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Modelmumnation · 22/10/2023 22:24

Does anyone have recent input on LSU? It seems it was quite popular up until rather recently, but it’s taken a dive. I went to the open day and liked many aspects of it, but it also seemed a bit off. There wasn’t any buzz and I felt many of the girls looked bored. However, I liked the curriculum options and that there are lots of school trips. Also, whilst we live relatively far away and are not Catholic, it seems DD could still get in.

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Camdenish · 19/09/2024 18:38

Maybe your daughter has innate musical ability. That’s what the first Assesment is testing. The second is musicality. I know people assume/think that it’s only the musical prodigious who obtain one of the music places, but if you’ve read previous threads you’ll see there are plenty of those who haven’t got places.

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Modelmumnation · 19/09/2024 21:46

Camdenish · 19/09/2024 18:38

Maybe your daughter has innate musical ability. That’s what the first Assesment is testing. The second is musicality. I know people assume/think that it’s only the musical prodigious who obtain one of the music places, but if you’ve read previous threads you’ll see there are plenty of those who haven’t got places.

I think she does have a bit of innate musical ability which is why I was thinking of having her give it a go. We’ll see I guess!

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Camdenish · 20/09/2024 09:37

It does seem like a lot of exams for a kid. But I’m sure there are others sitting the 11+ exams who do more.

Have you been to CSG yet? What did you both think? And has Parli had their open day?

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Modelmumnation · 20/09/2024 10:39

Camdenish · 20/09/2024 09:37

It does seem like a lot of exams for a kid. But I’m sure there are others sitting the 11+ exams who do more.

Have you been to CSG yet? What did you both think? And has Parli had their open day?

We’ll be going to CSG and Parli open evenings next week. I visited them both last year and liked them a lot. I hope DD ends up being open to places other than LSU! The girls who gave our tour were very nice, plus there were a lot of biscuits — don’t know if anywhere else can beat that! 😅

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Foxesandsquirrels · 20/09/2024 18:12

Modelmumnation · 20/09/2024 10:39

We’ll be going to CSG and Parli open evenings next week. I visited them both last year and liked them a lot. I hope DD ends up being open to places other than LSU! The girls who gave our tour were very nice, plus there were a lot of biscuits — don’t know if anywhere else can beat that! 😅

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You might meet my DD! She's going to be giving tours :)

Verite1 · 13/10/2026 17:33

Modelmumnation · 20/09/2024 10:39

We’ll be going to CSG and Parli open evenings next week. I visited them both last year and liked them a lot. I hope DD ends up being open to places other than LSU! The girls who gave our tour were very nice, plus there were a lot of biscuits — don’t know if anywhere else can beat that! 😅

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@Modelmumnation I know this is now 2 years later - but where did your DD end up and were you happy with your choice?

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Modelmumnation · 13/10/2026 19:40

Verite1 · 13/10/2026 17:33

@Modelmumnation I know this is now 2 years later - but where did your DD end up and were you happy with your choice?

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I'm actually now in the midst of it again with DD2! DD1 ended up at St George's Catholic School in Maida Vale, where she has been very happy. Unfortunately, the sibling policy is not great and, as we are not Catholics, I worry that DD2 may not get a spot. Therefore, I think we will go St George's then Parli (DD2 likes the idea of all girls and no uniform, but I doubt she has a chance based on our distance).

I was planning to go with Harris as the banker at #3 and DD really did enjoy the open night and some of her friends should be there, but she hears a lot of bad stuff from her friends with older siblings there with regard to flighting, etc. and that makes her not so keen. We'll check LSU again and see how it seems and put those in at spots 3 and 4.

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Schoolhelp23 · 13/10/2026 23:05

@Modelmumnation As of yesterday, Camden announced LSU as a school at risk of closure. Consultation likely to begin very soon.

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