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Trinity/Whitgift 2021 entry

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Onvacation · 27/09/2020 20:44

I have found the previous threads for Trinity/Whitgift entry really helpful, and I don’t think there is a 2021 yet. My son will be trying for 10+, and for a sports scholarship. He is bright, and pleased to be back training for his sports, but he gets really stressed in exam situations and works slowly. He is only trying Trinity this year because he is not at all sure he wants to leave his primary school, but if he managed to get a scholarship I think he might decide to go.

I was hoping the activity on the exam day might help motivate him, but we got the email saying it wouldn’t be happening because of Covid. Can I ask if anyone had more success at 11+ than 10+? Do they ever offer academic and sports scholarships? I am assuming that we will more have the issue of him getting stressed in the exam, and not passing, than standing a chance of a scholarship, but just thinking of best possible scenario Wink. Thanks!

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Longingfornormality · 12/02/2021 09:29

We got the waitlist letter. Better than nothing I guess!

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Onvacation · 12/02/2021 09:18

@Longingfornormality it was our interview email that didn’t arrive. We have had the other stuff since, although nothing on the portal since the info about the exam. I just wanted to say there is a possibility that something went funny with the emails - not least since they aren’t sending them to the primary email address (me) but rather are sending them to the secondary one (DH).

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hopefulone1 · 12/02/2021 09:11

Is anyone still waiting for a email from w? 🤞

Longingfornormality · 12/02/2021 09:11

@Onvacation thanks - do you mean offer email or interview email? We’ve never had an issue with emails from Trinity before and honestly would rather get the bad news over email than over the phone so I think we have definitely not received an offer. But still holding out a tiny ray of hope for the wait list.

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Onvacation · 12/02/2021 09:09

Sorry! Not nevertheless!?!! just never!

Your email may have gotten lost is my point!

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Onvacation · 12/02/2021 09:08

@Longingfornormality I don’t want to give you false hope but we nevertheless received our interview email from Trinity. I called and they sent it again. It may be worth a call to them if you haven’t got an email.

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SuiGeneris · 12/02/2021 09:06

@Zoomez congratulations! Similar thoughts here about the safety of Croydon, it is the only concern about both Trinity and Whitgift.

For the rest, we have been very fortunate and have offers from both. Other news today does not matter as much anymore!

Longingfornormality · 12/02/2021 09:02

If anyone has received an email about a wait list would you mind posting here? We haven’t received anything so I can safely assume that’s not good news I think as the emails seem to have been sent earlier in the morning. But given our post seems to arrive quite late in the day I’m not sure my nerves can take this! If waitlist emails have already been received then I will just try and forget about it as that must mean we have no place at all.

Zoomez · 12/02/2021 08:53

Whitgift is such an amazing school, feel so lucky to have a place but given covid I am concerned about finances and the journey and safety aspects due to recent news about croyden.

it just seems the most amazing school though. Gosh I need to think things through!

sandyandmandy · 12/02/2021 08:52

We got a place. To say DS is over the moon is an understatement.
T was the only place we applied to other than local state.

His scholarship was mentioned in the email.

Congrats to everyone else that had good news this morning and hope to meet some of you in September

Zoomez · 12/02/2021 08:51

We got yes email for whitgift.

Good luck everyone!

Purple2021 · 12/02/2021 08:48

Thanks @Unicorns4ever
We were praying for a scholarship, so that's not such good news. I'll now sit back and just wait for the post to arrive

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Onvacation · 12/02/2021 08:47

We also got a place! Can I ask, did any of the emails mention scholarships? The line below the place announcement, which says 'If you applied for any scholarships or for a John Whitgift Foundation bursary, which have not been mentioned above, please wait for the letter...

I'm not sure if this means he definitely didn't get a scholarship because it isn't mentioned, or if it s possible he did get one?

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Joyofthree · 12/02/2021 08:43

Nothing for us yet! The postman always come early but not today! 😔

Unicorns4ever · 12/02/2021 08:42

Hiya! Congratulations !!! Yes ours was on the email x

Purple2021 · 12/02/2021 08:38

Ours did the same, sent only to my husband. V odd. But he has a place! Good luck everyone!
Because I'm impatient, did anyone who tried for a scholarship get notification of that in their email?

Unicorns4ever · 12/02/2021 08:31

Ours only came through to my husband and not to me so worth checking both emails just FYI x

Longingfornormality · 12/02/2021 08:21

Nothing for us yet. Not a good sign.

Cantthinkof0ne · 12/02/2021 08:19

Ours came in too! He got in... hope you get the news you want too x

user1468247878 · 12/02/2021 07:59

@hopefulone1

We just got a email from trinity - my DS has a offer - good luck everyone
Yup, my email just came too at exact same time as one from Eltham.. .

Good luck everyone

hopefulone1 · 12/02/2021 07:55

We just got a email from trinity - my DS has a offer - good luck everyone

Mayday1990 · 11/02/2021 22:00

Ditto to that!! Cue repetitive strain injury to thumb checking emails tomorrow.....😩😩😞😞

Croydon46 · 11/02/2021 17:02

You can tell from all the flapping of reading and not reading things correctly that we are all in a state of panic. Lol

Croydon46 · 11/02/2021 16:46

Ignore me. I missed today’s above posts. Sorry

Croydon46 · 11/02/2021 16:43

Has anyone heard from Trinity? We have had nothing