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Starting secondary - turning down waiting list - regret
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Yearly warning about taking A-level maths with a 6 at GCSE
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Bottom set in English
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Anyone got experience of St George's school Edgbaston (Birmingham)?
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GCSE English Lit Teachers/AQA Examiners - Help a girl understand.
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Help with AQA English literature GCSE from teachers or examiners please
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Question about grade boundaries for various subjects, and whether it’s worth a re-mark
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La Retraite or St Cecelias school
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English Lit Topics
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Should we take DC to visit a secondary school we will not choose?
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How to get to Queen Ethelburga's
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CLGS - CEM test 11+!
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Does being a young carer help in a Year 7 school appeal?
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St Christopher school letchworth
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MyEdSpace (online GCSE tutoring) - Anyone with experience?
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Playing "private school" sports: Should I take this up with school or am I being precious?
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Harris Academy takeover, what are the SEND provisions like?
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Can you do the 10+ and 11+ at city of london boys?
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Kensington Aldridge Academy, Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy or Chelsea Academy?
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Junior maths challenge 2025
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Wilson's 11+ (SET) — tutored or not? What resources helped?
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Feeling guilty about secondary school catchment
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Bilton Grange vs Princethorpe
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Y11- 2026/2027
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Y10- 2025/2026
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Is skipping to LAMDA Grade 8 in Year 10 worthwhile?
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MidYIS
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Fair Access Panel offered previous school despite anxiety and EHCP application
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Good schools with no bullying in North west london/Central London.
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Learning Italian independently as an adult
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Bolingbroke, Wandsworth is it really that good?
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Can anyone share their in year transfer waitlist stories for me to cling to?
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KS4 brit school 2026
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Hampton school 11+
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Experience of securing a Hayes Secondary place while living in Orpington
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Lucton school
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Grammar school suggeston. Wilscon's?
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HBS Round 1 today — pleasantly surprised?
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11+ RSL vs AHS
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Secondary State School London
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Mill Hill School
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Secondary school options for girls’ schools, advice welcome
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How common is passing independent school exams but not the interview?
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Experiences of Sutton Park, Sandford Park, St Andrew’s or Mount Temple?
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Henrietta Barnet catchment
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Sixth Form
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Recent parent experiences of Dame Alice Owen’s School and school culture
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Views on Woldingham School
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Cfbs vs smma
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Do your children get marked English writing homework at secondary school?
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