We're out of catchment, no sibling and we didn't get a place 
Now waiting to hear where we are on the waiting list.
Anyone out there with encouraging stories of getting in to their first choice school after a time on the waiting list please?
Or advice on how long to wait? It's such an unsettling time as I know that they will all be chatting at school but DS is unable to be certain about where he's going.
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Kings School, Winchester - Waiting list success
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Harriebabe · 03/03/2014 11:57
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Tansie ·
05/11/2014 22:55
talkin's DH is rubbish at bongos.
Just for the record 
Where did all the DC end up? Hope everyone is happy enough! I looked at Kings myself for DS1 but was a bit put off by the streaming. I have many Winch mates who have DC there but they're largely, with all due respect, a bit London, iyswim! none appear to have DC who are in any stream other than 'A'... At the time I thought DS1 would be fine at Kings but less academic DS2, not so much (weren't keen on him being in C3 for subjects rather than A2 or 3; and I wanted them at the same school), so, via a strategic (and legitimate!) house move, they're at Thornden. It's a good school but the fact remains, DS1 is very 15 and with the best will in the world, we've lead that horse to 'glorious', deep, cool blue water but can we make it DRINK?!
To that end, I am looking very favourably at guiding DS1 towards BP for 6th form rather than PS as though 'Thornden goes to PS', at it were, his needs will be better served at BP.
SO 'the best' school is always going to be a misnomer. It's 'best for your DC at the time of application which can very much change over time!'
Harriebabe ·
25/03/2014 14:45
Perhaps, as many, many people have reiterated recently, it is mainly down to parental guidance and support.... so DS will do okay wherever he goes as long as he's happy to be guided by us, supported by us and has positive, successful role models (in life as well as Education).
I've met pupils from each of the local schools, all charming and getting on well 
. But they would be the ones who are chosen to show off the school to prospective new parents wouldn't they?
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Harriebabe ·
24/03/2014 13:03
Thanks Chica - we'd already factored in the cost of the bus journey and I work in Winchester too so would have been in a good position to do some dropping off/running around.
We'll not get in now though .
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Harriebabe ·
24/03/2014 13:00
Oh no, so she's gone down? So we will have too . Yes, I thinked we've resigned ourselves to not getting a place there now.
We're still very much considering Wyvern... so it's either Wyvern or Crestwood for us now.
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mamando ·
24/03/2014 09:43
Just called admission team, was hoping... well... dd is now 26th on the list! So we are ready to apply for Quilley and are slowly forgetting about Kings .
chicaguapa ·
20/03/2014 21:10
I still haven't worked it out Talkin but not for want of trying.
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chicaguapa ·
20/03/2014 20:11
Hmmm! I think she's an acquired taste. She cares passionately about the school though, even if she has a unique way of achieving it. He speaks very highly of the school, as does his ex colleague, but doesn't take any clashes with the HT into account in that opinion. It's probably in spite of that. 
DH said a lot of the kids there were great, especially the ones in the top sets who worked really hard. He says many of them are better behaved than where he teaches now and he would have been happy to send DD there. It doesn't rely on parental support and so much of what it does comes from within the school iyswim? So it's strong in that sense.
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