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

Flume don't be disheartened, the assessment style was so different. I strongly suspect you'll be having SPGS vs Tiffin dilemma in a few weeks time with a WHS waiting list offer in the mix.

NVR was our killer too although strangely she didnt fail any exam because of it. I am very curious about the actual mark against all intakes per each subject just to understand if it has made a difference to the total result. We are ok with VR mainly because she took the KGS 10+ test and had a motivation to study for it later on.

The V and NV definitely can throw up some some strange results. Hence why girls often get into one of PHS and WHS and not both. Those are pretty good odds now for SPGS, I asssume they must over offer at least a tiny bit? So fingers crossed FlumePlume that your DD ends up with one of her top choices. She’s clearly a very bright girl.

We didnt get through the first round of a school’s assessment day, we were told that she scored the top for exams but failed in both interview and group exercise(team building work). Unfortunately the head registra interviewed her on the day and said she didnt think the school was right for my daughter nor my daughter showed any interest in the school at all(it was a boarding school). Its the school decision and to be honest I dont think she is suitable for boarding either, deep down in me I dont think I could send her away( my husband was very happy as he was very against boarding). Things might happen for a reason as the old Chinese say( although I am not Chinese :)).

God knows how G&L will differentiate between 900 girls though, based on some computer CAT - style test and a brief interview.

Flume - she’s got through to the final 180 for 100 places at SPGS which is an achievement in itself. Sometimes they can just have a bad day or if there’s some kind of group-type assessment, who knows? It can be so random and subjective. Maybe there was a particular dynamic in her group or something like that? My DD has skipped out of every exam, but she came out of LU and said, “Well I messed that maths up.” And she was right, even though she’d had no problem with any of the sample papers and she seemed to enjoy the SPGS papers. I have 2 at LU and know she would cope there better than them (academically), but that’s just how it goes. She wasn’t fussed because she thinks the school is too hectic. She likes G&L and she likes SPGS.

Flume-not necessarily at all- I know girls who have got into SPGS in previous years and not got into other schools. Hang in there!

Many congratulations on the WHS offers!
Flume: is WHS your first or second choice? Good luck!

Yes I guess you have to consider where the friends might be. PHS get a lot from Fulham and Barnes way, as well as Wandsworth.

I did think that PHS had a slightly more “local” feel than the more Central schools though, which is probably a good thing. For instance, my DSs at LU have friends anywhere from Wembley to Piccadilly Circus and a huge proportion come in by tube, so anywhere is accessible. Often they can’t be bothered to meet at the weekends because they can’t face another commute.

The catchments will be slightly different geographically. I think PHS will get more from London and WHS from Surrey because of the trainline. We applied to both because we live almost equidistant from both and both are a very easy journey for us, although always felt that WHS was a better match for DD.

It’s interesting how PHS and WHS are both GDST, similar sized schools with a similar cohort drawn from a similar area, yet have such different selection procedures. PHS interviewed everyone and it was a straightforward English comprehension, story and maths paper. No VR or NVR at all or group work. DD didn’t sit WHS as we would literally have to drive past PHS to get there so there was no point (Hammersmith schools more convenient for us). I know at least 10 girls who have sat both however - and they can only take one of them, if either!

Flume definitely ring them now, I'm sure in the leaflet they gave us after the creative day they said if you are waitlisted you should ring them immediately to find out your WL position and they will tell you whether your DD is in the top third, middle or bottom third and what her chances are.

Bool congratulations to your DD and congratulations to your postman today 😂

1ndig0 yes the first stage was VR/NVR

Congratulations Bool! Flume, I’m sure there will be lots of people phoning about the wl as we speak, so give it a go.

Was the WHS exam all VR / NVR this year?

Great news Bool. Yes Flume, I would ring and ask about the wait list position. I can’t remember when they said you could call. Or drop them an email.

Letter arrived! We got an offer too! Relief.

Congrats to you too Sweet. Yes our first choice (although still waiting on Tiffin result). Yes Bool our Putney letter was late. There is no rhyme or reason to the vagaries of the Post Office. Well that’s all our results in now bar the state schools, so will concentrate on sending positive vibes to everyone expecting results next week. So glad I don’t have to do this ever again!!

Congrats to your dd Jimjam & good luck to others waiting.
Hippospot - there are quite a few of us waiting for Tiffin girls school. It’s been a very long wait! Good luck on March 1st. I’m sure being in the inner area is an advantage - we’re not so don’t think we’ve got much chance on offer day.

Jimjam - wasn’t your post a day late for PHS like mine? Maybe they have their act together today! They should red mark our houses at the post office. All those waiting for 11+ letters - special priority!

Huge congrats to your girls JimJam and SweetAndHappy

Good luck everyone else!

Congrats JimJam68! Is WHS your first choice?

Congratulations to those who have had the offers.
Littlemisslucky2:
They might come earlier as we received our letter last Friday even though it was confirmed being posted to arrive on Saturday.
Good luck.

Congratulations to your DD Jimjam68!

Thanks Littlemiss and Winter! Yes it was our first choice, although we are waiting for the Tiffin result. Glad your DD is enjoying it Winter.

Bool hope the post comes for you soon, fingers crossed for you.