Good points ndw and flying mouse. The most convenient thing would definitely be to keep them at the current school! The schools are a 20 min drive apart, but I would do before and after school care, so that would be okay.

Hopefully I will get a feel for the school at the open day. I have heard some positive experiences for gifted kids. But also the school has a gifted coordinator who runs some programs and also helps with differentiation for the classroom teachers. As you say, it could all be promises, so I will try to get more info when I visit.