SW London grammar and private year 7 entry 2024 - Continued

Belated update here: good news for DS from Emanuel, Dulwich and Whitgift. So proud of him and very glad it's the half term break - I think we all need a holiday! Will be watching with interest as everyone starts to mull over decisions....

@Mozartinmyfanjo , Admissions dept have just had their busiest week of the year, most are closed for half term and won't be looking at WL for a while.

Last year it seemed only girls on the waitlist with siblings at the school got places. Previously most girls on the wl at our prep ended up with places.

We have RGS Reigate, which was our favourite, and to mess things up academic scholarship from Caterham (which was close 2nd), really torn what to do now. 😓

DS already had 2 other offers on the table as well, do we decline them now asap to free up waiting list spaces? Or wait till after half term.

Please can anyone tell me about movement on the Godolphin & Latymer waiting list from past experience? Anxious times! Well done to everyone for getting through this!

I don't know anything about the other schools so can't really make any comparisons but very happy with LU. Lots of things going on before and after school so an easy journey is quite important I'd say!

Congratulations to all who secured their desired choices.

DC only got 2 WLs - RGS Reigate and Caterham. Any experience/insight on the movement at these schools, or if there are any ways of helping DC move along? The wait is killing me!

WHS is 5th March too. Lots of schools seem to be 5th March at noon.

There are lots of offer holder events in w/c 19 Feb so imagine some offers will be released after that week.

@IndieAnna sorry - we’ve been through this with two boys so don’t know as much about the girls’ schools, but others on here will I’m sure. Things do seem to move a lot when grammar results come out though.

@witscreek 👋yes please on LU! Would appreciate any insight. Our other choices are MTS and ST Benedict’s

Putney is 5th March as well

We are planning to release FHSS offer -
hopefully helpful to some here on WL!

What’s the deadline for acceptance for WHS and PHS please? I know FHSS is 5th March.

I'm also happy to give advice on WHS and LU- experience of both.

WHS used to put everyone on WL but not sure if they still do. They have traditionally been open to sharing of your DD is top 1/3, middle 1/3 or bottom 1/3. They have said about a bumper year ... and I think they have the space as they have not had one for a while.
PHS used not to share position in WL but this year is doing so.
As others have said they usually have movement but mostly once grammars are out.
If you have any questions on WHS, feel free to ask.. here or on PM. We went through the process last year and chose WHS ... and DD very happy there.

Interested to hear this too

yes very late with an offer.

@IndieAnna - WHS usually has quite a lot of movement on the WL but not until the state school offers come out. They should tell you roughly where you are on the list in terms of quartile. Tell them you would definitely take a place if offered etc. Good luck- I'm sure one of them will turn into a place!

WLs at PHS, FHSS and WHS. Any ideas how many places are over offered and how many are on waitlists? Do many decline these three schools? I think I read that WHS were waitlisting everyone they don’t offer to, so they don’t outright say no? Don’t fancy our chances if that’s the case. Anyone have any intel whether WHS are adding that extra class this year, they said on their website they would if they had enough applicants meeting their requirements.

Any tips/advice would be appreciated.

Congrats to all with good news.

A huge well done to all our DC, whatever the outcome of the 11+/13+ process - it's brutal and exhausting and they've all done an amazing job. A relief to have it all over and done with.

Sending congratulations to anyone with good news, sympathy to those who are disappointed and wait list movement vibes to anyone that needs them!

We are lucky enough to be celebrating with 3/3 offers for DS, likely choice will be Hampton as that was always his favourite, we will take half term to think about everything and then make a decision / release unwanted offers at that point. Very conscious of all those on waiting lists as others have pointed out.

Celebrating now with a glass of wine and a takeaway!

Good luck @SeccyScooz and others with WL places. This is our second time doing this, and the WLs do often move (some
of them quite quickly as places get released)🤞 for your DCs.

I’ve been lurking on this thread (as I did with last year’s in a vain attempt to prepare myself for this year’s trauma!) and I wanted to send congrats to all those whose DCs got what they wanted and commiserate with those who didn’t get the outcomes they wanted.

So much fun reading some of the comments on here, so glad some are able to keep their sense of humour in the 11+ trenches!

We have two WL places at our top choices so hoping for some serious shifting over the next couple of weeks!

@Ian85 The culture among some staff isn't great I've heard. One department in the sixth form in particular is run by someone who really doesn't care about the kids. This is not the whole school I don't think. I can't say more as it would genuinely be outing about the person who worked there.

Trickleg, I've seen it said a few times on here.
I think it's because they didn't make lots of offers to the waitlist immediately after the acceptance deadline like the year before.

I stand corrected! I thought they hadn’t and that was what was bandied around on this thread last year

can you please explain with details what you mean please?