11 PLUS TIPS • exam pens / pencils
are children allowed to use pen for the CSSE exam - specifically the erasable pens? Or does it have to pencil? Or does it not matter / personal choice...Statistics: Posted by Sugarplumfairy82 — Tue...
View ArticleEssex • Re: CSSE 11+ Percentage on practice papers = good enough score?!
You will find that general advice is a consistent 80% and above score in practice papers; the more consistent, the better. This won't obviously guarantee a place but would make the exam - and the...
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11 PLUS TIPS • Re: exam pens / pencils
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid ... f53f 'What to bring' is in the FAQs. The familiarisation papers I had a look at don't specify pen / pencil.(Re the 'Write about the photograph' question on...
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Bexley and Bromley • Re: Bexley Result - 2024
Yes, we shifted to Bexley in December.Bexley admission team took over the application and gave us the ARN number also.Checked spam emails, no confirmation.No school confirmed online in "eadmission".I...
View ArticleEssex - Redbridge • Re: CSSE and Redbridge 11+ - I’ve registered my daughter...
Thank you ToadMum! That’s super clear and really helpful!Statistics: Posted by BooksAndAnimals — Tue Jul 16, 2024 11:17 pm
View ArticleBexley and Bromley • Re: Newstead Wood offers 2024
With the induction day now having taken place has that resulted in any more offers? Any good news for those on the waiting list?I'm guessing not.......I was at one of the Newstead prospective...
View ArticleBuckinghamshire • Re: BUCKS VS South West Consortium
As Scarymum says, the Bucks test is entirely cachement-based and then (for any unallocated places) distance based…. so being more than 10 miles away from the target GS makes a place very unlikely...
View ArticleHertfordshire (Other and North London) • Re: Syllabus and practice papers
Thanks, that's super helpful. What was your "other system" if I may ask? Or was it this one (elevenplusexams) I couldn't quite tell from your post.Tutors who have far too many pupils seems a common...
View ArticleBuckinghamshire • Re: Best books for year 4
CGP has been useful for Bucks and seems relevent for GL, there are also different varitiations : “work books” for tesching the actual “ syllabus “ (question types) and “tests” (ten minute tests are...
View Article11 PLUS APPEALS • Re: Appeal for MM -Folkestone
How did your appeal go, JM? hoping for a good outcome for you.Statistics: Posted by Aethel — Thu Jul 18, 2024 8:06 am
View Article11 PLUS APPEALS • Re: Appeal In Catchment 10 Marks above Pass Rate
how did the appeal go, Bellasmum?Statistics: Posted by Aethel — Thu Jul 18, 2024 8:15 am
View ArticleBirmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Wrekin • Re: Moving House
I know this is an old thread, but does anyone in Birmingham have an answer to this, as I think we're about to find ourselves in this exact same position. We've applied for my child to sit the test in...
View ArticleHertfordshire (Other and North London) • Re: MILL HILL Music Test results...
My son got 70 marks too!This year there were 248 applicants, a bit lower than previous yearsStatistics: Posted by Johnwang — Fri Jul 19, 2024 12:57 pm
View ArticleGloucestershire • Re: 2024 exam prep for 2025 entry
Hi! Same boat. Well done to your little one, and to you! My daughter's prep is going well but for some reason she keeps making "avoidable mistakes" in her practice papers/mock. Almost every single...
View ArticleGENERAL 11 PLUS TOPICS • Re: Why grammar school?
Welcome to the forum! For some parents it’s the prestige element of saying their children are at a GS (sometimes even without caring WHICH GS, many threads on here for how far people will travel/how...
View ArticleHertfordshire (Other and North London) • School Commute
I'm central London and have a very academic child. Can't move, so weighing up how long a commute is reasonable (for the likes of HBS, St Michael's - if she gets in). So, how long is your child's...
View ArticleHertfordshire (Other and North London) • Re: School Commute
Depending on where you are in central London I'd look at the high achieving local schools first - Grey Coat Hospital, Lady Margarets Parsons Green and Camden High for example. That said catchments...
View ArticleBexley and Bromley • Re: Newstead Wood Allocations 2023
It seems that the final entry score was 217 and 27 pupils were admitted from the waiting list.https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... ng-2705578Statistics: Posted by osprey — Sat Jul 20, 2024 8:01...
View ArticleHertfordshire (Other and North London) • Re: LATYMER ALLOCATIONS MARCH 2024
@fiona1312 Apparently someone has just given up a place at Latymer so the next on the waiting list should get an offer very soon.I hope this is helpfulStatistics: Posted by YetAnotherDad — Sat Jul 20,...
View ArticleBexley and Bromley • Re: Query re BETHS Admissions Policy
Have a friend in this position. Has been checking waiting list position and was offered a place under criteria 8 last week.Statistics: Posted by Hiccup — Sat Jul 20, 2024 10:59 pm
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