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Norwood school waiting list

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JoannaDW · 02/03/2024 09:40

Does anyone know if the Norwood School or Kingsdale waiting list traditionally has any significant movement? My daughter was very disappointed not to receive a place at Norwood as she fell in love with the place.

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JoannaDW · 02/03/2024 11:02

Thank you. Fingers xd there is some movement. Heartbreaking because her primary is directly opposite Norwood but we live 2400 metres away. It’s lovely school that has obviously grown in popularity over the years.

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Bilingualspingual · 02/03/2024 10:29

Kingsdale was our first choice but didn’t get it yesterday - with 2 half scholarships we’re trying to stay optimistic. Not sure about Norwood. Anecdotally again, we have a friend whose son, now in yr 9 of Kingsdale, got offered there five weeks before the start of term, and took it. Don’t think he had any scholarships. So I think things can move a great deal.

You4coffee · 02/03/2024 09:57

My DC is in y7 at Norwood. I only have anecdotal evidence but it seemed as though there was a fair amount of movement last year. On offers days, we were one of the furthest offered places based on the published data but post offers several friends further away for offered waiting list places (not bursary). It felt like there was a fair amount of movement.

I think less movement for kingsdale. We were 40 something in top band but never got offered a place. But very pleased we got Norwood now.