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As the Tiffin deadline looms, is there a girls SW London grammars / indies thread yet?

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FlumePlume · 26/08/2018 18:15

I just realised that I need to get the Tiffin Girls form in ASAP, and wondered if anyone else is in the same position? I could do with company in this process!

We’re not yet decided but probably applying to Tiffin, WHS, SPGS, Sutton High and maybe one of PHS / Emanuel / KGS.

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FlumePlume · 28/01/2019 14:05

HeadSpinning WHS is definitely posting on 6 Feb, I’ve had a few letters and emails which mention that date. Don’t know about the others, I’m afraid.

1ndig0 That’s a really weird approach by G&L at interview, especially only asking about one other school. Though at least you have an idea what they asked, my dd still hasn’t said anything at all about what was discussed at her last one.

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HeadSpinning2019 · 28/01/2019 13:45

So WHS are posting on Feb 6th this year and LEH posting on the 8th. PHS somewhere between the 2 perhaps?

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Sweetnhappy1 · 28/01/2019 09:36

I think last year PHS and LEH were on the same day (from looking at threads, not personal experience)

1ndig0 · 28/01/2019 06:59

Thanks SweetandHappy - looks like next Sat for PHS then. Always good to be prepared!

Sweetnhappy1 · 28/01/2019 00:14

After extensive trawling of previous threads I have found out that PHS offers arrived on Saturday the 3rd of Feb 2018 and WHS on Thursday the 8th of Feb 2018...

Poppyred25 · 27/01/2019 22:17

Re SHS If they are promising the parents 20ish in a class it's 144 but they will cram in more. A handful of the SHS junior school girls are waiting for other school offers on 15 Feb and Tiffin on 1 March so not all will go to Senior, nobody knows how many.

HeadSpinning2019 · 27/01/2019 20:12

Is the 144 plus the junior school?

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winterishereithink · 27/01/2019 19:08

SHS was posted on the 25th last year - not sure what day of the week it was? They emailed us to say letters had been posted. Good luck all!

Jimjam68 · 27/01/2019 14:55

I think Surbiton letter always used to arrive on a Saturday, can anyone confirm from last year if that was the case?

HeadSpinning2019 · 27/01/2019 14:43

Yes. DD sat G&L.
All Putney said was "early February" for results. I asked as I couldn't find anything on the website or in the paperwork. ☹️

1ndig0 · 27/01/2019 12:39

Did anyone else sit G&L? The lady organising the waiting room while the interviews were on told everyone that 900 applied this year (100 places). They interview everyone, but it does make you wonder how they select from a computer test, brief interviews of all 900 Shock and a school reference (which will inevitably be largely dependent on the personality of the prep / junior school head anyway). I wonder if they just chop off the top say, 200 scorers in the CAT computer test and then look at the other two factors? The interview was quite general and I’m not sure there would have been too much difference between most of the girls tbh, talking about hobbies, etc and a few pictures. They did ask all the girls who had applied to SPGS how far they got in the process, but they didn’t ask about any other schools Confused. Another consortium school DD applied are following the same process this year. Other schools such as PHS which also interview everyone, at least have the English papers to assess writing style, etc.

Does anyone know when PHS results are out? Is it 6th of Jan?

Poppyred25 · 27/01/2019 12:38

SHS have assured junior school parents they won't go to more than 7 classes - 7 x 24 = 168 in the year.

littlemisslucky2 · 27/01/2019 12:19

Thanks. I had in mind 180 places but maybe that was a one off.

HeadSpinning2019 · 27/01/2019 11:51

Think most of juniors so 40+?
Not sure how many sat though.
Didn't they have a bulge year close to 180 with lots accepting in 2017?

littlemisslucky2 · 27/01/2019 11:23

Anyone know what numbers sat SHS and how many come from juniors? Trying to work out the odds!

littlemisslucky2 · 27/01/2019 11:15

*next week I mean. I expect we’ll hear by Friday or Saturday. just hope it’s good news!

littlemisslucky2 · 27/01/2019 11:10

I think it will be this week as Surbiton have historically been earlier with their offers, usually before end of January, recently 22/23 Jan. In their e-mail they said by the beginning of Feb which to me means by end of this week!

HeadSpinning2019 · 27/01/2019 11:00

I've been focusing on w/c 4th too - to manage my expectations rather than DDs!

TheExtraGuineaPig · 27/01/2019 09:17

Justwondering- where did you hear that? I was trying to tell myself next week so I wouldn't be stressing to get to the post every day!

Justwondering1 · 27/01/2019 08:40

Ive been told Surbiton results are being posted early this week

HeadSpinning2019 · 27/01/2019 08:09

I got the email on 1st week in Feb for SHS but is anyone else still hoping they might be out this week.......

expo · 25/01/2019 21:51

We are waiting for WHS, PHS, KGS, SHS and Ibstock. Love the acronym list!!

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FlumePlume · 25/01/2019 09:05

expo We’re waiting for WHS and then SPGS (which is a week later, I assume they align with the consortium dates?). How about you?

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