11+ advice on schools SWPS/Surbiton high/ LEH

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Hi all, my dd is doing 11+ this Sep she is academic but not very bright. She is not sporty but musical which school do you think will suit her best. Any advice would be helpful.

My recommendation would be LEH it’s a lovely girls school. They are not a hot house any more, they have mixed group of children. Most of the uber clever ones usually move to central London schools like Westminster, SPGS after junior . They have a lovely music department where the girls even get to perform at New York. Sports is fantastic with something for everyone. The school to avoid would be SWPS. I hear their music department is a disaster. My friends daughter goes there and she said that this year the gcse girls have been told that they will finish the content by the end of spring term ( just a few weeks before their final exams). I was shocked to hear that. Unless the child needs SEND support school I won’t recommend SWPS at all. We visited the school last year and decided against it . I also heard from other children that they barely even had enough loo for the girls so now with boys joining this year I can imagine it can only being worse. I don’t know much about Surbiton high but from what I hear it’s only positive things. Hope this helps.

Hi ... LEH is a lovely school but it is oversubscribed and very academic ... and it looks amazing with great facilities ...Surbiton is on a much smaller site so might not have the 'wow' of LEH an but excellent all rounder and especially if your daughter is musical .. they have a lot of emphasis on the Arts side there but their academics are excellent too ... would suggest a visit to both as they have open days coming up .. location may be a deciding factor for you

Sit for them all and work out during the process where your dd is suited to. February 2027 when you get the offers is a long way from now. It’s a normal combination of schools with either KGS or Claremont Fan in consideration depending on where you live and how well your dd performs in exams. Remember girls have A LOT of choice for example Reeds is going co-ed this year.