Reading 13+ - thoughts?
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:20 pm
As well as having a DD sitting for Kendrick in Oct, I have a DS who wants to try for Reading 13+.
He sat Reading and missed out on a place last year - came 123rd I think and although the waiting list moved, it didn't move enough for us. Luckily, after lots of waiting list movement, he got a space in his second choice school in Wokingham where he seems to be doing really well.
He has started talking about trying for Year 9 entry but that seems to be coming round really quickly now - January I think! I'm not sure though, obviously he scored well (but not enough) in the 11+ but I have no idea what to prepare for for the 13+, there aren't many resources! There are so few spaces in Year 9 that it seems very unlikely he'll get in. I know he says that he doesn't mind and it's worth a try but....
Has anyone got any recent personal experience of preparing for this?
Thanks
He sat Reading and missed out on a place last year - came 123rd I think and although the waiting list moved, it didn't move enough for us. Luckily, after lots of waiting list movement, he got a space in his second choice school in Wokingham where he seems to be doing really well.
He has started talking about trying for Year 9 entry but that seems to be coming round really quickly now - January I think! I'm not sure though, obviously he scored well (but not enough) in the 11+ but I have no idea what to prepare for for the 13+, there aren't many resources! There are so few spaces in Year 9 that it seems very unlikely he'll get in. I know he says that he doesn't mind and it's worth a try but....
Has anyone got any recent personal experience of preparing for this?
Thanks