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11+ panic - HELP! Ds wasn’t called for any interviews :(

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mummy2aPrince09 · 17/01/2020 22:28

Hi All, me again!

It has been a horrendous week! We’ve had too many “no’s” from most of the schools ds sat for!

We sat an extensive list of schools due to bursary application.

Ds sat Highgate (no interview)
Hampton (no interview)
Habs (no interview)
Merchant Taylors (still waiting but lost hope)
At Albans (no 2nd interview call back)
Latymer upper (still waiting)
Epsom
Reeds

Ds has had 4 rejections already. He was sure he got in for St Albans but just received a no from them too! They said apparently in the past years his score would’ve been fine but this year there a higher number of more academic applicants! When we got a no from Hamptons, Highgate and habs we were upset but knew deep down it was a push... but St Albans has come as a shock!
So basically After no from St Albans I’m quite sure merchants and Latymer is impossible... so what now?

We didn’t want to go to Epsom or reeds to be honest as it’s in the south and my sister lives in Hertfordshire and being a single disable mother I need her support.

But now I don’t know what will be... where will ds go? What should I do? All the exams have been taken! Please help. My tenancy is ending here in Acton and I don’t want ds to go to independent as he’s been in prep and being a young Carer things are already a bit stressful on him.

Please can someone advise me.. what can I do? Can I appeal? What’s the next process is nowhere is offered?

OP posts:
ballsdeep · 17/01/2020 23:25

Your poor son. What terrible pressure to be put under at such a young age.

QGMum · 17/01/2020 23:23

As your ds is at a prep school they should be making sure that he has a senior school place at an independent school. This is their job. If the worst happens and he ends up with no offers then the head at your school should hit the phones for late applications to other less over subscribed schools.

Also you can still make late application to state schools and if you move close to a school you are very likely to get a place.

Remember you only need one offer, so fingers crossed Merchant Taylor's comes good.

Sweetnhappy1 · 17/01/2020 23:17

Fulham Prep now have a senior school, it's worth a look. West Brompton station on the Overground connects to Herts.

Shimy · 17/01/2020 23:11

Berkhamsted school is in Hertfordshire. Academically suitable for a wider range of abilities than the aforementioned schools and gets good results.

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mummy2aPrince09 · 17/01/2020 22:55

Ds has been in prep so I’m not sure how he’d adjust in state, and I’ve missed state deadlines. I also need to move as contract to this flat is ending and the plan was to move closer to where he gets a place.

In practice papers he was scoring 80% and above. His prep was happy with the schools we applied to but I don’t know what went wrong!
13+ at Hampton isn’t possible as he already done 11+ and can only do 1.

Are there any 12+ schools?

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Ihatemyseleffordoingthis · 17/01/2020 22:51

State school?
Why are you putting your child through this?

willothewispa · 17/01/2020 22:43

Why don't you look at non selective schools and stop putting this pressure on yourself and your son? Eight entrance exams is excessive and if he's not getting interviews then maybe they aren't the sort of schools that will suit him ?

Autumnnightsaredrawingin · 17/01/2020 22:40

So sorry to hear this. Is there an option to go to a prep school until 13 and do the 13+? Hampton have an entry at 13? Is it worth ringing round some prep schools and see if they have any spaces? I hope it all works out and don’t lose hope, Merchant Taylor’s May still come through?