2023 Eleven Plus support thread

@sleeplessi I keep hearing mixed things about the Urmston scores! Some people saying surely Urmston would have told parents who'd seen them that they weren't correct (they did send a message to parents who contacted them but it just said to wait for email confirmation before logging on to see scores). But then I've also heard they were the raw scores (which almost makes more sense considering results have still not been posted 8 days later). Awful for the parents who saw and are left wondering what to believe - I know of two people who saw and who 'passed' and another with a borderline score who is being driven mad with all the talk of whether or not those scores were standardised or not as that will be the difference between a pass and a fail. I think Urmston should have been a little more transparent over it considering they were at fault here - very badly handled.

Well at least we know for Kent that the results will be released after 4pm today, so it won't be another day of frantically refreshing emails throughout the entire day (not that I'm widely optimistic after yesterday!)

We're in West Yorkshire here. Sat is the deadline for results but they usually come a few days before and it was today this time last year.

Feel sick. Hoping it's today. Just can't concentrate on anything else!

We get a letter and our postie doesn't come till mid afternoon and often doesn't come everyday as we're rural and think he saves them up to come to our house.

I know I need to get a grip. Failed myself back in the day and think I actually did better in the local comp and ended up at a good uni.

Anyway good luck to everyone. Wish we didn't have this system and everyone was lumped in together but hey ho.

Good luck to all the Kent parents today!
Lots of DS friends did both Bexley and Kent too. DS didn't (just a bit too far to Kent schools we felt) but it'll definitely be another angsty day at school. Don't know how many passed Bexley but DS' best friend got a top 180 result.

Good luck today!

@Gobbolinothewitchscat definitely agree! It seems much worse than 2 years ago when my DD went through it

Do you know much about the Urmston leak? Were they the actual scores do you think?

We get a score. For some schools just passing isn't enough you also need to have a high enough score.

Kent results today! For this one do we get a score or just pass/fail?

I think you maybe right regarding that. St Ambrose apparently came before the Consortium last year.

I am unimpressed (to put it mildly) with how the Consortium exam has been administered; particularly the lack of clear communication generally and a transparent explanation to all about what happened re Urmston.

@Gobbolinothewitchscat Trafford here too, although we didn't do the Catholic test as we'd be last category for admission and we're a fair distance away too. Finding this wait tough now, especially after the Urmston fiasco last week which just seems to have got everyone talking about it even more. I just want to know either way. Rumour seems to be that it's going to be Thursday afternoon but I'll be feeling hopeful about hearing something tomorrow too.

Congratulations to those who have already passed and good luck to those still waiting!

Congratulations @Coraline353 @historyrepeatz @PositivelyBedevilled @autumncolor

Commiserations @BlackLambAndGreyFalcon @11plusdrama. I hope you get a positive result with Kent tomorrow. As others have said it is a horrible, brutal process. Education is never wasted though and the preparation you've done will put them in good stead for whichever school they go to.

We're still waiting here. I've no idea if the results are landing tomorrow or Thursday or even Friday or Saturday. I hate the uncertainty most of all.

@Gobbolinothewitchscat also waiting for Trafford consortium and Catholic results. Have heard St Ambrose might be emailed tomorrow. But have also been hearing that every day since last Weds for Trafford so trying not to think about it
Good luck if it is tomorrow- at least it will all be over soon. I’m feeling similarly unsettled about the whole thing

Dd has met the entry requirement by 21 points. Fingers crossed. School has encouraged us to put the school as first choice.

DD has passed. She's above the qualifying mark. No idea if it'll be enough to get her a place but I'm so proud of her regardless.

Fellow Trafford parent here - still waiting for both consortium and Catholic results

Just wanted to come on and give a big virtual hug to anyone who didn't get the result they were hoping for. This is a brutal, harsh, process. I've surprised myself with how unsettling I've found this.

Onwards and upwards for all of us

Sorry to hear that @11plusdrama .

It's the such an awful process. Hope all the kids are ok.

Congratulations @historyrepeatz! Hope you have some celebrations planned.

Commissions @11plusdrama. I would have preferred not to tell DD until I knew the Kent result, but all her friends would be talking about it at school tomorrow. I am also fortunate that irrespective of the Kent result tomorrow we also have the option of applying to the Greycoat Hospital, otherwise I'd be feeling quite despondent now. Fingers crossed for us both tomorrow. My DD did come out of the Kent test with a more positive feeling than with Bexley so who knows?

Sorry to hear that @11plusdrama. I don't know anything about appeals but the Beth's head said that you can apply for them if you pass Kent. Good luck for tomorrow.

Unfortunately it is not a pass for us. I don't suppose an appeal 6 marks off will work?

We still have kent.

I am feeling very down about it but not telling my child until tomorrow where I may get a positive kent test but unlikely.

The school he will get it really really poor.

I don't know what to do really.

Surprised as mocks were really high but it is what it is.

good luck to those who passed.

commiserations to those who did not!

I'm sorry to hear that @BlackLambAndGreyFalcon DS just passed and he's happy. Congrats @Coraline353.

Thanks all. She seems to be OK. We have Kent still to come tomorrow so another day like today to come! @historyrepeatz @11plusdrama @Rinse123 (apologies if I've missed out anyone) how did your DC do?

Sorry to hear that @BlackLambAndGreyFalcon . Do you have other results to come? I hope your DD is ok.

Sorry to hear that @BlackLambAndGreyFalcon . Hope she's ok.

Congrats Coraline! He really can have a great night now!!

Congratulations @Coraline353! That's wonderful news. DD unfortunately did not pass so it wasn't meant to be for us.

DS passed!!!!