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Iffiyas · 10/03/2024 12:38

@CocoC she got the offer on the 9th. We agonised between PHS and IPS but eventually settled on PHS. I have my reservations about the new head and too much focus on sports but I couldn’t change DD’s mind!

good luck with your other options! There’s still hope that few spaces may move till September 🤞🏻

CocoC · 10/03/2024 09:46

Iffiyas · 10/03/2024 02:56

@CocoC I’m so sorry you’re going through this! Have you accepted another independent school? Are there any good state options. DDs friend got a WL offer for Putney on Friday and the mum was told that they made very few offers through the WL!

Haven’t accepted other independent school, this was the only one we really considered , because of the sports focus.

Did she get the offer last Friday (ie 2 days ago, after the 5th March deadline ? Or was it the Friday before ?).

mummyquestion · 10/03/2024 09:03

That’s amazing! Congratulations!! I heard PhS only took a few girls from WL so it’s wonderful news.
NHEHS took one from the list and were then full…. It wasn’t meant to be for us x

Iffiyas · 10/03/2024 08:46

@mummyquestion yes we accepted PHS.

mummyquestion · 10/03/2024 07:51

Hi, it didn’t. We’ve accepted our second place option and are good with it. DD is excited and in hindsight it may be better for her.
did you get you school of choIce? X

Iffiyas · 10/03/2024 03:01

@mummyquestion hope NHEHS came through for you?

Iffiyas · 10/03/2024 02:56

@CocoC I’m so sorry you’re going through this! Have you accepted another independent school? Are there any good state options. DDs friend got a WL offer for Putney on Friday and the mum was told that they made very few offers through the WL!

vivalasviva · 09/03/2024 14:33

Apparently LU offered more places this year than usual as they couldn't be sure if the changes would affect acceptances. So maybe less movement on the WL than in previous years.

Margot2017 · 09/03/2024 14:30

Iffiyas · 09/03/2024 14:07

@Margot2017 thanks! It’s so interesting that they were so popular this year despite dropping GCSEs. It can set a precedent for other WL schools.

I have heard that other indies will be doing this before too long. Given the rationale for having GCSEs in the first place, schools at that level shouldn’t need them…

Iffiyas · 09/03/2024 14:07

@Margot2017 thanks! It’s so interesting that they were so popular this year despite dropping GCSEs. It can set a precedent for other WL schools.

Margot2017 · 09/03/2024 12:41

Iffiyas · 09/03/2024 08:50

Has anyone heard of any movement on LU reserve list?

Yes, they apparently only had 1 or 2 spots become available from the reserve list.

CocoC · 09/03/2024 12:16

No - i was firmly told by PHS that there was no more movement on the WL now, praying for that to change over next few months, so any movement anywhere would be good!

Iffiyas · 09/03/2024 08:50

Has anyone heard of any movement on LU reserve list?

Wondermumof4 · 07/03/2024 19:33

Congratulations 🎉

Flimpychunk · 07/03/2024 16:01

Wonderful news! Congratulations

ItsMeHi48 · 07/03/2024 14:15

Laulau26 · 07/03/2024 12:20

We basically lost hope but today our WL place has turned into an offer! So it is never too late!!

Yay!! Congrats!

Laulau26 · 07/03/2024 13:17

St John's. My son changed his mind a few times and then became fixated on that.. so phew!

Balhamdad11 · 07/03/2024 12:47

@Laulau26 congrats! What school was it, if you don’t mind sharing?

ALongProcess · 07/03/2024 12:47

@Laulau26 which school was that? Congratulations!

Summerma · 07/03/2024 12:38

Congrats!!

Laulau26 · 07/03/2024 12:20

We basically lost hope but today our WL place has turned into an offer! So it is never too late!!

CruCru · 06/03/2024 18:40

minipie · 06/03/2024 14:57

Absolutely it will be annoying for a school if someone pulls out long after acceptances. Even if the school gets to keep the deposit, they still need to fill the place or they’ll lose a child’s worth of fees. By that point (depending on how late it is) the families on their WL will likely have paid a deposit at another school, persuaded their child and themselves it’s for the best, worked out transport arrangements, etc etc. Hard for a family to then do a U turn and accept a late offered WL place. I suspect many will not want to, which leaves the original school scrabbling.

The schools have a relationship with each other. If loads of people accept places at two schools but then overwhelmingly go with school A, it's going to sour things between school A and B.

FrontedAdverbial · 06/03/2024 15:28

From our LA but applies generally: Richmond council requesting that everyone acts on their state offers asap, by 15 March, including releasing the offer if intending to take up an independent place.

We have friends waiting to get into their preferred state school, so this would be a big help 🙏

minipie · 06/03/2024 14:57

Absolutely it will be annoying for a school if someone pulls out long after acceptances. Even if the school gets to keep the deposit, they still need to fill the place or they’ll lose a child’s worth of fees. By that point (depending on how late it is) the families on their WL will likely have paid a deposit at another school, persuaded their child and themselves it’s for the best, worked out transport arrangements, etc etc. Hard for a family to then do a U turn and accept a late offered WL place. I suspect many will not want to, which leaves the original school scrabbling.

redrobin75 · 06/03/2024 14:12

Once you get to the first day of the summer term in April the parent has committed to the autumn term fees too. Admissions depts have seen every scenario over the years and build a small amount of movement into their offers.