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Is Alleyn's harder to get into than Westminster??

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noworklifebalance · 14/02/2020 07:29

At 11+?

I am asking on behalf of someone whose son is at a private school that doesn't prep for these exams and would like him to move at 11+.
She knows of a couple of boys who got offers from Westminster but not from Alleyn's and doesn't know whether they are anomalies or if Alleyn's is really that difficult to get into. She wants to be realistic in expectations and hope! She is also considering some other schools.

Before anyone says, she has visited them and spoken to current parents.

TIA

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Jungalice · 10/02/2023 06:28

Tiredofelevenplus · 14/02/2020 20:58

DS did not sit Alleyn’s as test clashed with LU, which we favored, so have no direct experience. Having said that, a good friend who is a senior consultant with The Good School Guide did advise me that Alleyn’s was surprisingly over- subscribed and, as per pp, socially sophisticated.

For those that don't know "socially sophisticated" is a thinly veiled dogwhistle pertaining to elitism from both a class and cultural perspective.

And this was SO evident upon visiting Alleyn's.

AnotherNewt · 10/02/2023 08:17

Jungalice · 10/02/2023 06:28

For those that don't know "socially sophisticated" is a thinly veiled dogwhistle pertaining to elitism from both a class and cultural perspective.

And this was SO evident upon visiting Alleyn's.

No, it mean the school pupils have the - how to put this tactfully - liveliest party scene.

(And that's up against some pretty stiff competition from other schools - and no, before someone says it, I don't mean every single pupil ends up on the party scene. It's a comment about proportion relative to others. It's that bit more pervasive and that bit livelier)

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