Independant School Application

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Hi

I am looking to send my daughter to an independent school. One of the school's has asked how many schools I am applying for. Does anyone know how the independent schools use this information? i.e. if I say three, and all three schools are oversubscribed, would they each turn me down on the basis that I have an opportunity with another school.

Thank you for any advice you may have on this matter.

Can you just leave it blank?

I leave this as none. I think it's so they can see how much competition they have. It's none of their business really, it's your child.

I suspect they simply want to be able to assess whether you'd accept a place straightaway if offered. I doubt it wodul influence actually offering the palce itself. They should be able to tell you whether there is a space to reserve or a waiting list anyway.

Sometimes the schools are in a consortium, for example the North London Schools consortium.

For the purposes of 11+ Entry procedures the London Independent Girls? Schools have formed a Consortium. Within this Consortium, certain schools have grouped together to ease administration by having their entrance examinations on the same day. Schools in the same group set common papers using the same mark scheme.

The exam results will be made available to the other schools to which your daughter has applied within the same group by the school at which she took the tests. Each of those schools will then consider whether or not to offer a place on the basis of the tests, interview and school reference.

On your application form you will be asked to state at which school you wish your daughter to take the entrance tests. She will be given equal consideration by all the schools in the group to which she has applied. She may only sit tests at ONE school in each group.

The Consortium schools make their own arrangements for interviews.

If you want to read more about how it works look here

We were asked this and answered honestly - why would you not? If they want a pupil and see he is applying elswhere might be nore likley to ffer you a scholarship - can't see a downside to it.