Part 2: SW London Girl's Indies 11+ Pandemic Panic!

Had a little heart attack today as we received a small letter in the post from WHS...turns out it was a card from the sports department to tell her they enjoyed meeting her the other week. It was a really nice gesture but sent a little too close to offer day! 😂😂😂

Don’t want to get you all excited but WHS have historically often sent their letters a day earlier than they said they would.

Thank you colapip so lovely of you to check in with us. I'm working hard to distract myself but really not sure what this year will throw out in terms of results.

Thanks @ColaPip! It's so nerve-wracking...

@SpecialC - based on last year, we got a WHS letter on the Friday morning and a confirmation email in the afternoon. Good luck!

Will WHS send emails with the results? I was under the impression they would put letters in the post on Friday... so more postman stalking for Saturday!

Thanks @stellagibbons@WarmAndco3y@Stircrazyschoolmum@dazedandconfused11plus
Tension in our house is also going to peak on Friday as WHS is the top choice . As per their tradition , I think they will send out mails at 3:30 and then close for the day .PHS is coming on 11th and LEH will post letters around the same timeframe .
All of these schools have a ratio of almost 1:3 or more and difficult to guess on the outcome !

Many congratulations @Trialsat11 and @SpecialC what wonderful news and extra well done on the scholarship!

@Stircrazyschoolmum I feel the tension is starting to peak with WHS emails expected on 5th Feb!

Does anyone know when PHS are sending out their letters? I think all of our others are towards the end of next week.

Sad I know, haha, but I looked through some London girls' schools threads from previous years and it did strike me how random the results were! E.g. a child might get SPGS but not WHS; another Tiffin but not PHS; another PHS but not KGS; or an academic scholarship somewhere but only a waiting list offer at a less selective school, and so on and so on.

So I'm just going to try to hold my nerve over the next few days! Hopefully when the dust settles and everyone releases their spare offers and waiting list offers we will be able to see the bigger picture

Congratulations @SpecialC and @Trialsat11 (plus any more I’ve missed!) The drama scholarship is the icing on the cake trial.. does it sway you particularly or are you still waiting for more offers?

How many of us are waiting for WHS? Their website says offers ‘around’ 5 Feb I hope that means earlier rather than a long anxious weekend!

Anymore due this week?

@WarmAndco3y yes the postman did turn up with a large envelope, thank goodness!
Not good for the nerves indeed - I think the next 10 days will age me terribly!!

For what it’s worth Re Alleyn’s, I don’t think 250 offers for 100 places is unreasonable in this ISEB year. It’s really going to be tricky as so many people in the top tier ( if I can use that word), will receive multiple offers.
I know of 2 people in my older DD’s year that were offered Alleyn’s and chose JAGS instead, one of them has an older sibling in Alleyn’s , but she preferred JAGS.

Well done and congratulations to your DD on her scholarship offer @Trialsat11 Lovely to read such good news

@SpecialC welcome to the thread. Did your postman turn up. It’s really not good for the nerves, having to stalk the postie

Hi everyone! Joining this thread as we anxiously await results!! Our Surbiton letter has not yet been delivered... I've already been outside the house around 40 times and for a walk around the block, but have yet to spot to postie!!

SCHS results come out on 11th February apparently

@Trialsat11 great news, and congratulations on the drama scholarship!

Yes, any school using snail mail is going to seriously test my nerves!

Have been out in the cold looking out for the postman as we didn’t get the Surbiton post on Saturday !
Finally ended with an offer and a drama scholarship and DD is quite relieved .. makes me nervous about the delay in offers coming in by post !

Before anyone panics the third round WHS interview related to a few years ago!

Congratulations to everyone on the Surbiton offers! It’s great to have one in the bag and it’s a great school.

I saw on another thread that WHS may have done a third round of scholarship interviews. Did anyone’s DD attend one of these?

What what it’s worth I know of a few families who, given the choice, would take single sex schools first, so would rather take JAGS/WHS/KCS or DC over Alleyn’s. Nothing against Alleyn’s at all, just a preference for single sex schools, if the option presents itself. Except DC, they have all used the ISEB pre-test this year.

DD got straight into Alleyn's last year but two friends got in off waiting list a little while later. And another friend turned it down.

Hi Everyone,
This is such a helpful thread. We received an offer from Surbiton High and are very pleased. We also have an offer from Sir William Perkins. We will need to decide within couple of weeks.

Stir making the interviewer laugh is a great sign I reckon! Yes I’m hoping not coming as over prepared is a good thing

Ok cool good idea on pic, should have done that but I guess we’d find out if not

@MarshaBradyo we didn’t get a confirmation email but took a picture of the ‘thank you’ screen as proof of submission. DD’s writing was probably her weakest area. But came across as quirky and original.

Her response to the most random question (you know the one!!) was VERY random and had the interviewer in stitches.. some of her others were a bit ropey but I’m guessing they can spot an over prepared child a mile off.

@stellagibbons. I wish jags and SCHS would get a move on and offer.. they’ve been sitting on exam results for ages!!

They don’t ask at interview but just knowing from classes of dc that go for it those who get offered all take it first. I don’t know if this is just coincidence. Or maybe benefit to being known as quite selective.

Still 250 for 100 places sounds pretty high. And a tough gig choosing dc out of that.

I meant to say congratulations to all Reeds offers and Surbiton! Really great to know you have one already.

How would Alleyn’s know who sees them as their first choice - do they ask at interview?