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Stockport Grammar 11 Plus

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MushPeas · 19/12/2023 10:23

Hiya, does anyone have experience of 11 Plus entrance exam at Stockport Grammar?

My DD is taking it in Jan. She's bright, but tends to panic a bit in exams so might not do as well as she's capable of. I can't find any information online about the pass mark.

I also wondered if they invited all children to an interview? She does really well in those!

Thanks, a slightly stressed mum ;-)

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Lunamoon13 · 26/02/2024 09:29

I can’t believe we are finally here. I wonder what time they send the emails out tomorrow. I work night shifts and I’m not going to be able to get to bed until that email comes through 😫. Good luck to you all.

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MushPeas · 26/02/2024 09:16

Anyone else dream about results day last night 🤣 Good luck tomorrow everyone 🤞😁

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MushPeas · 22/02/2024 20:33

Hi @Mrsmoo1971 that's fab news, well done to your son! So pleased he got the scholarship :)

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TimMcGraw · 18/02/2024 09:45

That’s fantastic news, MrsMoo - congratulations to your son. I’m so pleased he got the scholarship!

Lunamoon13 · 17/02/2024 15:01

Well done to your son. We still have 10 days to wait for offers. My daughter sat the exams at SGS and Kings. She had interviews at both schools. We are still not sure where our favourite school is. She also doesn’t have a favourite.

Mrsmoo1971 · 17/02/2024 10:50

Well... ds got an offer at another school and was awarded their music scholarship hes decided thats the school he wants to go to so we have accepted their offer (hes had two offers from two schools already.) He didnt want to wait for sgs, as (very cleverly) the other schools.offers are only open till midday on 1/3!

I will carry on watching this thread though and wish you all the most luck!!!

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MushPeas · 10/02/2024 15:43

Yeah I think they did too :)

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Lunamoon13 · 09/02/2024 21:18

Sorry just seen the email. It was only emailed to my partner. I think they’ve sent it to everyone that had an interview

Lunamoon13 · 09/02/2024 21:02

Hi what is ISI?

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MushPeas · 09/02/2024 20:10

Hi all, I'm assuming you also received the email about the ISI? They also said we can contact them if we have any questions about admissions. Yes, my question is have we been offered a place 😂

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MushPeas · 01/02/2024 09:12

Hi @Mrsdeehoang they asked us, but we had only applied for SG and the local comp. Reading other private school threads, it seems a pretty standard question.

How did the rest of the interview go?

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whiteboardking · 31/01/2024 23:15

If they want your child you'll get an offer. But they try offer such that they don't end up with too many or too few

whiteboardking · 31/01/2024 23:09

@Mrsdeehoang standard question.
They'll know if you scored high and applied to MGS and ChS too that you'll get three offers

Mrsdeehoang · 31/01/2024 21:20

Hello everyone,

I'm curious if, during your child's interview, you were asked whether your child had taken any other entrance exams. If so, did you respond truthfully or state that they had applied to multiple schools? I'm wondering if this had any impact on the school's decision to accept your child as a student.

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MushPeas · 25/01/2024 21:02

Hi @TimMcGraw and @Mrsmoo1971 thanks v much. Our school hasn't mentioned it to us, but it sounds like it's already been done.

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Mrsmoo1971 · 25/01/2024 19:56

I had a phone call a few weeks before the exam asking for my permission to send my DS a reference. So it’s likely it’s already been done x

TimMcGraw · 25/01/2024 18:40

No, if our school was anything to go by, they will have received and completed the request already. DD was told by her teacher that they had done hers around the time of the exam.

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MushPeas · 25/01/2024 11:55

Hi, I hope everyone is doing well!
Just a thought, do I need to let our Head Teacher know about the reference?
Just remembered that the school asks for one.
Thanks 🙂

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MushPeas · 22/01/2024 20:07

Hi @TimMcGraw and @TwinMum88 thanks for the positive encouragement :) I need to concentrate on the positives from the interview!
We went in school uniform, other 3 children we saw did the same.
Good luck with your interviews 🙂

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TimMcGraw · 22/01/2024 19:33

We went in uniform and the other children we saw were all in uniform too

TwinMum88 · 22/01/2024 15:40

I agree, that all sounds really positive! Now for the waiting! Keeping my fingers crossed for everyone.

Do the interviewees wear school
uniform? We were going to get changed into home clothes before the interview, but now I’m not so sure!

TimMcGraw · 22/01/2024 14:50

I think that sounds really positive, @MushPeas. It's really important that the children can show they have outside interests, plus are active in their current schools, so I'd be taking heart from that. I wouldn't worry about the comment about the exam - the fact they more or less she'd done well in the English paper is great!

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MushPeas · 22/01/2024 11:46

Well @TimMcGraw and @Mrsmoo1971 that's over! I feel quite exhausted 😂

The interview took about 15 mins. Asked DD about herself - she talked about her Sports and Guides. Asked her about the school badges she was wearing (prefect / eco council) and then asked if she played any instruments (but said it didn't matter if she didn't). Asked DD if she did music for fun or the exams and DD said both (phew!).

Asked DD what she was reading at the moment.

Asked her what she thought of the exam. Said they couldn't tell us the mark, but it showed E loved reading but needed to improve her skills answering long maths questions :( Didn't mention verbal reasoning - does that mean she did ok with that?!

Asked DD if she had exams for other schools.

Then asked us all if any questions.

The interviewer was really friendly. Didn't feel like a hard sell for the school - so now wondering if that means anything?!

I can't get a sense of whether it was an interviewer going through the motions because they interview everyone, or if they were really interested in DD joining the school. So difficult to tell :(

It's going to be a long wait for the results!!

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TimMcGraw · 22/01/2024 09:34

Good luck for today - hope it goes well!

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MushPeas · 22/01/2024 09:18

Thank you @Mrsmoo1971, driving in now v early incase there's traffic!

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