Just interested at this stage as DC are still very little. However, not having grown up in the UK, I am a bit confused by the entry process to independent secondary schools.
Several schools I have looked at offer entry both at 11+ and at 13+. But it seems the assessment for the 13+ takes place at the same time as the 11+ (rather than two years later as you might expect) via a pre-test which is subsequently followed by a common entrance exam.
Could someone a bit more knowledgeable than me explain how this works in practice?
It's vaguely relevant at the moment as we are looking at primary schools some of which finish at 7, some at 11 and some at 13... And I am working on the assumption that a school which finishes at 13 doesn't prepare for exams at 11 etc etc.
Thanks!
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MarzipanPiggy · 08/05/2017 13:33
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