The Trinity-Whitgift thread of 2013 continued

W second hand uniform sale this sat. Well worth a visit. They change tie after year 7 just so you know so no need to stock up on too many! I think times are on the website. The uniform list is on there as well for you to tick off stuff. Shirts and trousers are great quality and so cheap! Lots of sports kit as well - if only for a spare set. The ladies who run it very helpful for advice too. Cash and cheques only I think.

Another 11+ T to add,just handed in letter ,had taken a while to decide between W &T,but T it is and they have been very helpful in the whole process .I have no doubt that Ds would have been as happy at both , however we are very excited about our final choice ,roll on September...

If you want to manage the cost of uniform a bit, you can buy some stuff in advance - things like ties, locker (sport) bag, rugby socks which they're unlikely to grow out of. Obviously easy with T as you just go to Hewitts. You can also order the large name tapes you have to sew on all their sports kit.

Sorry Fatal - nearly forgot. Should have done the final count on receipt of your news! Good luck.

So today is the deadline and I guess this thread will start to wind down.
It would be nice if we could post updates at some point getting to know how the school starts went, how DS fared in first weeks, have we made the right decisions etc.
As a final count, assuming no-one else posts today and including iluvwe have
11 at W and 8 at T from this thread.

2 at T 11+ 5 at T 10+ 1 at T ?+
4 at W 11+ 6 at W 10+ 1 at W?+

A reasonably even spread. Well done and good luck to all of our DS's in their new schools, wherever they are going. And perhaps I will meet some of you (even without knowing it (Except rugrat )) in the coming months .

T's next second hand uniform sale is on 16th March 8:30 -11:30am

We're still hanging on! Rang W this morning and was told they are sorting through a massive pile of acceptance/rejection letters and emails ... and may even have some news for me this afternoon re our bursary appeal... aaaargh. Must say the admissions office have always been absolutely lovely - they must get so fed up with anxious parents ringing them every 5 mins but they've always been so friendly.

I'm a little over-caffeinated this morning and feeling rather jittery!

Posted our W 11+ acceptance form on Sat !

Interview absolutely doesn't guarantee place. I certainly know of several last year who werent offered - after seemingly positive interviews and one sports assessment.

I know of boys from previous years who were not offered a place after interview in previous years (10+ and 11+, T&W) - I can't say whether or not they were waitlisted though.

Thats surprising bond. Was that at T, W or both? Well i say thats surprising but i remember now that some boys were tested and recalled before the interview (including us). So perhaps it was some of those who were didnt get a recall that were not offered after interview?

I know of several boys who have not got a place following interview (and in some cases sports assessment as well) - for this year, and the last two years

We have been wondering what the stats were for this year for those interviewed and then offered. I realise not evryone had a scholarship offer but has anyone heard of a ds not getting an offer following interview? It almost seems that all interviewed are offered or waitlisted.

There was a soupdragon at the rugby but I left before the match SmallDragon2 was there though.

I'm not doing the quiz - I was meant to be going but I think I've got out of it!

I went to the W one for new parents last year, and our team won. Despite the fact that half of us didn't have a child at the school....

And I was at T yesterday looking at a rugby match in the distance, but couldn't see any soupdragons.

Any existing T parents taking part in the Quiz Night next weekend? Perhaps we could suggest a round on guessing the identity of mumsnetters (or mumsnutters as sometimes known in our family)...

Suz-- great info thanks

Those of you with disorganised and unreliable boys heading to T will be delighted to know they email you letters too. :)

Thanks Suz742 I can see those parents' pages being invaluable. Letters never seem to make it past the school gates at the moment, and I can't see things changing in 6 months time.

burntoutdad- Thank you that is very encouraging

suz742 - your post has made me realise something I had not thought of before...the term dates! The summer and easter term breaks are longer, 3 weeks longer in summer, 1 week in easter which equates to at least 4 extra weeks of childcare to consider for those working when factoring costs!
Just thought I would highlight that to anyone else who hadn't realised.
Divamum - when I called the school last week they asked me if DS was on the waiting list, which led me to believe that they have perhaps already started considering them. The scholarship offers have been a lot lower this year so im guessing there are a lot more rejections coming through considering the economic climate.

Somelikeithott, thanks for your very informative reply, I should have said
my son is already at Whitgift this is for a friend who's son is on the waiting list, she is so upset.

Thanks again