SW London Private & Grammar - applying for year 7 in 2023 (Part II)

[QuiteAJourney]

Continuation of the thread
SW London Girls' Private & Grammar - applying for year 7 in 2023

www.mumsnet.com/talk/secondary/4643252-sw-london-girls-private-grammar-applying-for-year-7-in-2023?page=40

Looking forward to continuing the journey with all of you!!

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Are SPS second round 11 plus invitations out yet for boys?

I got the impression that SPG 11+ intake will trend up and 13+ is trend down?

Yes. Sent out on Monday already.

Ah thanks @AC7001

Has anyone heard from LU? Last year they sent email one week the exam so thinking we might not have moved on to 2nd stage..

@Parent123456 We've not heard anything either :(

It's says on the LU website it will be by 16th so I would expect to hear that day. They will let everyone know the same day, regardless of the outcome.

Scholarship question. Does anyone know if schools invite everyone who applies for a scholarship to come and audition/ be interviewed or whether they weed some children out first? Thanks

@Firenze12 Do you mean music /sports scholarship or academic scholarship?

@Firenze12 I think that it depends on the school and type of scholarship. One of the schools we have applied for releases the offers before Christmas and then calls DD for scholarships assessments. Others run the assessments in parallel with the admissions process (sometimes it can be quite brutal as invites to scholarship assessments can be suddenly dropped if the DC has not progressed to the following round of exams / admissions).
For some scholarships the portfolio/ evidence submitted acts as a first filter, depending on demand. For other scholarships (eg drama) that is more difficult.
Best is to speak with the specific school, really.

@Firenze12 From the Y6s I know doing 11+ this year, sports scholarships tend the run alongside the main application process, and music scholarships tend to be at the final (interview) stage just for those candidates who've reached that stage. Most schools for music scholarships also have a pretty rigorous sift baeed on paper application, even for who have got to final stage (just because auditioning is so time consuming). As @QuiteAJourney says, each school will do it differently so worth checking each one.

A few years ago, we were told 600 apps, 500 thru to second test, 200 thru to interview. There is no official data on this, only the school knows and they don't publish this data, it's all anecdotal. I can tell you that when I picked DD up from second test, there were clearly hundreds of girls there. The school has over 700 students, they can easily give 500 entrance exams given their capacity.

Good luck everyone.

Thanks all yes I mean music/ sport/ drama etc. My daughter has been invited to a scholarship interview/ audition for a school and I was trying to work out if she stood a good chance or whether they just allowed every child applying for scholarships to come.

@Firenze12 Congrats to your DD for getting an interview /audition! I don't think you can know either way what it means in broader terms, without knowing the scholarship entry process. Usually that info is on the website but I'm guessing not in this case!

@Firenze12 if you are happy mentioning the school and type of scholarship, others might be able to help (either on the basis of current or previous experience), including on how many scholarships might be available.
Otherwise, you may want to contact the school.

It was either the then Head of the Lower School or the then Head of Admissions who gave me that information (apologies - it's a few years ago and I can't remember exactly!).

Anyway, good luck to any of you who have daughters sitting the exams next month - it's a great school, my daughter is absolutely loving her time there.

@Firenze12 , every school is different. I know ds who took the hampton exam, got an invite to the sports scholarship and then got a WL place - ie good at sport, boarderline exam result. They got a place off WL as very good at their sport and in A team but academically in lower cohort of the year.

Does anyone know what the Woldingham academic scholarship assessment involves and what proportion of those shortlisted get offered a scholarship? @QuiteAJourney do I remember rightly that you received an invitation? If so, any sense of whether it’s group task work or more formal testing?

@readingcat we did indeed... as far as I know, no formal assessment (I asked them) just group engagement / thinking on their feet ... not sure how many will be offered a scholarship.
Is your DD invited for the 13th too?

Thanks @QuiteAJourney, that’s helpful - I had been going to query them before attending in Jan. Do you know of many others going? We don't, though some are in for sport, drama etc.

I am afraid I do not know numbers (but would love to). Not sure how new this approach is.
I think girls being assessed for other scholarships are going on different days (we know someone going the following week for a drama one) unless, I suppose, they are doing both academic and other (non academic)

LU email are out :) was a good news for us before xmas.

@Lolakath19 Congrats to your DD! Very nice news to have as schools break up.

@Lolakath19 many congratulations - excellent news!