11+ admissions for outside catchments

[DavyJane]

Hello,
I am a mum of a 7 year old child and have just started thinking about whether to move houses keeping in mind secondary school options or not.

I understand most schools have catchment areas, which mean that the children wihtin those areas need less marks than others to get a seat in the school.

In the case of children who live outside the catchment area and score really well, I understand the school will still offer a place if they score above the required level.
In this scenario, when the child accepts a place at their school, is the child expected to move into the catchment for the school to accept the application?

I am looking at schools the following schools in particular -

1. Henrietta Barnett School
2. The Tiffin Girls' School
3. Nonsuch High School
4. Wallington High School for Girls

It would be great if you could shed any light on this. I am outside the catchment for all of these.

My worry is that, if my child were to write and get into any of these schools (by some stroke of luck) whether we would need to move houses when she is in her Year 5/6 to just be able to accept admissions into the secondary schools.

Kind Regards
Davy Jane

Yes. They're in the admissions policies. And it's 85 not 80 for Nonsuch. Sorry.

@StressedMumOf2Girls thank you!

Seeking Advice: Moving to Kingston/Richmond Area - School Choices and Neighborhood Recommendations

Dear all,

We're considering to move to the Kingston/Richmond area and could really use some advice from you about schools and neighborhoods. As I developed asthma recently, greener and cleaner areas with good local schools and communities are priority. However, not too high-end as we are looking to rent.

My daughter is in year four, so I look for primary and secondary schools. Catchment areas for both are making it even more tricky. So, your insight and recommendations would make big difference. For me great extracurricular activities and focus on sports, creative subjects, emotional wellbeing is more important than constantly achieving A+.

In this light, I also want to ask about Tiffin's Girls to understand if this could be an option fo us.

My daughter while quite strong academically and very competitive in sports, especially tennis and athletics, she's a bit shy, too polite sometimes, in large settings she might need reassurance for confidence boost. Currently, she's in a very small school and feels happy there. If anyone could comment what is overall atmosphere at Tiffin's, friendly or too competitive? Are girls supportive? Being allways under high pressure for A+, can be unhealthy. I wonder how school is balancing this? Also, it's such a large school, do they take good care of individual needs?

Thanks so much for your help! Your advice will really make a difference as we figure out our next move

@GentleMintCat please start your own thread, making sure you include the area/schools you are talking about in the title of the thread.

Otherwise, people may respond to the original question on this thread instead, which can get confusing.

Thank you, I did. It was my first try on Mumsnet, so wasn't really sure where to post.