Changing Brampton induction day

honestly, im currently an ncs student in y12 and it's hell here. id say go brampton, they care about your wellbeing more. my mental health is gone LOL

i dont know anyone there personally, but i have friends with siblings/friends that go there. both ncs and brampton work you to the bone, but from what i hear, brampton is better. not only do they get a lot more oxbridge offers, they have programs like pe and better clubs for your mental health which is better than what we have at ncs tbh. we dont even have school lunches and our cafeteria is extremely small. we also dont have a dedicated playground/sports area. at break and lunch we're basically forced to hang out in a parking lot. i remember before i joined, i asked the y12s (current y13s) and they also recommended choosing brampton. also, all students get a bursary there too, unlike ours. both schools are quite good but if i had the chance to go to brampton i think i would. although, maybe this is me thinking the grass is greener on the other side.

1) NCS and Brampton get roughly the same amount of oxbridge offers. If you read the results from last year, you would’ve seen that Brampton got less offers than NCS
2) why are you complaining about school lunches when there’s literally a high street opposite the school AND they give you Tesco lunch vouchers if you’re eligible for free school meals
3) no, the cafeteria is actually pretty large as it’s made up of two large halls pretty much
4) we’re not “forced” to do anything. It’s not a parking lot, it’s a free space in front of the schools main entrance, and for break, while it’s true that we stand outside, it’s only for 15 mins. At lunch most people just go outside and eat and walk around, or go to the cafeteria so it’s not a big deal.
5) literally 98% of year 12 got a bursary and the ones who didn’t were the ones who weren’t bothered enough to apply.
OP, don’t listen to this person they clearly have no idea what they’re talking about. Honestly, I don’t even think they go to the NCS

lord this is very conflicting isn't it
So would you recommend NCS ?

If you’re willing to work hard and revise then absolutely. However, I will say that as far as I see, there is really no major difference in the standard of teaching between NCS and Brampton. Both have very good oxbridge acceptance rates and both are designed to push you as much as possible. I chose NCS simply because it was closer to me but I would go for whichever is more convenient for you!

If you’re willing to work hard and revise then absolutely. However, I will say that as far as I see, there is really no major difference in the standard of teaching between NCS and Brampton. Both have very good oxbridge acceptance rates and both are designed to push you as much as possible. I chose NCS simply because it was closer to me but I would go for whichever is more convenient for you!

If you don't mind, can you share what GCSE grades you got? It'll be a good indicator to know what I should be aiming for

I'm a current year 12 student at Brampton so if anyone has any questions I'd be more than happy to help

ooh I've got a couple questions
if you dont mind saying, what gcse results did you get?
also were you stuck on where to go, or was it always brampton top choice?
most important - do you personally recommend going brampton? (providing a student works hard gets good grades etc.)

I'm a current year 12 student at Brampton so if anyone has any questions I'd be more than happy to help