Thank you for the advice the_hipp or Khursheed. I did call Sherborne a few weeks ago and was told that they aren't accepting applications as their waiting list is full.

I wholeheartedly agree with you Khursheed. As parents it is our responsibility to work with our children for results. Also, a school is only as good as its teachers.

It just frightens me that we have to pay for a whole year up front without any knowledge of how 'good' the teachers are and what the school is like.

Guess we will have to swallow the cost and tighten the financial reins in other areas :(