SW London Private and Grammar - applying for year 7 in 2023 (part V)

Don't worry - @QuiteAJourney keeps a very close eye on it and waits til it almost maxes out, then starts a new one!

Almost time for another thread!

Just to add - completely agree about PHS and WHS results being very different, so absolutely do not give up hope. Multiple examples of this over the years. In DD's class (a few years back now), the girls with PHS offers didn't get through the WHS first round. And I don't know of anyone who had straight out offers for both.

@LoveMyADHD ❤️❤️

Well done for everything DD achieved !!!

i know you’re “grieving” through this (only us here can really understand)… your DD will smash it wherever she ends up 😍

@Sweetnhappy1 - that’s interesting! We just got waitlisted for LEH so I assumed that would mean Tiffin was a non-starter now so good to know there’s hope there still!

@QuiteAJourney yes hoping for the best but our WHS second round was a car crash 😂

it’s all good, I’ve rallied and feeling positive about Surbiton.

Perhaps Tiffins may throw up a surprise result as DD has a 30th August Bday and hear they age standardise?? Or maybe clutching at straws!

Thank you for the kind words x

@Taurus23 Definitely don't give up hope of WHS. I've read so many times on here that PHS and WHS often throw up weird results (eg DDs getting one but not the other - it seems to be quite common) so it's definitely worth still keeping everything crossed!

@Sweetnhappy1 oooh, let’s hope that happens here!

@Taurus23 My DD was waitlisted for PHS but then got into WHS and Tiffin so please don't be despondent. Good luck to everyone waiting! We were in the same position as you with DS this time last year.

I’m so glad you said that, I feel exactly the same! I think the drip drip of information, plus the way this whole process has been so dragged out, has been too much to
keep up with. Our previous experience of 11+ was so different (pre-covid, all exams within ten days of each other and all 4 results/ offers received same day) compared to this six months of torment! Hopefully we will all get excited about their new schools again nearer the time.

Hang in there my love! I’m sure DD will smash it 😘

St Benedict’s posts out today … we got an offer 😍

good luck all xxx

Do independent secondaries publish 'valued added' data anywhere?

I'm Just coming back to this thread after a while and there's been a lot of news! Congratulations on all the offers and virtual hugs to those with wait list and nos. It is hard to have a no from the favourite option. Good luck with tomorrow's offers for everyone and for wait list wants in due time.

We are waiting for two, including our top choice tomorrow. My son is convinced that he has an offer and is very relaxed about it. Hopefully he is right and it will all be happy days! Fingers crossed.

If we have that offer, I think we will accept it quickly and once all the paperwork is signed, we would release the other offer. Though I guess if there is an offer holders morning the. We might wait until after that to be sure the school is right. If we don't them I'm not sure what we'll do! It's much trickier to make decisions if you have a wait list for your top school isn't it.

Though in 7months time they will be in year 7 and all this will be ancient history. At least until number 2!

Thank you @Running247

Hope you are all bearing up ok. I'm feeling strangely detached about the remaining results tomorrow. It is almost as though I can't believe that all months of worry and uncertainty are (hopefully) coming to an end. Strange feeling. No doubt I will feel completely different tomorrow!
Best of luck all

My DS is in the last year in SPS finishing his A-levels and has been there since 7 . We’ve been very happy with the school in general and he has just gotten an offer from Imperial C. He had an offer from Kings at 7 too but I think we made the right choice although I don’t know how Kings would have been . I love SPS location on the river in Barnes and the big playing fields. I feel out of my depth with Surrey Schools we now had to look at for DD after moving out if London a little while ago and have everything crossed for 2 more offers end of this week . She has 2 offers but we’d love one of the remaining ones . She announced this morning she knows what she’ll do for her A-levels since she’s very interested in space…

@SWLParent

Sending all positive vibes your way for tomorrow 🤞

All our outcomes are coming out tomorrow. We've had two rejections before interview so far.
Honestly, hoping for some positive news tomorrow .

Oh no, I am sorry to her that :( It must be so tough when others are getting offers at school. We are at a state school and no one goes through the 11+ (well only 1-3 kids a year!). So my dd hears nothing about it from school.

I hope you have good news tomorrow.

@SamPoodle123 we still have no option until we see what happens tomorrow. I had no choice but to tell DD after school as everyone already was talking at school I said it’s all set on a timer when parents are notified. Anyway it did not end well, no matter how much you prepare and try to be very hopeful and positive it’s still hard for them. 7 girls were waitlisted and one offer at our school for PHS. It will be tough competition even for the waitlist offers if they get to that.