He is in year 5. Bright, scientific, good at maths but has a processing issue which means he is not great at English and unlikely ever to be great at English. Gets full extra time. A very charming interesting kid who will interview well - bit of a tendency to be the class clown and maybe not maturing as quickly as others. Current school love him.
Currently at private day school which goes up to year 6 near oxford. Usual exit at 11+ is to MCS and Abingdon with a few to OLA, cokethorpe or other preps for yrs 7and 8.
They say if he gets into Abingdon at 11+ he will do v well there but needs a good day and a good English paper. Borderline.
Otherwise we send him to eg summerfields dragon or cothill to prepare for 13+.
So I'm thinking about 13+ schools to get my ducks in a row. He was put down for Radley at birth so has a place there. I guess that is aspiration all depending on how he matures over the next couple of years. We have close connections with Rugby so he is registered there- I'm guessing that is a pretty safe bet that he will get in there. Both have no pre-test which is helpful as he will be focussing on 11+. Safety choice - school suggested Stowe, I think not. St Edwards? Any others I should think of which are within an hour of oxford and do not involve Catholicism in any shape or form?
Your thoughts much appreciated on all of it - including whether trying for Abingdon at 11+ Followed by a panicked move is the right approach or whether we should bin ideas of 11+ and move him to a prep for 13+ now. In which case Abingdon would probably displace Radley as the aspiration all choice....
Many thanks!
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schoolchoicesdrivingmecrazy · 12/03/2014 09:12
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