Can anyone 'rank' the SW London selective schools

Alleyns sounds like it could be a good fit if the journey is ok from where you are (I know you asked about SW schools so maybe not) but co-ed, very academic and attracts arty children.

Otherwise co-ed options are fairly limited.

I think for SPG/JAGS these days you need CAT scores of 130+ so top 2% nationally .

In terms of music, it's worth bearing in mind that 11+ scholarship candidates need grade 5+ on main instrument plus probably another instrument at grade 3+ (suspect it is actually higher for the some of the schools mentioned). Not sure if you were looking at this route but either way it is quite indicative of just how musical lots of these kids are. There are quite a few kids at grade 4 in yr 4 at my DS' school.

There have also been a lot of DCs, surprisingly 7 I know of, who have been moved out of mainstream schools fo dance and drama specialist schools Artsed etc. Even schools who have a huge theatre programme are losing pupils because there just isn't enough drama/dance etc for them. So it may be worth looking at some of these as well if she is passionate about dance in Y6.

But writing a cheque doesn't guarantee a child will be happy, there are unhappy children in both sectors.

We choose the perfect school for DS in Y6 when he pre-tested for a 13+ entry but he changed a lot over the next few years and with hindsight a different school would have suited him better. He thought about moving for 6th form but has lovely friends etc and is very settled and he decided to stay put. Your DD is only Y4 and she will change a lot over the next few years.

Please don't ignore your local state schools. There seems to be some common belief on MN that because state school children can also get into good private senior schools prep schools miust be a waste of money. But if you turn the clock forward a few years you will find that the bright children who stayed in the state system have done incredibly well and better than less bright children in private schools and will go onto better Unis. There are some amazing comps in SW London who get DCs into top Unis every year so don't overlook them. Indy schools are a nice to have but not needed to do well in this area.
And having older children I see as the realisation of the huge cost of university fees hits friends who made sacrifices to send their DCs privately, many of them are now questioning whether they should have stuck with state schools as their DCs will have student loans because they have run out of cash.

ps we were state primary too with no advice from school. actually they were a bit annoyed she wasn't going for Tiffin. That would have been a terrible choice for her.
The state heads don't know the schools. They can only advise based on where "children like your's from our school tend to get in".

Flume I'm aware that you're at a state school with no guidance, I mentioned that preps advise late in year 5 by way of explanation that year 4 is possibly a bit early to start figuring out which school suits her.

sorry am confused - you say you want I'd like to find her an all girls school for 11-16 which suits a serious, quirky, dance and music loving child.

but then talk about co-ed?

have a good look at KGS
very easy journey from wimbledon

OP I live in your area and went through this last year with my DD, also from a state primary with no advice from them. I looked at about 14 schools (mostly during year 5), including state, grammar and private, mostly single sex but a couple of co-eds too. I can't say I found it an enlightening process. In the end our favoured school was the one she could walk to, that also provided good academics and I'm not regretting the decision. With a longer school day and lots of homework a 15 minute walk home is a massive plus and lots of her friends are local.

I had a quick look back to see where you live but haven't been through all the thread so sorry if this has been suggested before.. City of London Freemans in Ashtead. It's 22 mins train from Wimbledon and they have a shuttle bus up to the school. You could enter early as well as they go through from a young age. Co-Ed. We've always liked it and DS did apply there but I was never 100% keen as the journey for us is not great. Lovely grounds and facilities. You should have a look.

We were state primary too by the way, 2 boys, and no advice from school!

Don't worry about it, that's what MN is here for.

Year 4 is early days and most preps (who have a good grasp on matching kids with schools) won't advise until late year 5. Most selectives (superselectives?) want 125+ on standardised test scores e.g. INCAS.

How is your daughter academically? What year is she in?

Emanuel is riding a tide at the moment, it's co-ed, has a sibling policy and is incredibly customer-service orientated.

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The a Royal Grammar School, Guildford.

There's a RGS in Reading too. Assuming it's not that one.

which school is RGS, forgive my ignorance, i dont know the more central schools.

I've crossed posts with SAHD.

Oxbridge is the best measure of its kind that we have for now.

I'd like to see similar stats for the US Ivies or other top international universities for reasons you suggest agapanthii but I suspect that as cake says there's a pretty standard distribution of students applying to top universities.

Indeed, Oxbridge is not the only indicator of success but at the moment it is the easiest comparable indicator for academic success - but not one we ever thought about when finding the right school for the right child.

I reckon my eldest could easily have gone the Oxbridge route for maths which he finds very easy for some reason, but there is no way that would suit him and he didn't even consider it!