PART 3: SW London Girl's Indies 11+ Results, Decisions & Panic Over?

@Fenou1 Ya that’s right. Croydon High takes wider spread of mix. Congratulations to your daughter. I agree if your DD is not in sports then not sure about Caterham. My DD is also more on music and arts side. We are also bit confused at the moment. It is not easy to decide.

[quote HeliK]@Fenou1 We too have an offer from Croydon High. My DD is at Croydon High Junior school and it is a good school. Though we also have other offers so we are thinking to accept other offers. I think Woldingham and Caterham are more academic compared to Croydon High and also bigger campus as well compared to Croydon High. I heard that Caterham is very good for sports.[/quote]
@HeliK Thank you, well done to your DD, and good luck with the decision. Croydon High (and Woldingham) do seem to take a wider spread of academic abilities than some other schools, but we get the impression they still stretch the most academic. The sport at Caterham is certainly impressive and a draw for many, I'm sure, but our DD's extracurricular interests are much more arts-based so we're not sure that Caterham would cater for her interests as well.

@MumsRule20 definitely .. the wine will come out in the evening :-)
Did you get to a final decision on the school of choice ?

I was just reading through the old posts and we all have experienced so much joy and misery together without even knowing each other . Kudos to all of us and cheers to many more awaited successes !

@WarmAndco3y*@Stircrazyschoolmum@helik*@iamsodone@stellagibbons@dinosaurinmybelly Thank you so very much . I'm looking forward to getting an undisturbed sleep today after sleepless nights since the last 2 weeks !

It is definitely one of our top choices and I think it will suit our Sporty DD well .
DH is more keen on Tiffins but I have my doubts on whether firstly we will make the cut and secondly if it is a school suited for mine...

@iamsodone I think she was at the top as we were always told she has a very strong chance of getting an offer if there is movement

@Trialsat11 congratulations !
were you given an indication about her place on the list at all ?

@Trialsat11 That’s great news. Congratulations.

@Stircrazyschoolmum
I think the London ones will all be after 5pm. As they use eadmissions.
Good because I won’t be refreshing my emails all day 😅
Hopefully between me leaving work later and driving home the results should be out.

Fabulous news Trialsat11! So delighted that you have had news today.
Fingers crossed for others on the WL for their first choice and good luck to those waiting for state school results later.

Oh wow, I’m so happy for you and your DD @Trialsat11. That is simply fantastic. Is this your preferred school? Do you think you’ll accept? Well done and congratulations

YAY!!!! @Trialsat11 ! Fab news! See you in September!

Do all London grammars announce tonight or will some boroughs be earlier? Fingers and toes crossed for all those waiting. x

@Trialsat11 Brilliant news for your DD! She must have been right at the top of the WL! You must be so relieved!

Our PHS waitlist turned into an offer . So happy for our DD and I’m so glad we don’t have to shift for the other option now
Wishing all on the WL all the best . I’m sure there will be many more offers coming through

@iamsodone yes we had! So 15 mins before deadline we accepted our 3rd choice school (DD was on 2 WLs but we only hounded her first choice school!) as we had lost hope of an offer from 1st choice school. 5 mins before deadline her NHEHS offer came through! Luckily there is an affiliation between the ‘back-up’ school and DDs current prep so they grudgingly agreed to refund the deposit. I admit that that is unusual and we were very lucky to not lose the money. The point I wanted to make was - don’t give up, keep phoning admissions and be super charming, let them know you are ready to do bank transfer et , don’t believe it’s over until last minute. Lots of places will get released this afternoon and right up to the deadline. Some parents are really lazy / selfish and hang onto offers until the last possible moment. We got lucky for sure - but I am sure the school want to ensure they have secured all the places too so if you’re are at the right place at the right time it increases your chances of success. People say that phoning admissions makes no difference. I am sure in our case it did...

@LibbyGray Thank you for your feedback. We are in same situation. So let’s hope we get some positive news this week.

@libbygray so you just had accepted the other offer but not paid the deposit ?

@Skatingpark97 and @mumster007 thank you for your inputs. Every bit helpful

For anyone sitting on waiting lists and losing hope, my daughter received an offer from NHEHS at 5 mins pre the closing deadline (not this year obvs!). Keep badgering admissions, if you are at a prep -keep hounding your Head. We were told that DD wasn’t at the top of the WL. In our case, we had just accepted our 2nd choice offer 10 mins before deadline, resigned that it wasn’t going to happen, when the NHEHS offer came through!! If you have been super clear and persistent that you will accept the place then I believe you still have a chance. Get on the phone now!! Good luck WLers...I have been there and it will be OK

@yellowspanner
Doesn't Alleyn's take the mobile phones at all ? are pupils at least encouraged to leave them in the lockers and/discourage to use them during the school time ?
Are they doing the Bring Your Own Device as well ?
Thanks

@Fenou1 We too have an offer from Croydon High. My DD is at Croydon High Junior school and it is a good school. Though we also have other offers so we are thinking to accept other offers. I think Woldingham and Caterham are more academic compared to Croydon High and also bigger campus as well compared to Croydon High. I heard that Caterham is very good for sports.

@HelpDecide Well done to your DD! SHS is twice the size to WHS and less academic than WHS. They don't do swimming but have loads of other great sports options, like skiing. WHS has a pool...

@HelpDecide , is your dd musical? The music will be better at WHS although at SHS it's very inclusive as everyone can have a go. SHS give out quite a lot of academic scholarships so she won't be the only 1, in my dd's class many years ago there were 7 academic scholars!
Sorry not much help but depends how much the money off fees will help your family.

WHS or Surbiton academic scholarship?
Dear community, I should have joined earlier. Took long for me to realise I am not alone.
I have been researching threads for the day, and I need your views on WHS v Surbiton high academic scholarship.
We will be moving home either way, so commute not a problem.
Will be grateful for your thoughts.