Henrietta Barnett 2024 waiting list movement

[Fahmin]

My DD's waiting list ranking on HBS is 38. Last year, the last one offered was 46, 2022 was 55 and 2021 was 57. So, I am now keeping my fingers crossed.

Please use this thread to update us on any offer you have received so that the rest of us on the waiting list can estimate whether we are likely to get an offer.

Please let update as follows:

Waiting list rank: XX
Date of offer: DD/MM

Thanks

I think they will start offering from waitlist by week starts 25th March. from past years trend waitlist 38 may clear by July.

2022 Waiting List Movement, Last Place offered WL55
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02/04/2022 - WL 7
14/04/2022 WL 15
27/04/2022 WL 16
16 May 2022 WL 21
28 May 2022 WL 24
01 Jul 2022 WL37
22 Sep 2022 WL50

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2023 Waiting List Movement
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17/04/2023 WL 16
27/04/2023 WL 20
28/04/2023 WL 23
16/05/2023 WL 26
30/05/2023 WL 31
12/06/2022 WL 33
03/07/2023 WL 35
31/07/2023 WL 37
29/08/2023 WL 38
04/09/2023 WL 39
06/09/2023 WL 42
11/09/2023 WL 44
18/09/2023 WL 45
25/09/2023 WL 46

Hi, I heard last year in September also lots of waiting lists got clear for HBS..I am sure u will be through.

HBS website says 17 from waitlists have offered place..but not sure they got it or still waiting to hear from council…

Normally 17 clears by Kate April. Why are so many rejecting HBS this year?

Any idea of current position? or How many of the 17 actually accepted the offer?

HBS website says
"Second-round offers have been made to the top 17 on the waiting list and all places have now been accepted."

Can we expect any further movement?

Not for the time being.

I think there will be no further movement this year in hbs. All the places have been accepted..so any idea how it use to be in orevious years..

I emailed HB admissions today and currently there is no further movement and it is hard to predict what this movement would be over the next few months leading up to September. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.

They will update the website if any further changes.

Where did you get this information from 😊

Complete speculation here, but I wonder if the likely addition of VAT to private school fees by a Labour government is leading to more parents accepting offered places at QEB? In the past I suspect greater numbers may have turned down QEB in favour of independent.

As I say, total speculation but it may explain less WL movement than in previous years.

I’m not sure if your speculation holds. Two years ago, in September, the waiting list (WL) for QE boys reached number 22. This year, it’s already at WL 21, and there are still five months to go.

It's almost 2 months now, HBS has offered waiting list till 17th position and no further update published in their website. Does anyone knows, if they have any specific time period to publish the next list or is it a runtime decision.

I think they will now clear waitlists as and when more seats will be vacant..

I don’t know if it still holds but many years ago we were told that if our daughter was put on the waiting list she would get in, and she did.

Here is the update I got today

"Dear Fahmin

I can let you know that today I offered to number 20 on the waiting list. Movement is definitely slower this year but this could still change during the summer months."

Kind regards

Yes you are right waitlist 20 has been offered and accepted.

Thank you Fahmin for the update. :)

Thanks a lot for the update.

They have now updated the same in their website today.

There's an update on HBS website. They have now offered upto waiting list 23rd position.

Its been a while that HBS has not updated the movement. Surely it has moved a bit. Has anyone beyond 23 received any offer yet?

There hasn’t been any further movement. The waiting list seems to be moving extremely slowly.

Presumably people are also holding places at private schools and are waiting for the result of the election and to see if Starmer imposes 20% VAT on school fees.

That's a very good point.