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North / East London 11+ for Sept 2022 entry

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Manchester7 · 07/01/2022 06:27

Hi everyone, I may have missed it but cannot see a thread on this year’s 11+ for North London so thought I’d start one. Is anyone else waiting? Good luck everyone! And for anyone who sat the Forest exam this week, I hope it went well for your child.

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Justanothergirl19 · 12/01/2022 15:42

Also, last year there was no mention of Maths and English testing (which they do quite a bit of).

Justanothergirl19 · 12/01/2022 15:41

Thank you for clarifying - I have been so stressed that I was looking for negativity everywhere. I think it’s interesting that they changed from “very well” to “well”! Maybe it gave people the wrong impression.
Congratulations!

L0ndonGirl · 12/01/2022 15:39

Sounds the same to me:

Following the recent 11+ Entrance Examinations, I am delighted to tell you that [-] did well in her 11+ written papers and I am pleased to invite her for an interview. The purpose of the interview is to find out a little more about your daughter's aptitude and potential and to give her an opportunity to tell us about her interests. During the interview there will be further Maths and English testing.

Justanothergirl19 · 12/01/2022 15:36

You just let them know and they normally accommodate. They do three sessions a day for two whole weeks - I know because they are looking for current parents to help out with prospective parents at the interviews so that we can be there to settle their nerves. Oh the irony!
@L0ndonGirl can I be a pain and ask you how your email was phrased?
“Following the recent…I am delighted to tell you that DD did well in the exam…During the Interview there will be further Maths and English testing”?
You probably think I am mad but I am comparing to last year’s email and inferring all sorts of crazy stuff. I need to get my head straight.

L0ndonGirl · 12/01/2022 15:29

Great news! Ours has come through too.
Sounds like you find out the date itself at v short notice - anyone know how it works if you’ve got a clash with another school interview?

Justanothergirl19 · 12/01/2022 15:23

Finally, received an email (and an invite to interview). How did people get on?

L0ndonGirl · 12/01/2022 13:33

No - nothing’s come through yet

Justanothergirl19 · 12/01/2022 13:05

I am assuming no one has heard from NLCS? I am not very good at waiting!

CooleTipp · 11/01/2022 20:57

@Manchester7 - thanks very much for letting me know about your DS's and others' feedback - it makes me feel a bit better! Let's hope we get good news for them both....only 5 weeks to wait.......!!!!

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Manchester7 · 11/01/2022 20:13

Yep, we had the same feedback about timings, and we heard others saying the same thing about the maths, too. A nail-biting and long wait - one of the disadvantages of having the interview first, as we are not put out of our misery for ages! Good luck to your daughter. Our son really likes the school so we are keeping everything crossed.

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Manchester7 · 11/01/2022 20:10

Congratulations on the Highgate interview. Our daughter did the Highgate interview a few years ago (and got a place but didn’t take it - she’s at CLSG). The interview was a pretty nice experience overall, with the DT session and the full day of activities. Hope it goes well for your daughter next week.

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Manchester7 · 11/01/2022 20:08

Yes, I remember you, too! No less stressful second time round… Hope all is going well for you.

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purpleturtle1 · 11/01/2022 17:01

That would be fantastic - thank you!

Justanothergirl19 · 11/01/2022 16:54

@purpleturtle1 PM me if you get an interview - my DD interviewed last year (but chose NLCS) so maybe I can give you some info.

purpleturtle1 · 11/01/2022 16:32

Hello all. Waiting for SHHS interview news here! I think they said next week.

MissScotland · 11/01/2022 08:33

No problem. Best of luck to everyone!

Faithmum02 · 11/01/2022 08:31

Thank you @MissScotland

Justanothergirl19 · 11/01/2022 08:30

That’s great, thank you so much. Saves me another day of incessant mail refreshing. Good luck!

MissScotland · 11/01/2022 08:26

@Justanothergirl19
I sent an email yesterday to ask about the music scholarship. They replied and said that due to Covid things were pushed back a bit and they will send further information on Wednesday. I assumed that it applied to interview information too but not 100% correct.

Justanothergirl19 · 11/01/2022 08:22

Why tomorrow @MissScotland? The email said any day week commencing 10/01/22. Just wondering whether you know something I don’t.

MissScotland · 11/01/2022 07:33

@Faithmum02
I believe not until tomorrow.

Faithmum02 · 11/01/2022 07:21

All the best to all.. Has anyone heard from NLCS please as a friend is waiting

Jane077 · 10/01/2022 13:07

We're waiting, too. DS didn't get Highgate, which, like @Manchester7 was no big surprise. We're hoping for Mill Hill. He also did Wetherby and UCS.
ps I remember you @Manchester7 from a few years back when my eldest was doing this whole 11+ malarkey. Hope you're well. Sorry that you, like me, are having to go through this again!

Justanothergirl19 · 10/01/2022 09:27

Good luck to your son @Manchester7, I hear great things about Forest!

Justanothergirl19 · 10/01/2022 09:26

We have applied to Highgate, Habs girls, NLCS and Channing. My eldest is at NLCS so that’s obviously our first choice. Not sure how the entrance exam went. She has a Highgate interview at least.