Firstly... send virtual hugs to all those who haven't got the news that they wanted. There are plenty of "old timers" on here to offer support and hand holding, as required.
Congrats to all who go the offers they wanted! Also congrats to those DC's who did well enough to be on WL. It's a stressful for parents when that happens but that shouldn't detract from how well they have done.
sooowhattt brilliant! Well done to your super smart DS!
orangetiger thanks! DS2 is national level for his sport (a minor sport) but is just "ok" at the core sports, so we are really pleased for him that he managed to get a sport scholarship. As an aside, of all the DS's in our network who got 10+ W Sports scholarships, none got higher than 10% and the vast majority were Honorary ("prestige" but no financial value) or 5%. Primarily, I guess, because at 10+ one really is looking at potential.
catchmum having been through this process twice now, I would say that it isnt always a "logical" process to us parents. As an example, a good friend told me yesterday that her Academy footballer and county cricketer son "only" got an Honorary Scholarship at 10+ for W. she is hopping mad about it, but primarily it appears that she and her DH intimated at interview that W wasn't their first choice and that they expected to get offers from Wilson's and Wally Boys in March.
So in short, the schools know what they want and as parents our hope can only be that it matches our desires.