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Waiting list information

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:49 pm
by aang
There has been a number of questions about waiting list and likelihood of getting a place across several threads. Blitz had posted an excellent summary of 2013 entry which can be found at http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/forum/ ... 15&t=35894" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or pasted below..

If you are not allocated your first choice school you are automatically put on the waiting list. You can phone up, usually about 7 working days after offer day to check your position. Essex schools offer waiting list places straight away, whereas Southend schools wait until 31st March to offer waiting list places (so a few late applications may jump ahead and your waiting list position probably will go down).

Waiting lists are a real roller coaster and very unpredictable from one year to the next. Appeals come into play in June, so again you can go down the waiting list as well as up.

Last year CCHS offered 15 places off the waiting list, KEGS- 4, CRGS - 16, ColCHS- 6, WHSB/G- 30+ at each, SHSB- 25+ at each.

Last year at least 4 offers (CCHS, KEGS, ColCHS and SHSB) were made in September after children had already started at their second choice schools.


These are last year's movements:
(All the cut-offs refer to the cut off point on offer day last year).


CCHS (Chelmsford i/c)
339.79 offered
337 not offered (offered off w/l)
336.861 (5th on w/l, offered 20.3.13)
333 (offered 19.9.13) last place offered

cut off 339 approx on offer day

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CCHS (Chelmsford o/c)
368 offered
365.232 not offered (2nd on w/l, offered 21.3.13)
361.8 offered end of May

Cut off 365 approx
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KEGS (i/c)
341.845 offered
340.343 not offered (1st on w/l, offered 4.5.13)
339.7 (4th on w/l, offered 17.9.13- last place offered)
337.5 (9th on w/l)

cut off 341 approx
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KEGS (o/c)
372.298 offered
366.618 not offered

Cut off ?
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ColCHS
331 offered
330.648 not offered
330.2 (5th on w/l-offered 5.6.13)
329 Last place offered- 24.9.13

cut off 331 approx
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CRGS
339.61 offered
339.175 not offered (2nd on w/l)
338.268 (10th on w/l) offered 1.7.13
337.5 (13th on w/l) offered 11.7.13
337.3 (16th on w/l) offered 20.7.13

cut off 339.5 approx
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WHSG o/c
344.628 offered
336.861 not offered (3rd on w/l- offered 2nd April. Rejected place as already offered CCHS)
330 -last place offered
cut off 337 approx

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WHSB o/c
333.257 offered
330.67 not offered (6th on w/l- offered 5th April)
327-last place offered
cut off 331
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SHSG o/c
327 offered
323 not offered
322.7 (8th on w/l -offered 10th April)
316- last place offered
cut off 324

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SHSB o/c
330.697 offered
328.5 not offered (2nd on w/l- offered 5th April)
325 (24th on w/l- offered 2nd June)
323 (offered 24.9.13- last place offered)

cut off 329 approx

Re: Waiting list information

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:54 pm
by Blitz
Last year a mistake was made with an i/c boy scoring in excess of 350 not being allocated his first choice school - KEGS.
This mistake was rectified by Essex CC.

This year at least 2 mistakes have already been made with allocations. Luckily parents posting scores have alerted others to the cut off marks and mistakes have been rectified by councils.

However, this means:
SHSB is 1 over PAN for o/c boys
WHSG is 1 over PAN for o/c girls

This means that if a boy rejects a place a SHSB, his place will not be allocated off the waiting list. Two boys will need to reject places for the first waiting list place to be offered.

Re: Waiting list information

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:26 pm
by stressedalready1
Is this in regard to the OC allocation of places only as the error was not in respect of the IC places? Thanks

Re: Waiting list information

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:32 pm
by Blitz
Yes, both mistakes were with o/c children.

Re: Waiting list information

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:13 pm
by stressedalready1
Blitz wrote:Yes, both mistakes were with o/c children.

Many thanks for confirming was just in regard to the OC list. An obvious answer to many but wanted to clarify. :D