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Argggghhjj missed 13+ admissions independent school

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Elsielouise13 · 14/12/2020 20:47

I cannot believe we have done this! Lockdown, COVID, not being sure where we would be living means we have missed closing dates for year nine entry in 2022!

In my head the closing date was year seven January! I mean that is still 18 month’s beforehand.

Has anyone got any experience of dealing with such a duck up!

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MrsSpenserGregson · 15/12/2020 06:45

Ring the school and explain. They will probably still accept your application.

But - are you sure they want you to apply now for September 2022? That’s horrifyingly early! A whole year earlier than the school I work in.

KihoBebiluPute · 15/12/2020 06:42

I don't know why autocorrect turned "contacting" into "controlling" - sorry

KihoBebiluPute · 15/12/2020 06:41

No experience, but there is no harm in controlling the school and asking for flexibility. Unless they are overwhelmingly oversubscribed and already have to turn away hundreds of children who are bright and enthusiastic, I suspect they won't mind letting you join the admissions process a little late.

I know of one family who only found out in the January of their DC being in y6 that they would need to move to a new city, and it turned out the entrance exam for the school they were most interested in was actually only 2 days away but the school allowed them to apply and register for the exam in that short timescale. I would guess that vastly oversubscribed schools might be less accommodating though.