It feels a bit like a wrap up with the thread - most people now decided and signed to the school where their DC will be in Y7.
On my side, I did not want to pass the opportunity to thanks those on these thread that have shared our journey ... we are all different, as are our circumstances and DC, but I firmly believe that the space provided for this thread has helped us (well, at least, it has helped me). Along the way I have made (somewhat unexpectedly) friends and felt part of a community. [A community with frictions on occasion, but a really positive experience overall]
Some of you may remember that my first post was about how I did not know how the process was going to play out with a smart but very anxious DD and, despite being in a prep for the last 3 years, we had the usual doubts about how things were going to pan out. She ended up coping with the process incredibly well (probably better than me!) and got offers from all the schools she applied to, with a couple of significant academic scholarships (including to Woldingham, one of her favourite schools) in the mix. Her preferences changed throughout the process (partly, as a result of the admissions processes - IPS going downhill, Emanuel going up) but also as she matured and got more confident about what she wanted in a school. She ended up choosing WHS (KGS was a very close second) and she is enthused about it (as are we).
Posting this hoping that other parents going through the process in the future can see that things can, and do, work out (sometimes in unexpected ways).