While an A-list salary might earn you you the pick of private schools or a personal tutor, it can often disrupt celebrity children's chance at a somewhat normal start to life. That's why some famous faces decide to send their children to public school, providing the chance to taste an ordinary slice of everyday life and a well-rounded education.
Read on to find out which celebs sent their kids round to the local comprehensive, with maybe a caviar sandwich tucked in for good measure.
© Getty ImagesPamela Anderson has had both of her children enrolled in public school
Pamela Anderson
Baywatch star Pamela Anderson isn't always perfectly coiffed and ready for her spotlight. In fact, the actress is just your regular mom as far as schooling goes.
While both of her boys, Brandon and Dylan, have been enrolled in boarding school to protect their privacy, they have also both attended a Malibu state school in the past, complete with a disguised security guard cast as a PE teacher.
© Getty Images for ValentinoLily Allen's daughters have attended public and private schools
Lily Allen
West End Girl singer Lily Allen has chosen a mixed schooling of public and private for her two daughters. While in London, she sent them both to a local state school.
However, once she moved to New York, Lily switched them to a private school and has been open about the decision, while also praising state education local to her London home.
© GettyPaul McCartney didn't want his children growing up with a warped view of the world
Paul McCartney
Keeping grounded when your father made up a quarter of the world's biggest pop sensation is a tough ask. But Paul McCartney did his bit to ensure a large inheritance and privileged life wouldn't create a bubble of upper-class bias around his children.
Sending his children to local East Sussex state schools like Bexhill College meant the kids regularly interacted with 'regular' people rather than just the offspiring of A-list elite.
© Getty Images for UMGKeith likes his privacy and seems to want the same for his kids
Keith Richards
Keith Richards, of The Rolling Stones fame, sent two of his children to state school in Weston, offering his children a chance at privacy.
Keith enjoys living a quieter life out of the spotlight, at least in his day-to-day, and it seems he wants a similar level of freedom for two of his children.
© Getty ImagesComedian Arabella Weir got friend David Tennant to pay a visit
Arabella Weir
Comedian Arabella Weir opted for a state school education, with children Isabella and Archie being sent to Highgate wood school in north London.
But this doesn't mean she's left her star-studde droots totally behind, and schools are keen to make the most of these connections. While her kids were at Ashmount primary, she called on David Tennant to make an appearance at the fundraising fete, for his godchildren's sake of course.
