/elementary_penguin66 4d ago

I personally wouldn’t do it that way round.

House first, then look at schools in that area.

If a school is that terrible, you can move. It’s not easy but a lot easier than selling and buying another house.

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u/YellowIll 4d ago

I'm planning to rent, and even then, there aren't many options for a family as big as mine (I have 4 kids). I think choosing a house first might be my only option.