DD is Y6, so we are gearing up for secondary transfer.
She is at a state primary and doing well in all aspects except maths. Despite some maths tutoring, she is still just behind the national average (3 class teachers last year didn't help). Her school is not gloomy, saying she is making fair progress, but her tutor is more blunt and has just suggested she may be one of those kids who may not get her maths GCSE -- which shocked me a bit, as I failed O level fairly spectacularly but then passed it 2nd time around; if I can do it, surely DD can too.
She is otherwise bright, a big reader, sporty, arty, thoughtful, funny and a joiner-inner. Basically a Good Egg.
I imagine she will interview well.
State options for secondary around us are not good, alas. Among other indep schools (including a few which are less academically selective) we're most keen on Francis Holland and Queen's College.
Can anyone tell me how critical maths is at this stage for these sorts of schools, when coming from a state primary? I really don't want to put her through the entrance exams if she has no chance, but of course I see how much she has to offer.
Can anyone shed any light?
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CarmelitaMiggs · 28/09/2012 14:06
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