Does attending the right Drama school and or other extracurricular activities actually help your child get into the right Secondary school of your choice ?

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Apologies for my rather long and open ended question. I am new to the application process of getting my young children into a good secondary school. I have read several posts and several application forms (manily high achieving top London Catholic schools).

I often hear parents talk of sending their children to top Drama schools and certain Scouts groups yet when you read the application forms for say applications to CVMS or London Oratory ( I have boys) there is no mention or consideration of such attendance to certain Drama schools.

In short I am confused. It seems being a devout Catholic attending mass with a child having being baptised before 6 months and having made his first holy communinion isn't enough thesedays. I know some of the criteria has changed in say CVMS ( distance to home), but throwing in Drama school attendance has now really confused me.

Can anyone throw some light into my confusion and forgive my naivity.

Many thanks

I am at the list. I agree, helping out at church is very difficult when you work and have DC. Which is why it is usually people who have teenagers/adult children who do these things IME.