The SchoolGuru love-in |
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SchoolGuru is a labour of love – and we really appreciate it when people write into us, thanking us for our free service. Here's a selection of the comments we've received. We love you too, guys!
The Cabinet Office |
Brilliant idea! |
Anna, St Albans |
Fab website! |
Mrs C, St Albans |
Thanks for a great site. We are in St Albans, and looking into secondary schools at the moment. We may need to move – and the site is proving extremely useful for forward planning! |
Mrs H, Hertford |
Congrats on the website – I think it's invaluable and I have linked it to my friends in St Albans who will be going through the nightmare process of school applications later this year. |
Claire Healy, Raring2go editor for St Albans and Harpenden |
I have been playing on your site - it looks fantastic!! I just wish I'd known about it two years ago but I know loads of other people who will find it really useful. |
Tammy, St Albans |
I followed the advice on this very easy-to-use site and got my kids into a great school. They would not have got into the 'local' school, so it saved me lots of time and effort. The data is much more accessible than anything available from our local authority and should be available to all parents nationwide. |
Chiltern Radio news |
A St Albans mum has set up a website to help Hertfordshire parents who’re going through the process of choosing their children’s schools… and it’s proving popular. |
Jane, Letchworth Garden City |
Applying for schools is a minefield! Your site is really good – it's helping me to avoid making a mistake and putting down unrealistic choices. |
Anna, St Albans |
SchoolGuru is the essential guide for any parent looking for a good school for their children. As a parent of twins getting my children into the right school has been a challenge. But SchoolGuru gave me the facts I needed to make an informed choice. |
Louise M by email |
Fab website! |
Mitch Pritch, St Albans |
A wonderful idea. This site is so easy to use and enabled me to select the perfect school for my son. Goodness knows where he would have ended up if I had gone with my initial choices. This service really should be available for parents everywhere. |
Mumsnet |
I have used this and it is absolutely brilliant. Well done!! |
Dr S, Milton Keynes |
I used SchoolGuru to find a great little primary school out of our area. When I hear terrible tales of our local school, I am very grateful for the help you gave us, as it got my daughter into her fabulous school. I think it is a fantastic idea and I'll use it again for siblings and secondary schools. |
Jane, St Albans |
We used SchoolGuru when we realised we didn't have a clue how to approach the whole primary school application process. The friendly help, support and advice we received was invaluable, at what can be such a stressful time. |
Mumsnet |
I found your Admissions Calculator really helpful when I was recently applying for primary schools for my four year old son. I was going to put Aboyne, either Abbey or St Michael's, then Garden Fields, thinking that GF was a safe third choice. But when I looked at your site I realised I didn't have a chance with Garden Fields. I need to live at least 150m nearer, so I put Bernard's Heath as my 3rd, which is what I got. I put Aboyne 1st and Abbey 2nd. Other people in our area who didn't put Bernard's Heath got allocated Margaret Wix, which I would have been seriously unhappy with! So I think your site has saved me from that! Thanks again for such a useful site. I didn't get what I wanted, but I didn't get a nightmare either! |
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