Parmiter's School Watford

[hct123]

we are in St Albans....should we send our child there (if he gets in!!!) or stick with local school where he will know more people??!!

[Pusheed]

And I've noticed that as you drive towards Luton the houses tend to get smaller and cheaper and the people more, how shall I put it? Less high attaining?

I think we need a crash helmet each.

[Humphrey89]

Please excuse me intruding on your website. I was at Parmiter's School in the forties (yes, 40s!). I was very interested to read the posts about my old school. Clearly the tradition of high standards lives on, and long may it continue.
Fantastic that you have this website. How my mother and wife would have loved it!

[comingfromexperience]

I know this thread is old, but I am posting as it the first thing that comes up when you type in 'parmiters mumsnet' into Google. As a student at said Parmiter's (I really only use this website for the delicious recipes, don't judge!), I can assure you, if you only tutoring your child for the exam, then your child will not be able to cope. I know from experience; my friend was tutored for 5 years and their parents paid nearly £5k for the tutoring, as soon as our year were streamed into sets, she was in only in bottom or third set, as she struggled greatly with the amount and type of work we were doing. For example, in Year 8, we were doing GCSE science (but only for those in second and top set) and Maths (same rule applies). I would suggest going for the test if your child is naturally very smart or just don't apply at all for Parmiter's. I don't want to sound pompous, but if your child can only do the test with tutoring, then your child will be struggling.

[comingfromexperience]

I know this thread is old, but I am posting as it the first thing that comes up when you type in 'parmiters mumsnet' into Google. As a student at said Parmiter's (I really only use this website for the delicious recipes, don't judge!), I can assure you, if you only tutoring your child for the exam, then your child will not be able to cope. I know from experience; my friend was tutored for 5 years and their parents paid nearly £5k for the tutoring, as soon as our year were streamed into sets, she was in only in bottom or third set, as she struggled greatly with the amount and type of work we were doing. For example, in Year 8, we were doing GCSE science (but only for those in second and top set) and Maths (same rule applies). I would suggest going for the test if your child is naturally very smart or just don't apply at all for Parmiter's. I don't want to sound pompous, but if your child can only do the test with tutoring, then your child will be struggling.

[TheFirstOfHerName]

I have two children who have done the S W Herts consortium test. The second scored high enough to get into any of the schools, in any year (including Parmiter's). He also has SN. SEN /additional needs does not equate to low ability.

We didn't choose Parmiter's as it was not set up to meet his additional needs, but some of my friends have children there who are v.happy.

[TheFirstOfHerName]

Aaaaargh: sucked into zombie thread. Where was the red writing?

[tunaandcheesesandwich]

Ahh... so sweet of Humphrey89 to post on this thread, shame he didn't get a response. He must be aged 89 if went to Parmiters in the 40's!

[LPrimeTime]

hi there! it was only last year i finished my schooling from Parmiters (I am not a mother! i just stumbled across this post!)

Parmiters is a school for gifted and talented, special and educational needs, disadvantaged children and more importantly ANYBODY!

The exam criteria may be high to get into the school but they have the best teachers in the county! some of the best facilities i have seen in whati have been in 3 Senior/Grammar schools!

They are all friendly and do not tolerate bullying.
Will help your children with any academic needs (as much as they can anyway!)

Run lots of extra curricular classes and catch up classes during lunchtimes and after school.. the detention system is very strict.

The detention system is strict but useful! certainly makes you regret not handing in your homework!

i was far from being the "brightest" kid in that school.. of which i do miss very much! but i passed the exams that i needed to in my GCSEs and have since gone on to start up my own IT company.

A very good school for all people! (even if you need to hire a tutor to get them throught the initial exam.. imo it would be money well spent!) ;)

[camaymondair]

Hi,can any one please give me the information for academic test parmiters where can I buy the test book.

[TheFirstOfHerName]

The academic test for the S W Herts consortium (including Parmiter's) contains two papers.

The Maths paper is fairly straightforward: 50 questions in 50 minutes, standard format. It is similar to the practice papers published by GL Assessment and others.

The verbal reasoning paper is a new style (September 2015 will be the first time the consortium have used it) and is a CEM-style paper focusing on letters, words, vocabulary and reading comprehension. I have no idea where you would find practice papers for this.