last minute sixth form change

I go to a private school and personally I wouldn’t change it for the world. Teachers are genuinely invested in you, not only your education but how you develop as a person. You’ll find that you make friends there but during the holidays you won’t interact with them as you’ll be home/needing a break from each other so you’ll have plenty of time interact with your old friends. I’m not a boarder but at my school, day pupils can board 1 a week for free, and stay till 9 each day, and in sixth form we have our own rooms even as day pupils. I find boarding life to be good and fulfilling and will really help prep you for university. It’s a scary step but unless you really really wouldn’t want to be away from home, any nervous feels will settle quickly.

I've been in public education in London my whole life and have a good sixth form picked out and applied to there. However, I very recently received the news that some family members have managed to raise the money to send me to a very expensive private school (Uppingham to be precise.) I'm really not sure if the private vs state school divide is great enough to justify switching from a school I am used to and have friends in to a boarding school far from home.