My DC have all gone to DHJS. Its a lovely state school, all children play an instrument, there are orchestras, lots of after school clubs, they compete against the local private schools in sport, lots of day trips. I could go on and on about the positives. The downfall moving from an independent is that you will find there is little to no homework. If your daughter is excelling where she is and is being challenged she may find that she wont be pushed to the same extent. My children got very little homework and even in yr 6 its one piece a week with a little mathletics. I know parents who moved there children in yr 3 to prep schools as they wanted to ensure their children were being pushed enough and also prepared fully for private entrance at 11. The school will not be doing anything to support any children who are planning to sit 11+ for entrance to secondary independents. Their priority is the SATS which is perfectly reasonable given they are a state school. A lot of children were receiving private tuition in preparation for 11+. Very few children get into the local top private school JAGs, DC, Alleyns. This will only be a consideration if your looking at a return to private in secondary. I will reiterate again though it is a great school!