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Sixth form Waiting Lists

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Orangesandlemons77 · 13/08/2021 12:59

Hi just wondered if anyone had experience of this. DC's sixth form requires a certain number of Bs but he got a mix of As and Cs so they have put him on the waiting list for a place.

They said he is first on the list and as he went to the school is in a good place, meant to be calling us back as well but that hasn't happened yet

He has been offered a place at another school as well so do have that as a backup and also a college place but he is keen to go to his school sixth form.

I guess it will depend on whether others drop out and how oversubscribed it is.

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Orangesandlemons77 · 16/08/2021 12:27

He got a 7, an 8, two 6s and rest 5s.

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clary · 16/08/2021 11:28

How many 7s and 8s did he get and how many 5s? It's ok to use the numbers btw, they have been in place for a few years now and conversion is not exact anyway.

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Orangesandlemons77 · 16/08/2021 11:13

School have advised it will be an appeal considered by governors, head of sixth...and to hold on to other offer/s until it has been considered.

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Orangesandlemons77 · 14/08/2021 13:40

OK. Well just read the admissions policy and it says something about limited to 20 external applicants and if oversubscribed places to be given to pupils of the school. But it also says about the minimum entrance requirements too.

I guess it will be best to just speak to them this week. Thanks anyway for the replies.

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wedgebdy · 14/08/2021 12:32

@Orangesandlemons77 if your son doesn't meet the minimum academic criteria specified in the sixth form admissions policy (which should be on the school website) then technically the school should not offer a place - if they do, and especially if they do it for your son and not external applicants, then it will technically be in breach of the schools admissions code. The code is very clear that external and internal students should gave the same academic entry criteria applied.

On the other hand, if your son has met the minimum entry criteria then he should not be on a waiting list - he should automatically transfer from year 11 to year 12.

Sixth forms bend and break the admissions rules all the time - often unknowlingly, because they're not up to speed on how it applies to sixth forms.

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Orangesandlemons77 · 14/08/2021 11:21

Probably on Monday after we have clarity about what the situation is.

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DonGray · 14/08/2021 11:10

So do you plan to release one of your other offered places?
Waitlists won't move if everyone holds on to all their offers

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Orangesandlemons77 · 14/08/2021 11:07

State.

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wedgebdy · 14/08/2021 10:45

Oh, so it is in England! State school or private?

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Orangesandlemons77 · 14/08/2021 09:23

I was meaning grades 7,8 (A) 6 (B) and 5 (C), they got a mix but sixth form requires five "6s' or Bs. I'm not from English system myself but that was my understanding of the grades.

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ihearttc · 13/08/2021 21:41

@wedgebdy

Not in Wales they don’t…

wedgebdy · 13/08/2021 21:31

@Orangesandlemons77, B's in what? Presumably not GCSE's, as they now have numeric grades.

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Orangesandlemons77 · 13/08/2021 21:30

OK. DS was at his summer job today and needed the phone off, when he had a missed call argh. Think it may have been the school. Hopefully he can speak to them next week.

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DonGray · 13/08/2021 19:52

I would expect movement middle to end of next week - we had multiple offers and acceptance dates varied
I declined the places we don't want today

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