Anyone moved into a grammar school county for start of secondary?

[Riverside1]

How does it work if you live in another county? Thinking specifically of Kent where i know you take the Kent test. When would you a) find out if DD had passed b) how can you apply for a school if you don't live there yet? ie would only move if got a place, which i assume wouldnt be til march/april?

Anyone moved solely for this reason for start of yr 7?

thanks

I think it would be quite difficult. When my DD was in Y6 there was a possibility that the family would have to relocate to a grammar school county because of (now) XH's job. I rang up the education department and they were very sniffy and unhelpful. They said DD would have to go to a secondary modern, take the 11+ and wait for a grammar school place to become available. When I pointed out that this was a relocation move from several hundred miles away, and that I didn't want DD to have to start two new schools, they didn't give a toss . I expect they are used to people trying all kinds of ruses to try to get a grammar school place, but this was a genuine relocation situation and they couldn't have cared less. Sorry I can't give you better news.

thanks UpNorthAgain. Looks like it's too risky, will have to have a rethink :-)

I know people who sit for the superselectives in Kent (differentiate from the non-SS) which have a small number of places each for out of county (ooc) candidates and these are not distance related except where there is a tie. So there is no loss in taking the test except all the heartache and time of course. Kent however in recent years it can be hard to judge how likely you will be to get a place when they tell you about three weeks before you have to submit your CAF. Past scores don't always relate to what is offered in the next year so unless you get an enormously high mark where you can practically be certain you'll get a place you may have to wait until offer day and beyond to know for certain. Good luck.

Take the test in Sept, find out result mid Oct. Submit CAF by end Oct if OOC.

Find out if successful 2 March (ish). For grammars that have out of area places, these are usually a small percentage of places so your DD would be looking to get a top score.