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11 plus support thread for exams 2024

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ElvenDreamer · 11/10/2023 08:55

Hi all,
Anyone fancy joining me for for an 11 plus support thread for those yr 5s who are probably just starting a bit of prep now ready to sit exams in September 2024?

State grammar is the angle I'm personally coming from but all welcome no matter if you're applying to private selective, state aptitude tests etc.

This will be my 3rd and final time of going through this and I've found support threads here really useful the previous times.

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RandomUsernameHere · 06/10/2024 18:09

@Moglet4 no we're not Trafford, I was just wondering about the 11th as that would be the same number of days between exam and results as it was for DD. Although there's no reason to think they would be the same! Can you tell I'm a bit anxious...

Moglet4 · 06/10/2024 18:00

RandomUsernameHere · 06/10/2024 17:55

Hi @Magamu we have also been told mid-October for DS, it's so annoying isn't it! We're not Gloucestershire, but DD did GL Assessments papers and her results took 13 days. We were given the exact date in advance for the results. I'm wondering if the reason for not specifying a date is because they will upload the results as soon as they are available, rather than waiting. Also speculating as to whether the 11th counts as "mid-October" at a push!

Are you Trafford? The site that says 11th is wrong every year apparently (it also says by post which they aren’t) I’m working on the assumption that it’ll be 24th though the 17th is a possibility

RandomUsernameHere · 06/10/2024 17:55

Hi @Magamu we have also been told mid-October for DS, it's so annoying isn't it! We're not Gloucestershire, but DD did GL Assessments papers and her results took 13 days. We were given the exact date in advance for the results. I'm wondering if the reason for not specifying a date is because they will upload the results as soon as they are available, rather than waiting. Also speculating as to whether the 11th counts as "mid-October" at a push!

Magamu · 06/10/2024 16:37

Hi, i am new to this and have been sharing your pain with 11+ . We are waiting the results for my DD. Would anybody know when the results are out in Gloucestershire? They only told mid-oct but definitely before 31st. My brain cannot cope with not having a date 🙄🤣and am hoping someone knows from previous years roughly what date these were sent out. Many thanks, and all the best to all of you who are still waiting.

RandomUsernameHere · 06/10/2024 13:52

Thank you @troppibambini6 ! She is feeling very chuffed, I took her to London yesterday to get her ears pierced which she's been wanting for a while Grin

troppibambini6 · 06/10/2024 13:30

That's amazing news @RandomUsernameHere so pleased for your dd!

RandomUsernameHere · 04/10/2024 22:18

Thank you @SquashSqueezee Smile
Definitely a family effort isn't it, for the DCs and me anyway. I had to sack DH as a tutor quite early on for getting the maths wrong.

SquashSqueezee · 04/10/2024 22:03

@RandomUsernameHere What fantastic news! If your experience was anything like ours the 11+ is a whole family effort!

Thats great news also your daughter is ok about her friends not going, this is another of my worries but one bridge at a time!

RandomUsernameHere · 04/10/2024 20:49

Thank you @Moglet4 Smile

Moglet4 · 04/10/2024 20:20

Congratulations to your daughter (and to you!)

RandomUsernameHere · 04/10/2024 19:47

Thank you @OutOfNameIdeas ! We are completely sure it's our first choice which makes it easy! DD and I both loved it.

OutOfNameIdeas · 04/10/2024 19:30

Congratulations to your DD @RandomUsernameHere that’s a shame about her friends but at least she doesn’t seem to be bothered by it. Will you go and see the grammar school again or are you both sure it’s first choice?

How lovely to have some good news to start off the results season, let’s hope it’s a good omen for the rest of us!

RandomUsernameHere · 04/10/2024 18:10

Thank you @MincemeatMaestro ! Luckily she seems really happy and excited about it despite her friends not going, which is a relief! She's had to wait all day to find out as I didn't get the results until 9 this morning Grin

MincemeatMaestro · 04/10/2024 18:02

Well done to you and your DD, @RandomUsernameHere, and great that you can be confident she's got a place for Y7. I hope your DD comes round to the idea of going to a different school to her friends; that must be really hard, especially if she was expecting some to pass and be going with her?

RandomUsernameHere · 04/10/2024 15:14

Thank you @ElvenDreamer @Danascully2 !
Yes we are lucky that they do not rank them in order of scores, all those that pass are eligible to apply and then it's done by catchment/distance. We are in catchment and only 2 miles away. I'm just worried now that DD will not want to go, as none of her friends have passed unfortunately, which is going to take the shine off it a bit.

Danascully2 · 04/10/2024 14:54

Really happy for you :)

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ElvenDreamer · 04/10/2024 14:53

Ah that's great news @RandomUsernameHere , are you in an area where a pass means the place is secure at this point? Fingers crossed for your DS also.

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RandomUsernameHere · 04/10/2024 13:57

DD has passed! So happy. Hope everyone else has good news coming their way too 🤞. Still got an anxious wait for DS's results here.

RandomUsernameHere · 02/10/2024 14:59

I can't believe some schools still send the results by post, that's ridiculous! Luckily ours are uploaded to the Applicaa site, although I don't know what time it will be, so I'll probably be awake at midnight checking!

SquashSqueezee · 02/10/2024 13:49

Yeah the wait until next Friday is nothing compared to the wait until March!!!

If the mocks were anything to go by we’re likely to be in the zone of uncertainty where no idea if the marks will be enough or not but I guess it’s one hurdle at a time!

TooManyNiblings · 02/10/2024 13:47

Ours is posted on the 11th, but who knows when it will arrive! DD's entry card never got to us, I had to contact the school and get it emailed over.

MincemeatMaestro · 02/10/2024 13:11

pocketpairs · 02/10/2024 12:43

They be put on 14/15th, same every year.

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I'd love to find out on 14th/15th but all the council communications say 18th so I don't want to get my hopes up that they'll be out sooner.

pocketpairs · 02/10/2024 12:43

MincemeatMaestro · 01/10/2024 18:56

It's the 18th for us so we're halfway through the waiting period. Luckily we've got a busy October to distract us but I hope DS isn't thinking about it as much as I am!

They be put on 14/15th, same every year.

NoWayRose · 02/10/2024 08:57

14th for us too. The wait is killing me! They didn’t finish the maths and keep wondering how much affect that will have

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ElvenDreamer · 02/10/2024 07:54

14th October for us, that's when scores are out anyway, then if scores seem like they might be good enough it's the interminably long wait until March. In the meantime we have started looking round the local state schools open days, some of which are OK, but realistically would only be likely to get our catchment school which is sadly well below par. Trying to be very positive about it for DC just in case while crossing my fingers very hard for the grammar school.
Hang in there everyone!

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