Trinity & Whitgift 10+/11+ exams 2024 entry

[SunshineandRainbowMum]

Hi everyone,

I'm starting a new thread for those with children who are sitting for the 10+ Trinity and Whitgift exams this year.

I've been lurking for years reading through the 10+ and 11+ past threads, silently sharing in the anxiety, pain and joy of those parents that have come before me 😅.

I can't believe that the time is now here for my DS to sit the 10+ exams.

Are there any other parents that would like to jump on board this thread so we can support each other through the next few months?

Thank you @SunshineandRainbowMum ! Yes we are waiting for Trinity and Whitgift though DS first choice is Trinity.

Well done to all boys who got through to the interviews at City. I just had another look at email from City and acceptance day is 7th February. That is 2 days before Whitgift and Trinity post their offers. Anyone else noticed that?

Thank you @SunshineandRainbowMum ! We went ahead to film the pre audition music scholarship video for Trinity yesterday afternoon despite no word from Trinity. Hopefully something comes through today.

@Moresleepandwine , how are you preparing for the interview component? I've asked DS to read the papers more consistently now but also aware of him sounding too "rehearsed".

@LoveBlueCheese , we are asking a secondary school student to do some 'mock' interviews with him. It's not so much a case of rehearsing but more helping him think of good examples to talk about. DS can sometimes act the comedian so I don't want him cracking jokes with the interviewer!

Good luck for anyone sitting Trinity 11+ today!

Yes strange that they didn't let you know before you had to do the pre audition. Hopefully we will hear something today.

I hadn't considered preparing DS for the interview, I didn't want to stress him out with what to do or say and wanted him to be his natural self. I may regret that though lol.

@SunshineandRainbowMum just had an email from the music administrator confirming receipt and nothing more to do until Spring term.

Still nothing? The wait is killing me now...

Yep me too, it's so painful waiting. I really hope tomorrow is the day they send the email.

Just got the email - yay!! Anyone else?

We just had an email and DS has been invited to 10+ interview at Trinity in January. I hope others have had good news too.

DS also invited to the interview. Hoping others have positive news too.

DS also has been invited to interview at Trinity.

@LoveBlueCheese , we have also received an interview slot from City. Have you heard from them yet?

@Moresleepandwine , yup we've booked our slot for City.

Bit of an abrupt email from Trinity I thought - "delighted to invite" followed swiftly by "our office is closed by end of today for the term"

😂

@LoveBlueCheese your child must have done well to have "delighted to invite". Ours was slightly different wording although still has an invite.

Lol, DS must have just scraped past the cut off then. He only 'performed well enough'. 😂

Hardly! Was the generic one - pleased to let u know. Sorry! City was the delighted to invite (I am juggling my younger child doing the 7plus so it has been really crazy with the emails). All the same, I thought it was a little funny almost like yah here's what u need to know now bye bye 🤣

Hey,
Congratulations to all your DS's, unfortunately my DS was not successful to interview stage, I am really gutted for him. He said that he found the Trinity exam easier than Whitgift and so I am not holding out much hope there either. I will reevaluate and hopefully try again next year for 11+ if I feel it is right for him.

Wishing all of your DS's the best of luck at their interviews in January.

@SunshineandRainbowMum I don't think it's time to throw in the towel yet. Wait for Whitgift to come back to you - it's all about relative performance to the cohort sitting the exam rather than how difficult the paper was. With computerised adaptive exams this is esp the case x

Thanks @LoveBlueCheese, DS has actually taken the news really well (much better than I did) which is a big relief. We are of course hoping that in January Whitgift is a more positive outcome. x

Hi @SunshineandRainbowMum , sorry to hear that Trinity didn't work out. But Whitgift looks for a different type of child and it's not over yet. Good luck to your DS for Whitgift!

So sorry @SunshineandRainbowMum but, as others have said, don't worry about Whitgift too much and assume it will be negative. From my experience with my older son who went through it all a few years ago, their perception of difficulty or how well they've done is often very misleading. Sometimes they find things easy only because they don't actually spot the difficulty in a question. And, the other way round. Sometimes they perform better in tests they find difficult.

Hey everyone,
Thank you for the messages, I was surprised that it affected me so much, but after speaking things through with DH I have gotten over myself lol.
Keeping our fingers crossed for Whitgift and if not we will see this year as a practice run and try again next year for the 11+.

Did Trinity give you a date for the interviews?

No, they didn't. They just said they will be in touch on the 8th Jan or at some point that week. No dates for scholarship assessments either...

Did anyone sit 11+ plus exam on Wednesday 13th?