Trinity/Whitgift 2021 entry

I have not heard anything with regards to music from both trinity and whitgift - hopefully we find out next week either way

I just wondered if anyone knew when we would be expected to hear about music scholarships for trinity and whitgift? For whitgift we had to do a recording which we submitted last year and we only just had our interviews so I’m probably being neurotics Feeling a bit nervous! Do you get a no thanks straight away if you didn’t really wow at the interview or do they let you have a go at showing off your instrument/s first before issuing either a rejection or a place? I would be so gutted if my son didn’t get a chance to sing/play for them!

@JustJuice187, yes, he did, but didn't get past Stage 1. It was his first (same as for most others, I know), and he had a bad time (got stuck on Maths somewhere and didn't finish all problems—I am pretty sure that an automatic disqualification).

He passed Kent Test, but as he didn't get extra time, the results weren't very high (high 370s, pass rate is 332, but super-selectives we eyed need 400+).

SET he immediately thought went well, when I met him outisde the school doors, hence he qualified for Wallington Grammar and then through Stage 2 for Sutton Grammar. He missed Wilson's cut-off by less than 10 points (I am aware, once again, there are lots of boys who did).

We don't have CAT scores, as he is in a primary who doesn't do them. I do have two sets of IQ tests from different years (when he was six and then at 10 yo), and the both place him in the 95-6th percentile for composite IQ (high 120s). His Atom ISEB pre-tests scores (with practice for a month) were high 120s for English, ~130 on VR/NVR and 136-142 (max) for Maths.

Reading this brings back so many memories.

My son is now year 8 at Trinity. Please be reassured re interviews that he was one of the first to hear for one school and one of the last for another and got offered scholarship at both.

He was put at ease at both schools for the interviews and the assessment days but I am aware it will feel very different on line.

All my sons friends even if they didn’t get their first choice school are very happy in the school they went too.

Good luck

@GrammarHopeful out of interest did your son sit Tiffin as well? Just wondering I’m intrigued that he didn’t get Wilson.

I won’t comment further on CATs - I know the subjects are the same - DS2 scored around 130s in early yr4 which is considered high - his ISEB scores were higher which I think as noted earlier is what Atom says about the score being different.

Just wanted to thank everyone for all the helpful and encouraging comments on here!

Out of interest, does anyone know how many boys sat the Whitgift 10+ this year?

I assume most of the interview chat is for 11plus.

Has anyone had 10plus interview with Whitgift yet?

Pleased that things went well for those of you whose DS interviewed today! Another hurdle over for this senior school race, I never thought it would be this stressful.

Hopefully we'll hear something this week about an interview but I'll start prepping him for questions now - he needs to remember all the things he used to do and enjoy before everything got closed down!

@JustJuice187 Thank you! I'll pm you, as feels a bit outing to put it down here.

Thank you.Thats good to know

Hi @GrammarHopeful pleased to hear the interview went well. Ours did too. Which teacher interviewed your son?

Tougher than expected but DS seemed to cope

@Childwell they are interviewing until 27 Jan

Does anyone know if Whitgift are still doing interviews for entry this year. We haven’t heard anything since the exam so I am assuming that’s not great. I heard on the grapevine that other people were having interviews currently so just wondered if they had all finished yet or are they still ongoing?

DS's interview this morning went very well. I couldn't resist to listen behind the door (again!), and would rate it 9/10. He bouncing of the wall with positive energy, and I have to admit to wiping a lonely tear too.

The interviewer took the time to get to know him (through the pre-form submitted a while ago), made him feel really at ease chatting about his interests (the two of them exchanged some peculiar geographic facts—don't ask!), and then giving him two challenging maths problems (he solved both, although made a mistake in the first one, which he self-corrected as he was explaining his reasoning). Then he read a passage out loud and had to answer a comprehension question. And finally an NVR problem, which DS answer in 2 seconds (correctly).

And then they had a few minutes to discuss DS's (sensible) questions about the school.

The whole thing took just over 20 mins.

I think Trinity just went on the top of our list based on the way the interviewer made DS feel.

Best of luck to others having theirs today and in the coming week!

All done

Eavesdropped a little (can't help but to!)

Much harder than I was expecting

But all done now....phew!

Good luck everyone

[quote JustJuice187]@user1468247878 - ok - good luck to your DS - I know it’s a worrying time but as I said previously it really looks like a typo and I’ve decided not to read anything into it. As long as your DS does well tomorrow I’m sure it’ll be fine.
HTH[/quote]
Thanks and I'd be inclined to agree with your approach! What will be, will be

I feel so sorry for all the kids this year (my eldest is in yr 10 and has missed as much school as she has been in for her first GCSE year). They have had to put up and deal with so much disruption. My son had eltham entrance this morning which was the third rearrangement.

Wishing you and everyone else all the best

@user1468247878 - ok - good luck to your DS - I know it’s a worrying time but as I said previously it really looks like a typo and I’ve decided not to read anything into it. As long as your DS does well tomorrow I’m sure it’ll be fine.
HTH

[quote JustJuice187]@user1468247878 - are you from the admissions team? Sorry for asking but I don’t think I’ve seen you on the thread before? Is your son interviewing tomorrow as well?[/quote]
Sorry, no I'm not. I'm an anxious parent too, and a newcomer to the forum as you have noticed

In answer to my own questions

I received an email with same wording as the other poster including both well enough and very well. It didn't have a (2) in the subject, and we/he has a 15 min zoom interview tomorrow. No mention of a chat with HM

Very interested to know if that is uniform to all, or of there are slight differences that may allude to ranking or scholarships etc

Or perhaps just frantically reading too much into things on a Friday night?!

@user1468247878 - are you from the admissions team? Sorry for asking but I don’t think I’ve seen you on the thread before? Is your son interviewing tomorrow as well?

Do you have the 'very well' and an interview tomorrow?

It has been such a hard time for so many people.

My son interviewed for Whitgift the first week of Jan. I think it went well but no mention of academic scholarship although it went well.

I feel the communication from Whitgift has been good but also we have a surname near the start of the alphabet so not sure if that help anyone.

Good luck all and commiserations to anyone whose son did not make it to interview stage. Such a strange year. I am not sure we can afford it without some assistance anyhow.

Sorry just realised I missed the query about 2 in the email title - no we don’t have that.

@GrammarHopeful I was confused by the language too but have decided not to read too much into it / the staff are all working remotely and I can imagine someone sticking that in at the last minute and it then not getting checked again before it’s sent out

@Longingfornormality my experience with DS1 is that it was just one question in one of the subjects depending which they were weaker at in the exam although don’t quote me on that. Might be completely different this year.

So, am I correct that some have received the below wording and some have received it without the "very well". Has any/every one in the latter noticed a (2) in the subject?

And has anyone been asked for anything other than a 15min zoom interview?

Then have some received an email that states passed but with no date for interview?

And has anyone been requested to meet or speak with the HM???

Good luck to everyone 👍

"we are writing to advise you that [DS] has done well enough in the assessments to be invited for an interview. He has done very well, but please be aware that we interview a larger number of boys than we can ultimately offer places to."