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SW London Private and Grammar Schools Waiting Lists (Y7 2023 entry)

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Limebasilico · 14/02/2023 09:00

Following the private and grammar school exam threads, I am starting this one for those with waiting list places. May be helpful to hear if and when waiting lists begin to move.

We had some offers and some WL places. We have released the offers we are not taking and waiting for a place on the Reeds WL.

Hoping for movement after offer holder days (next week), national schools offer day (1st March) and offer acceptance dates (circa 9/10th March).

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11plusdoneandnomore · 25/02/2023 21:02

I released GL this morning hopefully someone gets a good news soon.

Justlikingit · 24/02/2023 16:47

Keep your hopes up. I’ve had 3 DC go through the process. My last got in on WL.
There has never been a year when WL have not moved.
My first DC is in first year in university now. It is nerve wracking, but suddenly there will be movement in various schools.

QuiteAJourney · 24/02/2023 14:20

In addition to the ones already released, we will be releasing KGS, Emanuel and IPS this weekend.

ChiefRoady · 24/02/2023 13:59

Fingers crossed for everyone for next week

Shiningsun · 24/02/2023 13:59

uk2020 · 24/02/2023 13:52

Did the school just broadcast an email this morning that there was no news on the WL?

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Yes, thank you. Completely missed seeing it.

uk2020 · 24/02/2023 13:52

Shiningsun · 24/02/2023 12:12

Any news about G&L waitlist?

Did the school just broadcast an email this morning that there was no news on the WL?

EweCee · 24/02/2023 13:18

Looking on the other thread, a lot of places are being released now after Offer Holder events at preferred schools, so hopefully that will start to flow through next week to those on WL?

Shiningsun · 24/02/2023 12:12

Any news about G&L waitlist?

Ukmum2012 · 22/02/2023 18:48

Redapples81 · 22/02/2023 11:53

I don’t know whether to hold out any hope anymore. I guess I was hoping it would happen fast. It’s hard to keep blindly waiting.

It doesn’t sound like any wait lists are moving yet. I think it will all happen next week!

ChiefRoady · 22/02/2023 12:05

@Redapples81 what’s your alternative to your WL school? Does DC have another offer?

KPA · 22/02/2023 11:57

Hang in there as taster days are happening this week, acceptance dance and state school date is next week so there will be movement.

Redapples81 · 22/02/2023 11:53

I don’t know whether to hold out any hope anymore. I guess I was hoping it would happen fast. It’s hard to keep blindly waiting.

uk2020 · 21/02/2023 17:53

Ukmum2012 · 21/02/2023 14:23

Anybody else heard of movement on waiting lists yet?

This morning I got an email from a school that there has been no WL movement so far.

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Limebasilico · 21/02/2023 17:31

Congratulations @ghislaine!

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Ukmum2012 · 21/02/2023 14:23

Anybody else heard of movement on waiting lists yet?

Sass22 · 21/02/2023 12:12

Well done @ghislaine that must be a big relief for you and DC.
@Justlikingit thanks for sharing you give some hope.
Good luck for all those waiting!!

uk2020 · 21/02/2023 11:51

ghislaine · 20/02/2023 21:59

I’m thrilled to report that we have an offer from WL school! I spent the day glued to my phone and just I had given up for the day, it came through. So we were able to tell DS all the results at once and had a celebratory takeaway. I’ll be accepting the offer tomorrow and releasing the other one at the same time.

Good luck to all those still waiting.

Congratulations!

ChiefRoady · 21/02/2023 11:13

@ghislaine congrats! That must be a massive relief. We’ll done to you and DS!

I’ve managed to leave my phone alone but it’s not on silent as it normally would be!

@Justlikingit thanks for sharing your experience. So much comes down to the performance of DCs over a couple of hours and there is an element of luck it would seem.

The WL letter does say they’ve made the academic standard but I did wonder if that was just a kindness to the kids without an offer- it’s hard not to second guess everything!

I am definitely proud of DS for giving this a good go and getting to the final rounds of some very selective schools. He’s not had nearly as much prep as many DCs, he wouldn’t tolerate the levels of study you hear some of the kids do and he’s on the younger end of the cohort.

Justlikingit · 21/02/2023 05:50

Well done Ghislane to your DS, congratulations

Justlikingit · 21/02/2023 05:47

ChiefRoady · 20/02/2023 08:39

@WombatChocolate @SheilaFentiman thanks for your posts.

It made me think a lot. I have been so desperate to get DS into our favourite school that being on the WL felt like a catastrophe. I felt very panicked about it (probably not helped by offer day being a really stressful work day).

But you’ve made me put this into perspective. Do I want him to end up at a school where he might struggle if he’s on the weaker end academically when he could go to a state school where he might be one of the clever kids…

Now trying to fall in love with what I assume will be available to us!

Just for another perspective ( from a lurker). I have 2 DD in one of these very academic schools. One got in with a scholarship and my 2nd got in off WL, much later.
I remember the being told initially that they are sorry, that they were not going to be able to offer a place from WL, as not enough people had turned down offers. Every year they are able to make a few people happy on WL, but that wasn’t the case then.
Anyway, a place later became available and we went for it, it was DD2s dream school.
She is thriving and not in bottom set for anything. I can honestly say there isn’t much difference between my 2 DDs. Albeit one is a couple of years ahead of the other. In fact they both got into a very selective grammar school with similar scores ( DD2 a bit higher than DD1), and sat around the same position for their cohort. But we decided not to go for the grammar. And released the offers straight away ( this is another reason why offers are sometimes made in September, people don’t let the state school know they are not taking up offers and the kids just don’t turn up on first day in September).
What I’m trying to say is coming into a school on WL doesn’t mean you are ‘bottom of the pike’. There are various reasons why this will be the case eg the entrance exams tests just 2 subjects usually, and some will add reasoning tests. Also lots of people prep for years, specifically for these tests. So really not indicative, necessarily, of where your child seats in the whole cohort, considering all the subjects they are exposed to.

Sorry this post has turned out to be longer than I expected, I remember both DDs and I being devastated initially when she didn’t get the offer, but it all ended well for us. Just want to encourage you all.

Redapples81 · 20/02/2023 22:32

Brilliant!!! Congrats.

Daydreamscometrue · 20/02/2023 22:21

Congratulations @ghislaine ! Good to hear of a wait list moving before allocation day.

ghislaine · 20/02/2023 22:07

It’s the Cedars in south London. The offer we’ll release is for Bishop Challoner in Bromley. I appreciate these are a bit niche,I haven’t seen any chat about these schools on these threads.

QuiteAJourney · 20/02/2023 22:04

@ghislaine congratulations! Which school is it? (It might be hope to others in WL)

ghislaine · 20/02/2023 21:59

I’m thrilled to report that we have an offer from WL school! I spent the day glued to my phone and just I had given up for the day, it came through. So we were able to tell DS all the results at once and had a celebratory takeaway. I’ll be accepting the offer tomorrow and releasing the other one at the same time.

Good luck to all those still waiting.