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A little confused about indie schools' acceptance/rejection process (surrey)

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papalazaru · 09/01/2013 22:48

My DS will finish his exams for indie entrance in a few days and hopefully (with good luck, following wind, four leaf clover, black cat crossing rd etc) he might get an interview at a few of them. After that does anyone know what the process/ timescale for offers would be? Is it true there is a 'pecking order' with the more academic making their offers first? And where does it all fit in with the state schools' offer dates? And when does one usually need to have accepted the offer?
I am clueless because we are currently expats and have been out of the uk system for 9 years.
Thanks!

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Labro · 10/01/2013 23:20

The schools also normally publicise the dates on their website or on the information paperwork as in surrey as far as I can make out they mention belonging to a partucular group who all release their results on the same day.

camptownraces · 10/01/2013 21:52

If a school is a member of HMC, very likely it will belong to a local area group of HMC schools.

The group will set a common day for posting the results letters. They may also tell each other who gets an offer, so people cannot old on to several places.

trinity0097 · 10/01/2013 19:44

You can accept a state school place and then not take it up, withdraw later on, so don't worry about that!

Amerryscot · 10/01/2013 18:27

My opinion is that there is a pecking order, with the most popular schools having the earliest exams. They will make their offer within a couple of weeks and expect you to accept within a further couple of weeks.

The non-selective schools will have their acceptance dates shortly after the state school allocation day.

LIZS · 10/01/2013 15:59

Depends where in Surrey. Most offers around us came out over half term last year with decision to be confirmed shortly after 1st March state school place allocations. In fact I think there is a general agreement among most to cooperate timewise but not in all areas.

twoterrors · 10/01/2013 07:23

OP, I would be wary of schools that do not publish timescales. It is a really important part of the process, and in many areas schools come to an agreement about offer day. It is usually all set out very, very clearly and run very efficiently to those deadlines.

hardboiled · 09/01/2013 23:28

This what I know: in London, indies will make offers around Feb 14th. State schools make offers March 1st. Indies set a deadline: March 4th to accept and pay a deposit.

So that gives you three days after hearing from state to decide between state and private...IYKWIM

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