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Alleyns 11+ for Sept 2023 entry

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se21mum · 07/01/2023 14:48

Hi, my DC sat the Alleyns 11+ yesterday and seemed to think it went 'okay'. How did others find it? They really liked the snack during the refreshment break. :) There were A LOT of children there. Does anyone know how many applied this year?

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sailingsunshine · 22/01/2023 09:51

Sorry post above is in general not for Alleyns specifically.

sailingsunshine · 22/01/2023 09:50

@89fomveg , generally no, the sports and drama dept put through the names they want but they won't make the cut if they aren't at the right academic level. What I have seen as a parent is that the less academic but very sporty - ie club level + - arrive at the school via the WL or a one off admission point, ie a year later etc.

89fomveg · 22/01/2023 09:45

Yes, I would also love to know how they weight all the different parts of the assessment process and whether if someone is offered a Drama or Sports scholarship it might help them to get a place.

sailingsunshine · 21/01/2023 20:27

As said on other thread the importance of the interview varies between schools but it is used to weed out candidates who appear difficult to teach - ie arrogant or rude. I don't think it would be given equal weighting by any school. It's more likely to be another column to tick on a spreadsheet etc of all the results.

minitino · 21/01/2023 19:31

Also wondering if they already have a proposed list based on exams and the interview is a validation of that list or whether it received equal weighting’s to exams. Does anyone know?

minitino · 21/01/2023 19:28

Yes seemed like a lot! I’m guessing they go for double the intake, but pure guess!

89fomveg · 21/01/2023 16:25

Hi, I just wondered if anyone had asked members of staff how many children were being interviewed today? There were even more than I expected …

WNLastX · 17/01/2023 15:06

As I expected it was a no. Time to focus on those that said yes. Congrats to those who got interviews.

As above, he felt it was the hardest yet, especially the VR.

Slightly worried that it might suggest his existing interview invites were borderline as they are from schools on a similar academic level.

Lingar · 17/01/2023 14:21

Hardest one we did, it looks like many applications this year...

WNLastX · 17/01/2023 11:44

Nothing for us yet, not holding out much hope for the co-eds.

minitino · 17/01/2023 11:35

Congrats! Us too. Got ours at 10.46am so it seems they are sending in tranches.

89fomveg · 17/01/2023 11:31

We received an interview invite at 10:30am this morning. DC will be thrilled! Good luck to everyone! Fingers crossed for good news…

minitino · 17/01/2023 09:34

Good luck today. Any idea when they will email results?

grumpycamel · 07/01/2023 17:47

From previous threads, I gather they interview approximately 250

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se21mum · 07/01/2023 16:58

Oh dear, I was afraid of that and now we have to wait until Jan 17th to hear if they make it to the interview stage ... I wonder how many they will interview this year?

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grumpycamel · 07/01/2023 16:49

According to DS, a teacher said 900😓

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