RGS Guildford

ohh.. what about 11+ lettres? have they been posted on Friday too?

Just spoke to Mrs Sweet in Admissions. 13+ Entry 'No' letters were definitely POSTED last Friday so should have been received Saturday or today in normal post conditions - floods may cause a delay in receipt. 12+ invite letters will be posted out on the same day as offers - 13th February. Hope this is useful. She was very kind on the phone.

I am new to this thread - my son will be trying for RGS in 2 years. Can you please share what text they used in the English paper for comprehension this year and what the prompts were for creative writing. X

Slideraft, really disappointed for you, but I guess we need to have faith in their system. My son didn't get into the grammar school that he wanted to, and I was gutted then but now I know he would have been very unhappy in such an academic environment, and he is better suited for a school that gives sport as much importance.
All the best!! I am sure he'll be very very happy in the school he has an offer for.

Slideraft - so sorry to hear that - all the more so as he had his heart set on the school. But brilliant news that you have a really good acceptance already. Help him focus on that and all the brilliant things the yes school offers. Lots of schools have better grounds/on site facilities than RGS so you can maybe focus on those?

Post has been. No 'no' letter here today.......not sure what to think yet. Bit early to start getting excited.

yes awfully long process if you have sat for grammar(s) back in October and won't hear if you are in for sure til beginning of March and then sat a bunch of indie entrance exams in January .....not sure how it benefits children to have this hanging over them for so long...at least it's all coming to a conclusion this week/next week...i don't understand why RGS don't send all the results letters out on the same day or at least can't tell the Nos sooner (especially those not invited for 2nd interview who are a straight no.) ...there does seem to be a lot of speculation dependent on the postman not arriving ...

Hopefully no news today for people today. Slideraft, with dd previously I found myself finding out as much as possible for other very good 'yes please' school, searching their website for all the great things they do. Am sure this was actually more about convincing me rather than her as she recovered from all this much quicker than I did. On all these threads (they have been a lifeline) the common theme is that we find it worse than the dc. Am aware how ridiculous that must sound but ... For anyone who did grammars it has been a very long process.Does your yes please school have an offers day you can take him to?I do think it is very mean not to send all the no answers for those interviewed at this time but maybe they then operate a waiting list. My ds said he saw quite a few boys he had seen at other schools. Does anyone know how many sat 11 plus as opposed to 13 plus.

Sorry to hear your news but in some ways envious. As a mum of a second interview boy, I just wish the waiting was over either way. My son is so stressed by the process I almost feel tempted to pull him out myself! If you have a clever child they will do well wherever they are.

Genuinely sorry to hear Slideraft....but glad that you have the yes please also. They are young kids and this 11 plus process cuts to the core - very hard. I will be a bit down also if DS gets a no, but will also have faith that he wouldn't be the right fit. Wish you heartfelt best wishes. It is just a school and many others out there are excellent of not better in their own way! X

I am so sorry.

Sounds like it! Let's see what happens on Monday. I wonder if they even sent them yesterday.

Not a peep here....maybe they stamped no letters 2nd class?!

Post man's come and gone with nothing from RGS!

It's Saturday! Did anyone hear anything? Nothing here, but you never know whether it's just because it's been held up and will arrive on Monday! So still can't be sure, fingers still crossed!

Met 4 lovely RGS mums today - their advice......"have faith in the admission people's decision, by and large - they get it right".....boys are all shapes / sizes / sporty / non-sporty - makes me sound the like of the place even more. Stay away from this house tomorrow Mr Postman! Good luck all! Xx

ok thanks for clarification, fortunately we have a few years before we need to decide, and it's too early to know if it would be the right school for him anyway, but it's definitely on my list..

You have to choose one or the other.

Wishing you all the best of luck!

I've had the pleasure to meet quite a few RGS boys (as have older DDs), and I can say that without exception they have been lovely.

Interested to know if when you apply you can specify 13+ entry, but say you'll take an 11+ entry if offered, or do you have to choose only one of those?

Nothing here today.......Saturdays fine - time for stuff to sink in either way and there is a double episode of The Bridge! Getting bored with all this now.

I suspect the no letters will arrive either today or more likely tomorrow...if you don't get one, I think its means you are either going to get a letter later in Feb confirming your DS is

1. in; or
2. not in but invited back to try again for 12+
3. your post is tardy and you may still get a no letter on Monday!

But yes, better not to get any letter from RGS this weekend.

Just called the school. The letters are being sent out today. So there won't be anything until tomorrow.

Nothing in the post for us either! What does that mean?!?!

Or maybe you're in. Better wait though!