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Non such/Chemsford County/Tonrbidge/Latymer/Colchester - any feedback of school to choose

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JustTealWriter · 17/10/2026 18:55

Hi, forunatately our daughters seems secured very good marks and seems will clear all cut off for all mentioned schools. We are not too confused to put order in CAF form. Our thinking is to put Non such and hope clear on 1st march then move in common catchment to tiffin. Tiffin round 1 she already cleared and preparing for 2nd. Anyways there is nothing to loose. As downwards we thinking to put Chelmsford followed by tonbridge. We don't have much knowledge about tonbridge and latymer and can't find parents who have direct feedback. Latymer we thinking to skip as we need to move unnecessary given other options are same and clear to get.

But if biggest confusion is non such above or chemsford.
Any parents with feedback on tonbridge and latymer

OP posts:
LIZS · 17/10/2026 21:01

Confusing. Presumably you live nearish to Nonsuch. Why take such a range of schools without a clear preference already? When is the deadline for moving into the Tiffin catchment, I wonder if already too late to qualify. Assume you mean TOGS. Noone is going to have experience of more than one of those to compare.

Yellowchair1 · 17/10/2026 20:59

Chelmsford has it's own exam...has your DD done this?

Icequeen01 · 17/10/2026 20:57

Breeze67 · 17/10/2026 20:55

Tonbridge grammar school (NOT Tonbridge school!) is for girls.

Aaaah, makes sense now 😂

Breeze67 · 17/10/2026 20:55

Icequeen01 · 17/10/2026 19:03

Tonbridge isn’t accepting girls for sixth form until 2028? I don't have any feedback on the school apart from my best friend’s son went there. He was incredibly bright and went on to get a 1st at Cambridge. I just live locally to the school.

Tonbridge grammar school (NOT Tonbridge school!) is for girls.

Breeze67 · 17/10/2026 20:46

To be honest, OP's post is a mess and makes zero sense to me.

ThreeRandomThings · 17/10/2026 19:15

Where do you live and have you looked at the commute for each? My DC are primary aged (we are SW London so Tiffin and Nonsuch are options for us) and I know that DC travel much further for secondary but Chelmsford to Tiffin is a massive range. What are the transport connections like?

Icequeen01 · 17/10/2026 19:03

Tonbridge isn’t accepting girls for sixth form until 2028? I don't have any feedback on the school apart from my best friend’s son went there. He was incredibly bright and went on to get a 1st at Cambridge. I just live locally to the school.

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