GCSE grades to sixth form-Oxford High School

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Do anyone knows if the y10 exam gcse grades of 4 grades 8, 5 grades 9 and eng lang of grade 6( the a level subject she wants to take she gets all grades 8). For predicted grades, she gets all grades 9 and eng lang for grade 7. Will my daughter be able to secure a sixth form place in OHS in terms of the grades? Or will it be hard for her? Thanks!

Oxford High has entrance exams. Have you asked the school for previous papers to familiarise yourself with the questions? There will also be interviews. The exact number of free 6form spaces will depend on how many pupils are leaving to other schools after GCSEs, so there are more places in some years than in others. Overall, mostly 9s is what is likely expected, but it usually depends on the actual performance in entrance tests and interviews. I think once you get invited to that stage, the background info gets basically shredded and candidates gets simply listed solely according to scores in the entrance exams and interviews/auditions (for music scholarships/drama/sports), so a girl with all 9s could lose out to a girl with say 9x9 and 1x7.

@NellyBarney Thanks for your reply. They do have entrance exam but it is a CAT test but CAT is just for reference of how the child learn I wonder do the school take it seriously or GCSE more important?

ICAT tests are designed to measure academic raw ability, so they are very important to selective schools as they tend to predict A level success better than GCSE results. It's a computer test that adapts to the users performance and shows their unique ability level. It also will show their weaknesses, which can inform teaching about learning styles so that they can compensate, but OHS is not really in the business of compensating, they are trying to find the pupils with the highest ability levels among a group of very strong applicants who all have very high GCSEs, usually all 9s and maybe 1 or 2 8s. So if you are very borderline with a 7 at GCSEs, but perform very strongly in the CAD, you might still have a chance. It's definitely worth familiarising your dd with the test. They always say you can't prepare but I found that you definitely can increase your scores with some practice.

@NellyBarney Thanks for your useful information. Are your child studied in OHS as you seems you know a lot.