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Any current SWPS parents here? Please speak to me.

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trickynicky · 11/01/2015 11:14

We are awaiting dd's results having sat for SWPS yesterday. Fingers are HUGELY crossed in our house as it is her preferred school, by a mile. However, we have also had to sit for 2 others just in case she doesn't get a place and what will be will be on that front! However, I have 2 x questions! Firstly if she did get offered a space, she would have to take the coach which would make a for REALLY long day - leaving our house at 7.10am and returning at 6pm. However, I realise lots of the girls must do this and wondered whether the school give the girls loads of homework - meaning that when they get in a 6pm they are likely to have to start doing lots of work on top of that or do they get time before leaving school to get at least some of it done??

Any other thoughts (in general) on the new head would also be hugely appreciated!

Thanks very much and fingers crossed there are some SWPS parents on MN!

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Sunnycliff · 11/01/2015 21:48

Hello there. Hope the exam went well yesterday. I have a daughter in year 7 and she is loving it. So far as homework goes, the average seems to be just over an hour a night, so this should mean that most days it can be done before the coach leaves. My dd doesn't get the coach do so I can't advise as to whether they do get it done in time. School finishes at 3.30 but there are sports available after school so it depends whether she wants to do them.
We have been massively impressed by the head, he was deputy before and seems very popular. He seems to have a very visual presence in the school.

Last year we had the results the following Saturday so hope all goes well.