Guildford High School 11+ Results

Hey PP, I found the GHS process (As expected) impersonal and cold. They don’t need to woe you at all, they know they’re amazing academically and they will draw the applicants. We personally found the Tormead process a positive one, the test is a test, but the interviews and other communications from open days to follow ups has be very personal and all focused on my DD and how they believe they can nurture the ‘whole kid’ should she do well in the admissions process.

Perhaps your DD didn’t quite tick the profile that GHS wanted, but you certainly ticked St.Cats and TM’s! These two schools are strong, lots of people don’t get it, lots! So they can’t both be independently-wrong at offering your DD a scholarship, she should be super proud and just take whichever one makes her feel happiest. Good luck!

@Waitinganxiously984 sorry to hear you didn’t get the results you may have wanted. It is tough! The process this year has been odd, remember that GHS did a different (CEM test) to Tormead (ISEB year) and St Cats (well, my DD still doesn’t know what that was all about!), so perhaps your DD is more suited to doing well in a different testing system.

This year certainly isn’t the norm. Also more parents are moving to independent education after the last 12 months and GHS has a wider, national standing, so will attract kids from all over the South, unlike the other two who are more local, so perhaps a much bigger group of academic applicants this year?

I did think, however, that your ‘cushioning the blow’ thought might come across a bit ‘meh’ and perhaps I’ve taken it out of context... GHS is in the top ten in the country for results, Tormead and St Cats are circa top 50 - girls that get into either of these two schools should be incredibly proud of themselves, as it’s very hard and the bars are set so much higher than in the other 250+ Independent schools below them.

If you look at the TM & St Cats results from previous years they are very good so don’t panic about either one of these from an academic point of view, their university destinations speak for themselves.

When faced with such an academically excellent trio of schools locally, for us we will pick (A) whatever she gets offered! But then (B) where she will fit in and be happy. My DD is smart but will not do well if thrown into the rapids of an intense academic machine. For me we loved Tormead, great results, excellent sport, brand new athletics and cricket facilities being built imminently and even GB winners at gymnastics. Plus the new head seems great and has big visions drawn from his experience at a seriously successful academic London school. At cats for us was nice too, we enjoyed visiting as it has a country feel, but haven’t been impressed in the leadership this year and the mood music is meh at our prep. But who knows!

Good luck and grab a scholarship, we live in such a outstanding place for girls education! Well done! X

Yeses from those I know, but I’m pretty sure they send out yeses and nos together so don’t read anything into not having received anything today.

@dozymum2020 did your friends who received post today all get a “yes”? I was thinking perhaps the rejections go out in another batch? We are in claygate so clearly no issue with the post?

We haven’t received anything either - I have a bad feeling that they send the rejections out later? So annoying to have to stress about this all weekend...

Yes, I know friends who applied and received letters today. Esher/Cobham area. I’m sure you’ll receive on Monday. Annoying that you’ve had to wait longer though.

I got it early today from the post. Good luck to those waiting

No one from my prep school has received anything yet? Did anyone on this forum get a letter?

Yes, it was sent out yesterday.

"within 2 weeks of the interview"....so posted this Friday, with us on Saturday 23rd.

In a normal year, the exam and interviews are done on the first Friday of the school term in January, and then the letters sent out two weeks later (arriving on a Saturday). Had this been the usual process, the exam would have been last Friday, so letters would have been due to arrive Saturday 23rd. Given the unusual circumstances this year, I really would just phone the school and ask.

@violinandpiano I think it might be later this year as the interviews were only on the 8th....and they haven’t announced anything on their website. I am too scared to call up admissions and just ask....

They sent the result out on Saturday in the middle of January before. I just guess ahh.

We are also waiting on the GHS result... @violinandpiano where did you get your intel from? I checked the website and it didn’t give a date....it makes it harder when every day might be “the day” to get food news or bad...

I guess you will receive the result this Saturday. Good luck.