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Habs/NLCS junior to senior school

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Donaldtheduck · 01/10/2023 17:53

Hi all,

Wanted to know if going to the junior school of Habs/NLCS or any private school really guarantees entry to the senior schools? Or will there still be an assessment at 11+?

Thank you all

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MusicMum80s · 02/10/2023 06:41

plenty of schools have guaranteed entry. At some you still take the exam though it doesn’t have any impact except setting etc. others, even though they guarantee entry if you aren’t keeping up academically the school will tell you in year 5 that you should consider other options.

It really differs by school. Alleyns, Latymer and Habs all have guaranteed entry I believe.

androidnotapple · 02/10/2023 15:00

Habs they don't do the 11+. If they thought your child wasn't suitable for senior you'd be aware of concerns from Y4 at the latest - and that is pretty unusual.

androidnotapple · 02/10/2023 15:01

(Habs girls - but I'd imagine the boys is the same)

Usernamehell · 02/10/2023 15:09

They are not subject to the same level of assessment as external candidates. However, there are children they believe may struggle after 11 and they will suggest that an alternative maybe better. As a PP has said, it is very much the exception and you will know this from long before 11+ exams

clubnirvana · 10/10/2023 17:23

for NLCS junior school girls, they still need to sit the same 11+ paper as external candidates. so it is NOT automatic entry to senior school.

if NLCS teachers think your child is behind or struggling, then they will have a word with you in year 4/5. they basically say either pull your daughters' academic game up or find another school.

saying that, I have not heard of a girl forced out because she did badly at her 11+ in the last five years. could be wrong.

for NLCS they know of the mental health issues this might cause, but at the same time, they need each girl to be of a high academic calibre.

however, with the new head at NLCS, this policy could change

this is a topic best discussed with veteran parents over a pub dinner

expat96 · 11/10/2023 12:05

Veteran parents have very limited visibility as well. We all like to think that what the school has seen of our DDs over 3-6 years should matter much more than what they put onto paper over a couple of hours in an exam for which they are minimally prepped. Many or most Year 6's don't apply to any other schools. It would be shocking, indeed, if the school didn't offer a place to a girl whose parents hadn't received any warning in Year 5, just because she had a bad day in December of Year 6. I would expect any parents treated in this way to complain quite loudly; I've never heard even a whiff of this.

As for how many parents are advised in Years 4 or 5 that they should be looking at other senior schools, I wouldn't expect most of the affected to advertise this. In the past, a few girls would leave for senior schools which were not coed, not boarding, and not academically similar, and other parents would whisper. I haven't heard any whispers for several years, at least since COVID started.

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