Lets be honest, most people if they could would send their children to a school where people are relatively sensible and actually want to do work and learn compared to one where you get a bunch of mentalists running riot and disrupting it for everyone. Obviously this isn't the case for all schools but it was the case for me when I was growing up. It was basically get a private education and be educated properly or go to the school round the corner full of loons. There are many brilliant state schools but in my case private was by far the best option and many others face a similar situation. (I wouldn't send my child to Upper Shirley High or St Annes for example having had a lot of experience in those schools and seeing how St Annes especially puts a lot of children off learning.)