It says here:-
(1) State schools are provided by the government at no cost to British citizens and foreigners legally living in the UK.
(2) The standard of education at state schools varies considerably.
(3) Admission criteria vary from one school to the next. Most of the popular state schools will base admissions on a particular catchment area. Therefore, it is important to choose a school before deciding where to live within a city. http://www.expatarrivals.com/the ... -the-united-kingdom
睇嚟在 state schools 讀小學及中學係唔駛比錢. 不過 state schools 嘅水準有d好好, 有d好差. 而大部份係跟 catchment area. 這些你要十分之小心. 文章話叫你揀咗學校先揀地方住,但我估未必足夠,因為你揀嘅學校未必一定收你。同埋好嘅學校就一定多人爭。你又要揾3個學位,就更加頭痕。
知你在香港工作不如意,希望換個地方環境。不過小心你會跌落個更大嘅氹。