Trinity/Whitgift 2021 entry

@LillyD we haven’t heard either. Pretty sure they’ve not contacted anyone (?) apart from sports/music etc scholarship people and those with sibs. Ready to be corrected on this!

I meant the 11+ btw

Hi, has anyone got rejections from Whitgift yet. We have heard nothing. Trying to work out of there is any hope....

To reassure those doing 10+ at T, only the children of key workers and vulnerable children will be on site next week so there will be plenty of space for your sons. Everyone else is being taught online next week. Good luck - it's a great school!

Thank you @Mayday1990 for posting it!

Regarding W: "Parents will be emailed by beginning/middle of January by the Admissions Office and invited to select an interview date and time. Interviews will take place between Wednesday 13 and Wednesday 27 January 2021. Those boys being considered for an Academic, Art, Drama, Design Technology and Engineering, Music or Sport Scholarship place will be invited to attend an assessment/audition day during that time. Results for all boys invited for interview will be posted on Thursday 11 February 2021"

So results should be arriving by post Friday 12/Sat 13th Feb

Does anyone know when we hear about whitgift 10 plus results?

Dear Parents

Following the latest Government advice on 30th December which permit school admissions tests to take place, we are happy to confirm that the entrance assessments will be proceeding as planned. We are looking forward to welcoming your son to Trinity School to sit his entrance examinations on Saturday, 9th January.

Please can we remind you that if your son is displaying any COVID-19 symptoms (a temperature, a persistent cough, a loss of taste or smell) on the day of the assessment or during the previous two days, or has been requested to isolate by their school / Test and Trace, or is awaiting a test result he SHOULD NOT ATTEND. Please contact us and we will discuss alternative arrangements.

It is important that you have read the instructions that we sent to you about the examination day so that your son feels as prepared as possible for his time spent with us. Please can we remind you that we are unable to lend any items, including pens and pencils, so it essential your son brings his own. We would prefer that he not bring a bag on to site for safety reasons and we therefore suggest he brings his examination equipment in a pencil case or clear pouch. Could we please remind you that your son must bring his own hand sanitiser in the form of gel or wipes. We will be providing snacks and drinks and your son should therefore not need to bring lunch. We would remind you that Trinity is a nut-free school and any additional snacks brought on site should adhere to this requirement.

If you are arriving by car please note that we have a one way system entering school via the Addiscombe Road entrance and exiting via the main gates onto Shirley Road. In line with DfE advice parents will not be able to get out of their cars whilst on site. Boys will be directed by Trinity staff to the School entrance. We ask that you adhere closely to the timings you have been given, as detailed in the attachment in our previous email. If you are arriving by public transport your son will be directed from the Addiscombe Road gates.

Please ensure that you are available to collect your son at the time stated on your instructions. As at drop-off, please remain in your car and your son will come to you. For those parents on foot, please meet your son at the Addiscombe Road entrance gates.

In light of the current Government guidelines we ask that all candidates wear their face coverings at all times on the school site in the communal areas and, where they are able to do so, during the tests. May we also remind you that your son will need to be able to dress warmly throughout the examinations as it will be necessary to have the rooms well ventilated.

Kind regards

The Lower School Admissions Team

I got it a few days ago - will try to copy and paste it for you x

Trinity have sent email saying entrance exams are allowed to happen - so 10 plus is still 9 jan at trinity

I just wanted to pop on to say that I was so impressed with how Whitgift organised the tested. I am so impressed with how they have communicated through out.

Just so impressive.

Thank you @EnolanotAlone, but the 10+ test is scheduled for the 9th at the school. I am assuming they might keep it as it is, as it is only around 200 boys to distribute around the school.

@2morasmum I understand from last comms Trinity will advise from 11th .. still a little longer to wait yet ..

Happy New Year to your All!
I can see that there have been a lot of changes in the last 48 hours for the 11+ tests happening next week.
Has anybody heard anything regarding Trinity's 10+ next week? I have not received any email but, as a worrier , I want to be sure I did not miss any correspondence!

Super helpful Mummy thank you

Something about the waitlist in here for the T parents. Just thought I should post it in case anyone has not seen but may be interested.

Good luck to all your DC.

@giveme we are going for sports but did not receive an invite to sports but did receive an online interview invite.

Good luck and hope you can get in touch with Whitgift.

Just to add - our interview will be online not in person - not a surprise really

W has a trend of recruiting siblings first before widening the net to new families. This was evident in 10+ exams the last three years across friends with older siblings, and the threshold can be a little more discretionary if you read the prospectus criteria. With ISEB a long distant memory now to November, we have a longer haul yet to understand the outcomes. I believe it is a virtual holding pen until the admin teams call your number. Don’t loose hope yet @GiveMeFive

Timeframes are all going to be rejigged in the back of today’s announcement by Boris with expectations of more extensive and prolonged tier 4 status. Buckle in for a longer ride yet.

Thank you all for your reassurances. Not your average year for the 11+ so even harder to second guess things. We have one interview so fingers crossed the rest will follow for all our DSs

Oh and my son took the ISEB back in November, so a long time ago!

@GiveMe I expect they are contacting @Ave because she has a son already there , though of course her son will have got the needed grade in the ISEB. They have to start somewhere! They'll want to start with people in their community I imagine? FWIW, my child has been called to interview at some really tough schools - on the back of the ISEB - and we haven't yet heard from Whitgift. We have no connection with the school and we didn't apply for any scholarships.

Thankyou for all that. Yes everyone is very quiet so feel a bit out on a limb. Just have to wait and see if we get an interview. The wait is always the worst part!
Good luck with your interview!

@GiveMeFive we are not going for sports scholarship.

No idea how they order the interview calls
We do have another boy there already.
Sat ISEB 12 Dec.

Not sure if anyone else at our school has been contacted yet. Everyone is keeping quiet!

W said they would email mid-December and mid-January. Interviews Wednesday 6 until Wednesday 27 January 2021.

T said interviews Monday 11th until Friday 29th January 2021 and you will be either telephoned or emailed with these timings.

Hi @saturnrover @AveEldon
Just curious when your DS sat the ISEB? Are they at prep school or state school? Not heard either way but only sat it a couple of weeks ago. Have you had an invitation to the sports scholarship assessment on 9th?
Thank you.