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RGS Guildford 2022 entry

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Atreyu · 09/12/2021 08:00

My son recently sat the entrance exams for RGS Guildford. I'm wondering if anyone has heard anything yet about or been invited to the 2nd/Benefit-of-doubt interviews in January? Anxiously waiting here and not sure whether I want to get an email about it or whether I don't!!

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GT31 · 04/01/2025 14:55

Thank you very much

Yellowstone9 · 04/01/2025 14:53

GT31 · 04/01/2025 11:50

Hi both…
sorry I know these are old posts but hoping someone might pick it up and be able to help me. My son has passed Hampton School. Did the school show an image the boys had to describe / discuss? If so what was the image?
many thanks

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Yellowstone9 · 04/01/2025 14:53

My son got a picture where a robot was playing chess and he had to say what was happening. He was offered a place.

GT31 · 04/01/2025 11:50

Hi both…
sorry I know these are old posts but hoping someone might pick it up and be able to help me. My son has passed Hampton School. Did the school show an image the boys had to describe / discuss? If so what was the image?
many thanks

Pyrfwondering · 15/12/2023 08:35

Hi @yellowrose9, long time since this thread was active.
DS was at our local primary school. He's got a few friends from Lanesborough/RGS Prep... most of them, now, 4yrs on, don't think about where they were before the RGS.

yellowrose9 · 14/12/2023 20:17

Hi, was your son in Lanesborough?

yellowrose9 · 09/02/2023 21:57

Any mums here whose child goes to RGS Prep?

yellowrose9 · 09/02/2023 21:56

@Pyrfwondering Thank you for getting back. Good luck to all the boys.

Pyrfwondering · 09/02/2023 21:16

@yellowrose9 RGS Guildford don't tell you the scores in the offer/decline letters... no indication of how close boys were to being offered, either.

yellowrose9 · 07/02/2023 09:31

@Pyrfwondering hi. sorry I am unsure if they do share scores or not. Usually grammar school do, not sure private schools do too.

repatexpat · 06/02/2023 17:40

What is RGS range for ISEB - ?

Pyrfwondering · 06/02/2023 17:15

What are SAS scores?
I didn't think the schools shared what marks were achieved... either you're offered a place (with or without scholarship) or not.

yellowrose9 · 06/02/2023 13:57

@redrobin75 thank you. Please could you share the scores then? Good luck to you all .

redrobin75 · 06/02/2023 13:45

@yellowrose9 , the results are out on Friday

yellowrose9 · 06/02/2023 13:20

Hi
Those boys who were offered a place at RGS what SAS scores did they get please?
Thank you

JustInvolved · 04/03/2022 10:29

@oldmonk - what was your sense from the visit to the 2 schools for the Holders' event?

11Plus2022 · 03/03/2022 15:27

@Oldmonk, I think they are genuinely both excellent schools and very similar in many ways. You really can’t go wrong.

At an information evening sometime back Hamptons admission staff themselves actually suggested to me they saw themselves as pretty equivalent to RGS. I think in your place the two deciding factors for me would be your DS’s preference and the commute (both its length and its ease).

Oldmonk · 03/03/2022 14:21

@Pyrfwondering Thanks for the details.
Ah..clock is ticking and we are still struggling to decide between RGS and Hampton..I know good problem to have!

11Plus2022 · 02/03/2022 18:03

We found the Offer Holders afternoon very useful, and have now accepted a place for DS. He was actively excited about joining RGS after the event last Friday.

Pyrfwondering · 02/03/2022 15:29

@oldmonk, if your DS played rugby, hockey and cricket competitively, there would be fixtures on Saturday morning throughout all 3 terms. If he played only casually (E,F,G or H teams) your Saturday morning would be clear.

For Away matches, there are coaches from GLive to the Away venue and return after the match. You've got an option to travel direct if the Away venue is close to your home.

Oldmonk · 02/03/2022 13:36

Following on to the question on after school activities, can I check on weekend/ Saturday fixtures? Is it almost every Saturday?

And what about Away matches on Saturday? Does school provide transport from school to away venue?

JustInvolved · 02/03/2022 11:03

Thanks for sharing this info. Thoughtful of the school to put activities around lunchtime and no mandatory activities after school. I'm sure he will join at least 2 activities but it is a relief to see that school ends at a very decent time, including with extra activities. We live in Merton area and will take the train from Wimbledon, so its quite a journey to and fro. The timings you have mentioned make it doable.

IvySquirrel · 02/03/2022 00:01

Both my sons have left RGS now but I come on here every year to say congratulations to those with an offer and to also to say that you won't regret choosing the school. It really is a fantastic place which encourages lovely young men to flourish in many different ways. It was a real financial stretch for us but worth every penny!

Kew1 · 01/03/2022 19:08

Sorry just to clarify - I thought a couple on here were asking if it had enough focus on sport - that’s why I said if I had a sporty son I’d have no hesitation! We are going for it too - there seems to be so much on offer for everyone. Good luck with the decision to others.

Pyrfwondering · 01/03/2022 18:43

@justinvolved, like @villagegirlatheart's son, my son is Yr 8 at RGS, and he does 2 after school activities, by choice. There isn't an expectation that the boys do a specific number of co-curricular activities, after school. There are plenty of clubs at lunchtime too. Junior Science and Code-Breaking clubs are after school, finishing around 4.45-5pm, so they aren't super late. Some of the music groups meet before morning Registration. I'm not 100% sure, but I think choir meet at lunchtime.
There are lots of choices for the boys, but no compulsion Smile