11 plus support thread

Well done to your DDs @ElvenDreamer and @whatinname

Thank you @Lockdowndramaqueen, hoping it's high enough in band 1 but super proud of her either way! Well done @whatinaname, everything crossed for you too for March.

Got ours as well now :-) Phew!! In band 1. So all fingers and toes crossed.

@ElvenDreamer that must be a relief. Well done to your dd. 🤞it’s high enough come Mar 1st but you sound optimistic.

Ok, no postie yet today for us. Wondering if any IC parents received the letter at all yet?

@whatinname it was a letter.

CEM results for Chelmsford have landed. DD has a great score, if we were in catchment she would be guaranteed a place right now, as it is, more anxious nail biting until March 😭 Waiting on CSSE and aptitude results now. 2 due tomorrow, 1 next week.

Oooh that would be good but it seems very likely it’s next week now. It’s our first choice school too so it would be lovely to know before the weekend🤞🤞🤞

I am still holding a small bit of hope that they'll manage it on Friday @Lockdowndramaqueen 🤞

Results not resits

Both sets of resists delayed till next week here because of delays in marking from late sittings. Have done well up until now but now I just want to know. Think my dc does too. Agree re them being brave though and so young.

Gloucestershire-based. Results due tomorrow, some time after midday. Feel sick. Local comp is way below average in terms of progress, and results. This is not fun! But I'm super proud of all the brave kids who had the balls to sit the test.

I keep checking my emails although they're not due until Friday, as I've heard of results being released early some years in places. I don't know how I'm going to calmly open the email once it arrives!

Me too, although we are in a crazily oversubscribed area. Two results out this week hopefully so we should have a sense of where we are in terms of applications etc. 🤞🤞🤞Good luck everyone.

Starting to feel very nervous now waiting for DD's results on Friday! Technically I think we would be classed as a super selective area (no catchment and places go to the top ranked pupils, no pass mark) but there's not a silly amount of kids taking it, usually only about twice as many as there are places, so we stand a decent chance.
Our back up plan is the local underperforming comprehensive, so feel there is so much riding on this!

@changingstages I hadn't seen that so thanks for the info! The 11+ forum has got some good historical data too, particularly when schools have a catchment, showing the lowest out of catchment marks that have got in etc over last few years.

Oh I have just found the answer: a guidance sheet containing historical data will be published on the website on 15th october and will also be enclosed with the results letter.

Those in Essex - does anyone know how it works with checking the results online? I believe the traffic light results indicator thing is usually sent out with the postal results but can you also view it online so you can interpret if there's any chance of them getting in?

I am so confused.

@user153876909 no problem. Hope you get the results you want from Sutton 🙂 all this waiting is so stressful!

Hi @user153876909 , we did aptitude tests for 2 schools in Hertfordshire. They are both outstanding and massively oversubscribed state schools, basically almost a grammar school/private school education in a state school setting. Both schools reserve a few places (and it is only about 10!) for children showing a particular aptitude in certain subjects. For Herts and Essex they offered tests in music and sport, we took music, and for Hockerill the tests were music and languages and DD tried both. No prep required, its tested in such a way that is accessible to anyone as they are looking for aptitude rather than knowledge so we figured it was worth a go just to see if we can have a really good plan B if the grammars don't work out. A few other schools do similar things too I know.

As were in catchment, if she passes, it’s pretty much guaranteed she’ll get in.

Part of me is hoping she doesn’t pass so there’s no thinking, just apply for the local non-grammar.
Last year there were about 5x the number of applicants for places for it, so it’s a good school despite the grammar situation.

If she passes we have to decide what’s actually best for her, still unsure.
A high pass would help. Don’t think that will happen though!

Hi @WithCatLikeTread we've been sitting some aptitude tests in last couple of weeks, 2 down, 1 to fo this weekend, DD seems happy and has been enjoying herself! Not long now until 11+ results though (and aptitude for that matter). Yes I echo that @Lockdowndramaqueen, trying to keep busy! Should be end of next week for Essex results. On good days I envisage wonderful high results that mean I can relax completely, on bad days ones that are dire and mean it's all over. I suspect reality will be somewhere in between - pretty good scores that aren't therefore obvious resulting in more tense waiting until March 😭