I'm thinking ahead here, but I have a dd in yr 5 of an ok state school - she is bookish and reasonably bright. We'ld like her to go to the local GDST school when she gets to year 7. How is the entrance exam for children from state schools? Would she need extra preparation (I wouldn't get a tutor but we could prepare at home)? If she needed preparation, when would you start - autumn term of year 6 or before?
She's doing well at school (levels 4a for maths and 5 for english and science in her latest assessments) but she won't have had much experience of exam type situations.
Thanks...