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Grammar schools near harrow

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Deepthialoor · 14/03/2015 14:29

Hi,
My daughter is in year 3 right now. We stay in Harrow. We are really confused as to which grammar school should we aim as we don't come into the catchment area. We are ready to move the house for a good school. Could anybody please suggest??

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notquiteruralbliss · 14/03/2015 15:37

Your daughter could sit the Buckinghamshire 11 plus which would give you Dr Challoners Girls near Chalfont & Latimer station or Chesham Grammar, near Chesham station, both on the Met Line. You would probably have to move into catchment for Challoners but may be OK where you are for Chesham.

Woahbodyforrrrm · 14/03/2015 15:53

Or Watford Girls. I grew up in Pinner and some local people went to Watford Grammar.

Spatial · 14/03/2015 15:57

Bucks eg Dr Challoners or North London/Herts ones. eg Henrietta Barnett

TheFirstOfHerName · 14/03/2015 15:57

For actual grammar schools, Buckinghamshire is probably the nearest county that has any.

If you don't mind partially selective state schools, then some of the schools in the South West Herts consortium either take a few children out of county (Parmiter's) or have no catchment area for academic places (Clement Danes).

Spatial · 14/03/2015 16:05

Try these as well:

Dame Alice Owen, Potters Bar
Beaconsfield High School
Watford Girls Grammar
Parmiters Watford

TheFirstOfHerName · 14/03/2015 18:05

Some HA postcodes come within the 'rest of admissions area' for Watford Girls.

Grammar schools near harrow

Dancergirl · 15/03/2015 23:23

You could try Henrietta Barnett. It has no catchement and lots of girls come from the Harrow area.

MillyMollyMama · 15/03/2015 23:52

Bucks grammar schools are easier to get into than Henrietta Barnet. I would not assume you could get into Chesham grammar from Harrow! Look at how allocations were made on the Bucks CC web site.

notquiteruralbliss · 16/03/2015 13:35

MillyMollyMama - do you know where the cutoff is now geographically? There are kids in older years who come in from Harrow?

Spatial · 16/03/2015 19:34

OP has said she can move, so I don't think catchment is necessarily relevant to where she is living now.

Deepthialoor · 19/03/2015 17:17

Thank you for the replies! I heard about henrietta Barnett and Watford grammar school ( for this we have to move, I guess ). Didn't know about Dr Challoners. I have to look into the Chesham grammar school too.
Thanks for the options. Will definitely look into them!

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MillyMollyMama · 19/03/2015 17:21

I have not looked at Dr Challoners High recently but the schools or the LA will carry information about the geographical extent of admissions. It changes year on year though. If you can move, OP, it is always better to in or very near, the catchment area for certainty.

TheFirstOfHerName · 20/03/2015 11:42

Dr Challoners is about to have a change of headteachers I think.

mumongo · 26/05/2020 23:57

Hi, Regarding the 11+ exams is it worth ordering the test material online? it is a bit expensive around £100, I'm not too sure if it's worth it. Has anyone tried something like this?

Mustbetimeforachange · 29/05/2020 22:36

This is s very old thread. Maybe try the eleven plus exams forum or start your own thread?

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