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Latymer Upper 11+

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lattemerde · 08/12/2023 14:45

Wondering what others have thought of the 11+ exam this week and of the application process so far? Also, if the ditching of GCSEs etc. is a concern for anyone?
DC got the maths finished; said there were 2 or 3 tough questions (maths is stronger than English for them) but overall of similar difficulty to the sample papers. Thought the English was of middling difficulty. The whole thing seemed well organised.
We are interested by the new curriculum, though at the same time a little wary. It could be fabulous if done right.

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pinkgaia · 17/01/2024 22:11

@roses2 hi
What does it mean they dropped out of gcse?
Could you please explain?

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lattemerde · 15/01/2024 19:43

@lolo99 we have found it well organised but still don't feel we know the school well.

In terms of numbers, I gathered they interview something like 450 for 130 places. This means that with over-offering (as all schools must do) kids who get as far as being interviewed must have something like a 40% chance of getting an offer or waiting list. This is at least better odds than before the exam.

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lolo99 · 13/01/2024 21:41

Back on this thread. How are people finding the process? We love LU but very daunted by the sheer numbers.

lolo99 · 14/12/2023 20:56

starship1234 · 14/12/2023 20:46

It offers a good percentage of bursaries so will always be popular.

yes. Good luck everyone with interviews in Jan.

starship1234 · 14/12/2023 20:46

It offers a good percentage of bursaries so will always be popular.

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lattemerde · 09/12/2023 11:43

There seemed to be a lot of kids, with staggered entry and release times to accommodate the queues. I've heard 1200+ sat in typical previous years. I would imagine the decision to phase out GCSE will have put off a few risk-averse parents, but would think the school will keep any fall in numbers under wraps and will still not have any difficulty filling its places with able kids.

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lolo99 · 09/12/2023 10:38

roses2 · 09/12/2023 10:37

Out of interest, do you know if there were a lot of applicants this year, was the exam day as busy as other schools your child sat? We were originally going to apply but decided not to after they announced they were dropping GCSEs. I would have thought their applicant numbers would be down slightly because of this.

There were A LOT of pupils sitting over a number of sittings. Staggering.

roses2 · 09/12/2023 10:37

Out of interest, do you know if there were a lot of applicants this year, was the exam day as busy as other schools your child sat? We were originally going to apply but decided not to after they announced they were dropping GCSEs. I would have thought their applicant numbers would be down slightly because of this.

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