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

That’s good to know. What is the date when State School Offers are announced? Are they emailed out on Monday 1 March? Or posted on Monday 1 March and so received Tuesday 2 March or later? Thanks!

Waiting lists tend to start moving the week after the state school offers come out.

@dazedandconfused11plus thanks for your reply

Hopefully movement soon and if I hear of anything I'll update this thread, and I'm sure others will too. It seems that each time an offer gets released it helps move the whole clunky system forwards!

Thanks! Great to hear that once WLs start to move we will hear it here! Fingers crossed there will be some movement on the WHS and PHS WLs soon!

Hi @GU21Mum no idea if LEH wait list has started moving yet, sorry. But received an email yesterday which among one of the things asked parents to respond quickly to help with the waiting list. Good luck!

Does anyone know if waitlists LEH/ GHS have started to move yet?

Have not heard of any WL moving yet, hopefully soon and will hear about it here !

Does anyone know if waitlists and particularly Wimbledon High or Putney High waitlists have started to move yet?

@MumsRule20 Just because we haven't visited this school at all and still a lot to learn in a short space of time. The head has just left and lots of changes afoot (positive?). Like the fact its coed but very much perplexed about homework and whether moving is feasible.

@CalmParent Thank you very much for your reply. Everything I have read about QG has been positive. We had an opportunity to visit the junior building a couple of years ago. My daughter enjoyed the tour led by QG girls. We were not able to visit during the 11+ process because of lockdowns. Thank you again for your feedback. It has only confirmed what we feel in our hearts. I agree with you about convenience and how our DD feels about the school.

I just wanted to say a big thank you to all the regular posters. This is my first time (ever) posting but I've followed this thread every day since Jan. I have to say that during those early days of Feb waiting for results it was so reassuring to see that others were experiencing the same waiting- both excitement and a little anxiety!
We were so thrilled accept LEH and DD is so excited! I am so happy for all of your DDs who have been successful and it is clear that the waiting lists will move- so fingers crossed that everyone ends up happy in a couple of weeks.
Thanks again for all the chat- it's been great.

We did not receive offer from SPGS. In a way it makes decision easier . Very likely going with G&L , and declining CLGS, FH ( SS) and LU. ( in case people are on WL for these) Waiting for the offer holder event for G& L though PHS is lovely too. Love to hear fro parents with DD in G& L. Do they set children ? At what age ? Do you get a choice of which subjects for GCSE ? My DD loves Steam and drama! Languages? Any feedback from parent welcome .

Congrats on all the offers that have come in!

@dinosaurinmybelly do PM me if you’d like to have a chat with someone with a dd at SPGS (a kind poster did he same for me, when I had a similar decision to make).

Hello Brot64 we also had good news from SPGS this morning. Now finding it difficult to decide between SPGS and PHS and working through a decision spreadsheet with travel times, cost, opportunities to suit DD etc. One sticking point (aside from cost difference) is that we don't know anyone in RL who has a daughter at SPGS, whereas we know some very happy girls at PHS. Very thankful for all the positive comments from SPGS parents on various threads.

Have released all other offers.

Hello everyone, I am new here. I have been reading various posts on here and I have found Mumsnet helpful.We need to choose between Queen's Gate and St James. We could do with some useful advice to help us decide.
Thanks so much .

Really good to read the updates; it’s been a bit quiet here these last few days! I haven’t had much to add myself as we’re still holding out on our WL places and holding off on the deposit for the offer we do have.
The stress is still very real!

Thanks all. It was good news for us today. We got an offer from SPGS this morning which we will be accepting, as we prefer both DD's to be in the same school for logistic reasons (boys are in other schools). We had already declined all other offers except CLSG and LU which we will be declining next week. I hope it was positive news for everyone else who was expecting to get news today.

This thread has been very supportive, so again many thanks and good luck to all your DDs.

Well done to all of our children for getting such wonderful offers during this ghastly time!
We got a surprise offer from SCHS which threw a spanner in the works decision wise for us as we love Sutton High and already accepted a place. SCHS is only a 5 minute drive from home and Sutton is a 20 minute train journey. We followed our gut feeling in the end and stuck with our decision of Sutton as our DD wanted a smaller school (with a pool ) so in the end the further distance didn’t put us off!
I’d be interested in knowing any other parents who accept Sutton high as my DD will be travelling on the train from Haydons Road and would love a travel buddy!! (Or should I say mummy would like her to have a travel buddy as the thought of independent travel makes me feel sick with worry!!!!)
Anyway, good luck to all those making decisions now! Xx

Hello everyone,

Good luck with all the decision-making! @Stircrazyschoolmum what did you narrow your last 3 down to? We had a re-think about Putney (just loved the location and buzzy vibe, with the riverfront aspect too...) but finally opted for LEH as it works better on the travelling side for DD.

Many congratulations@Unsure44 and @User76532789 on LEH. Agreed, the airiness and space were what clinched it for us! Thanks @teachocolate for your helpful input (and @Flossietea).

@Trialsat11 I really do feel for you. Many congratulations on your DD getting Sevenoaks. I think she had quite a few offers in the end didn't she? I think you said you're also waiting for Tiffin (and maybe Nonsuch? Wallington?) Only you will know whether a house move is the right thing to do but perhaps - and I mean this in the gentlestpossibleway - uprooting your whole family might be quite drastic? I'm sure your DD will be highly successful in any school she goes to (she's done incredibly well overall - just the 'ISEB curse' that got in the way). Plus is it worth perhaps seeing if the wait lists move? But of course if a move to the 'country' was part of the grand plan then it absolutely makes sense, and a lovely school nearby to boot!

@PatoPato hope you had good news from SPGS. Look forward to the next update about your DD who has clearly taken SW London by storm! Fingers crossed for you too on SPGS @Brot64

Congratulations @JavaTeak on Ibstock, now you can enjoy getting ready for year 7.

Goodness @MumsRule20 it's true we're nearly reaching the end of the second installment of this epic thread!!