Eton - 130 CAT Score enough?

[LawrenceJ]

We’ve just received our son’s CAT scores for Year 6, and he scored 130 with high Quantitative/Spatial and lower Verbal. As he is applying to Eton we want to see what these scores mean via a vis his odds of admission - assuming his ISEB scores (to be taken later this year) are correlated.

Outside of academics, he’s got a good mix of music awards, high level football/rugby/cricket, clubs, etc - and he’s well liked by teachers etc, hence his overall reference should be supportive.

There’s a few threads on Mumsnet about this but additional thoughts are greatly appreciated. Is there anyone out there who has been through the Eton process recently - positively or negatively - that can shed some light on this?

Thank you very much in advance.

Totally fine. I’d say 125 also fine and lower if the boy has other outstanding skills. 130 is enough for a good run at Westminster/St Pauls

I would say that's fine given his other achievements. My son scored 135-140 in his CATS over a couple of years across the board and was offered Westminster Under and scholarships at other well known schools. The Heads reference and the interviews are important too.

Remember CATs don't tell the whole picture. It's only one way of identifying how academic a child is.

Thanks for your replies - much appreciated

Boys with lesser academics (but still decent) get in if they are jolly good chaps! Eton do place a lot of weight on the interview and reference, not just the academics.