Newstead wood grammar school results

Sorry I know this is an old thread, any chance you could kindly send me tutor details for NWS please? Thanks

@Tiredpanda I hope your daughter got the place at NW. Any chance you share the tutor details?

@Shortlandser Thank you for sharing your view.

I have two children there now.
If you are looking at state schools then it will be one of the better ones because of the peers.
If you have closer grammar schools, I don’t think it is worth a much longer journey rather than going to a closer one. I think other grammars are similar. But for us it was our closest so we chose it.

The buildings and facilities are very tired (even compared to many state schools).
Although we are reasonably happy with the school, if private had been an option for us (it wasn’t) then that would be my preference because of the stark difference in resources/facilities.

Thank you @PettsWoodParadise

@sdkr DD left over two years ago now and has recently started her third year at Cambridge so none of my information is current. She chose to stay on at NW for sixth form despite some other amazing offers as she felt the environment worked for her. For us it was also close to home, no major commute which helped.

if you are considering for your DD think about what she liked on the open day, distance etc. I really liked Tonbridge but DD preferred NW and less of a journey and we respected her choice. She was always going to do best at a school she saw herself fitting into. It is so diverse so no majority or minority, very different from some of her friends at other schools. She liked the teachers being experts dealing with bright girls, her private primary was not so welcoming of questions in class or giving reading lists if asked etc.

@PettsWoodParadise - pls could you share some detailed feedback about the NWS . This would really help us a lot as we are considering seriously this year for our DD.

@PettsWoodParadise

From my experience when DD was at the school the absence was often down to students who had other things going on in their lives, for example one was an actor in Eastenders, another was playing a lot of tennis. There will of course be others who are just not going in and I don't know the breakdown. I found the school was more interested in its students long term future and interests than how it would impact the data. May have changed as DD left the school a few years ago now.

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Can anyone kindly share their current experience of Newstead? I see the school has 15% persistent absence, should I be concerned about this?

Great, cud you pls share a feedback about the school based on your experience.
We are seriously considering the school this yr for my dd.

Hello All, sorry to jump on this thread. Could someone please kindly recommend a tutor they used to prepare their child for Newstead please

@NRANA - 392 is a great score, you can request data from Kent if you want on raw score. You just need to get a few questions wrong in maths or English each and you are quickly under 400.

Kent results - all data is published on their website and you can compare amount of top scorers last year above your child’s score to amount of children this year.

Newstead is just what we have heard locally from families who have put older kids through the process too. So that is just rumour at this stage, hence my reference to “rumour”.

@Araminta1003 is it? interesting! . DD is quite academic and we hoped DD would get Kent score of over 400 too but she scored 392/ 423. Bit disappointed by still a good score for Kent schools. How were you able to gauge that the test could have been harder than previous years ? Have you seen any data published ? Thanks

@NRANA - your other options are also very good choices and kids can always change again for Sixth Form if you don’t get it now. Top scorers 400 plus in Kent seem fewer than last year too. I think they have made the tests harder again.

@Araminta1003 thanks. I also sense that this year's test could have been harder. DD has a good Kent and Bexely score and will qualify for both Dartford Grammar for Girls and Townley but we had our heart on NWS for its well reputed for STEM.

@NRANA - last year 215 did not get a place, unless pupil premium. However, this year there are rumours the test was harder so the cut off score may be lower again, but even historically 215 is borderline (unless pupil premium). I would still put it down though if you have plenty of choices. Presumably you also have local grammar options in Dartford itself anyway.

Hi Mums,
Just got the results for Newstead Wood 2025 entry, my DD got a score 215/280, does she stand a chance by next summer?
Any information on last year's final cut off score will be greatly appreciated. We are in Dartford but within 9 miles and plan to put NWS as our first choice on the application form
Thanks
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yes, indeed I was. Easily done in this forum!

Thanks @mugboat, DD is now at University so I am not planning any school visits any time soon! I was reporting back my daughter having been at this school in the recent past. I suspec;t you mean your message to @DoTheRightThing55 who posted about concerns for travel.

If you go and visit your local secondary schools on open day (many are happening now) you'll probably be reassured that your daughter with be happy there.

I was terrified of sending my daughter to secondary school, based on my own childhood experiences but we've been so lucky. We got a place at an excellent girls school, most of her old primary class are there, including many of her good friends. She walks there and back with her friends too and is getting on well with the change. She says she prefers it to primary.