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St Cats Bramley - exploding scholarships advice

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JJMilford · 17/01/2025 16:58

We have scholarship offers from StCatherines Bramley, near Guildford. It's an independent girls school.

St Cats have actually been bothering us to accept their scholarship offer - effectively hinting that if we don't accept it, the offer of a normal place will be withdrawn too. Admissions lady has been very pushy and we are a little turned off by it.

I'm sure this is a little bit dodgy and is practically an exploding offer - are they that over subscribed this year?

Is it allowed?

Anyone else?

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tennissquare · 17/01/2025 18:10

In general a private school can make whatever offers it wants with conditions attached. I suspect St Cats is trying to tie down the high performing candidates before the Tormead and GHS offers are out.

A few years ago there was a poster on MN who's dc achieved a scholarship from GHS and was pressured to accept before state offers date in early March when their Tiffin place would be confirmed, the parent held fast for the state school place that was achieved.
The st cats admissions person will be feeling the heat from the leadership team to convert scholarship offers into confirmed places.