appeals for Pates

MChelt · Post by **MChelt** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:48 pm

Can anyone please help me ? Do you know of any cases when an extremely bright child has flunked the Pates test for some bizarre reason and then managed to get in after appeal ?

Glos_Mum · Post by **Glos_Mum** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:14 pm

MChelt · Post by **MChelt** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:24 pm

thanks for that - I had a search but not found out anything regarding Pates . The child concerned had been a consistently high scorer in all the practice tests ( 90 % + ) . A re - mark has been requested but I don't hold out much hope! Things must have gone very badly on the day - maybe nerves, who knows ?

Glos_Mum · Post by **Glos_Mum** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:38 pm

gloucestermum · Post by **gloucestermum** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:36 pm

It was me that posted the link for appeals info-I will try and find it

Sorry haven't been around alot this last few days-been rather under the weather!

GM

gloucestermum · Post by **gloucestermum** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:40 pm

The link is-

http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/utili ... iaid=24763

This is to the Admissions Forum annual report for secondary admissions for 2007-it states that of 17 appeals for Pates,2 were upheld.I am sure that the report for 2008 will not be long.

Regards
GM

Glos_Mum · Post by **Glos_Mum** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:44 pm

cheltdad · Post by **cheltdad** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:07 pm

practcie scores of 95%+ are needed to be Pates confident not 90% from my experience.

Burneth · Post by **Burneth** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:56 pm

gloucestermum wrote: Sorry haven't been around alot this last few days-been rather under the weather!

GM

You have been missed! Welcome back to the land of the living.

MChelt - did your child get a placing at all in the test? The fact two appeals were upheld in a previous year indicates that it is worthwhile attempting an appeal - if you have sufficient evidence then you definitely have a chance. Yes 15 failed, but 2 were successful and so could you be.

Good luck and check out the appeals section for helpful hints and tips.

B