It’s a selective fee-paying school. It has an entrance exam that is generally known as the 11 plus. The school is vastly oversubscribed and the exam seems to be quite tough, but as I said earlier he was in the junior school and that seems to smooth the path.
I don’t think his parents are especially concerned, except about his happiness, but the children themselves are very aware of who’s top and who isn’t. It’s quite important in the school, I think. There were exams at the end of Year 7 and everyone knew who’d done well in those. My grandson did well in history, but not in anything else. He didn’t put any effort into revising - not that I think he should have done. I don’t think they need serious exams at his age.
As far as I know they haven’t discussed the situation with him yet, but they certainly would if change became a serious option.
To think that London, or anywhere else for that matter, does not belong to any one demographic