Do we have a case?
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:37 pm
Hello
Newbie here really need some advice.
Abit of background - my dd is 12 in may and already in secondary school year 7. Dh is in Raf and in december we were told we were moving from Oxfordshire to Lincolnshire. In January when we had finally been allocated a home address I started school applications and having trawled through ofsted reports applied to QE grammar school in Horncastle.
I had not realised until starting the application process and speaking to the school that 11+ tests would need to be taken. We agreed dates with the school to take the tests required. The first test which was VR on 25th Feb and second which was NVR on 4th march (last monday).
Got the results today and they were that she had not qualified. They were not keen to give me the actual score at first but I asked nicely and they told me that she had got 205 (pass mark needed was 220 - though im sure you all know this!)
The grammar school themselves seem keen for us to appeal when I spoke to them this morning they said she was a nice girl and would fit in well there.
I am getting to the point now!! Is the fact that she only had a few weeks to prepare and that we had to drive from Oxfordshire to Lincolnshire and stay the night before in a hotel to take the tests be considered enough of extenuating circumstances?? . The grammar school asked today for me to get in touch with her current school and ask for her levels as thats information that they dont have and said they are looking for all subjects to be working to level 5 which im sure she is..
The problem for us is that we move up there just before easter and need her to start somewhere on 15th April - the school have already said that the appeals board will not be until May so it looks like she will already have to start one school with the possibility of moving to the grammar IF appeal is sucessful and Im not sure I want to put her through that..
Well done if you got to the end of this - any help or advice will be much appreciated
Newbie here really need some advice.
Abit of background - my dd is 12 in may and already in secondary school year 7. Dh is in Raf and in december we were told we were moving from Oxfordshire to Lincolnshire. In January when we had finally been allocated a home address I started school applications and having trawled through ofsted reports applied to QE grammar school in Horncastle.
I had not realised until starting the application process and speaking to the school that 11+ tests would need to be taken. We agreed dates with the school to take the tests required. The first test which was VR on 25th Feb and second which was NVR on 4th march (last monday).
Got the results today and they were that she had not qualified. They were not keen to give me the actual score at first but I asked nicely and they told me that she had got 205 (pass mark needed was 220 - though im sure you all know this!)
The grammar school themselves seem keen for us to appeal when I spoke to them this morning they said she was a nice girl and would fit in well there.
I am getting to the point now!! Is the fact that she only had a few weeks to prepare and that we had to drive from Oxfordshire to Lincolnshire and stay the night before in a hotel to take the tests be considered enough of extenuating circumstances?? . The grammar school asked today for me to get in touch with her current school and ask for her levels as thats information that they dont have and said they are looking for all subjects to be working to level 5 which im sure she is..
The problem for us is that we move up there just before easter and need her to start somewhere on 15th April - the school have already said that the appeals board will not be until May so it looks like she will already have to start one school with the possibility of moving to the grammar IF appeal is sucessful and Im not sure I want to put her through that..
Well done if you got to the end of this - any help or advice will be much appreciated