SW London grammar and private year 7 entry 2024.

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https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/secondary/4907226-sw-london-grammar-and-private-year-7-entry-2024

This is the previous link. Hope it works.

oh there is another started. Ignore this one please

Hello again; was hoping to find everyone on here as it has the same title as the old thread-!

Hi everyone. Our new thread. Did anyone do an exam today? I thought there were still exams going on or is it just interviews now?

Last exam tomorrow (Alleyns). We are sooo done with this ;-)

Dd did an exam today. Disappointing in process, she has extra time and the way it was set up was very confusing and it was a mixed group. So during extra time the pupils and the teachers were all talking. Hmmm. So easy to get right, why do schools mess this stuff up? Now just interviews to go!

Good luck to everyone sitting Alleyns tomorrow!

Is this now the thread or is there another one? (If so, can you please point memin the right direction?).

Is anyone else applying to FHSS? When we sat the exam, they said they would interview everyone and that the interview would be on the 10th…. That’s the day after tomorrow but we still don’t have the time slot??? Is that the case for everyone or have I missed something? i have dropped them an email…

This is our new thread . There should be a link to the old one but it reached too many posts.

You should have received an email from FHSS. I received mine 14 December

Thanks for starting the new thread and good luck to those doing Alleyn’s tomorrow. We are waiting for Emanuel interview news this week, but exams finished.

Thanks a lot for that @Rainbells ! I hadn't received it - although my husband had (and ignored it?!!).
Thanks!

Same here! We are at FHSS this Thursday for the interview day

@allaboutmychildren
Thanks for the info on KGS 10+. Hope your DD is successful this year! Did she say if the 11+ exam was similar to the 10+ exam last year? Not having high hopes of an offer this time but will try again for 11+.

@mmhophey She doesn't remember much but I remember she found some questions types very hard last year. They had the similar questions and she was ok with them this year. I think she was ready with the proper preparation done in year 5 and also summer holiday.
I believe top tier children can get places with 10+ otherwise we should see this as a practice exam. Thanks for your wishes!

We are also at FHSS tomorrow - good luck to your girls@W4mamabear @Rainbells @CocoC

Thanks for setting up the new thread. Has anyone else’s DD had Surbiton High interview yet? My DD thought it went ok but she was interviewed by the headmistress which surprised me. Did anyone else have that experience?

My DD went to Surbiton interview last week. I don't recall her saying it was the headmistress. In the booking system they had 10+ different interviewers I think so you could get anyone on the day. She did get pressed to answer which 3 schools she wanted to go to most and she felt obliged to include Surbiton in the list!

I find quite 'interesting' when schools ask the DC (10-11, in a pressurised environment) about which others schools they have applied to or, even worse (imho) which schools they prefer. If they want that information, it would be more appropriate the ask the parents (e.g. GDST schools ask which other schools you are applying to). In any case, whichever information they may gather would be, even if accurate, only partially telling for their calculations of offers vs places.

You've got a point there! Didn't think it was particularly helpful, and in any case, we have provided info to all schools about the exams DD will be sitting, I'm pretty sure it was part of Surbiton's application too.

My DS has had two interviews so far and both asked about what other schools he’d applied to (and one also asked which state school which I think was trying to work out if Tiffin is on the cards). I assume schools are trying to work out how likely it is that an offer would be accepted but no idea how they factor it in to their decisions in practice.

Any bets on when people think we might hear from Emanuel? “By 12th Jan” is sufficiently vague to be today, tomorrow, 6pm on Friday etc.

It’s the last one for us, to be honest I don’t mind the wait for interview results/potential interview as we’ve got the long wait until 9 Feb for interview results for the other schools…

@Summerma I checked last year’s thread and results seemed to come 8pm on the Tues (bit weird tbh) but who knows if it will be the same this year. I’m checking regularly though! Year before they interviewed everyone so didn’t have this stage.

It was indeed on Tuesday 10th Jan... we got our email at 7.30 pm.
Last year they interviewed a lot (more than 1/2 of applicants). The HM stated that they come from a tradition of interviewing every DC, and although that is no longer possible, they are keen to see as many DC as possible.

And I believe Emanuel returned to school post Xmas break today so… would really love some good news from them this week🙏🏻

Thanks all! Okay so a possible late email today then!…