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[yorkie84]

One year above you year does not necessarily make you scholarship material. I have a friend whose ds has been working at one level above his age in a couple of subjects. Friend is talking about applying for a scholarship to an independent school.
Aibu to be a bit concerned about this as I fear she and her ds will be disappointed if unsuccessful. And that there will be many candidates with greater academic ability.

Tbh it's probably easier to get a scholarship in some private schools than it is to get into a super selective grammar.

YABU.

I didn't work above my year group, and I didn't even gain admission to grammar school, yet I got a scholarship for an independent school. You don't know what they are looking for, it's not always just down to academia.

First off these sort of threads always end in tears on MN as they are usually plagued by people whose DC are working at Level 6 in Y3 etc.

Lots of scholarships aren't just academic, they can be sport, music etc, and as already mentioned are often minimal eg 10 percent off fees.

So presumably if your friend knows this they can afford to pay 90 percent at least so if he doesn't get the scholarship would she send him there anyway?

Where people are forever being told that 5c is nothing special at the start of year 5.

Really! so what would be special at end of year 5 then!

7a!

Why would you be "concerned" about this?