woodford appeal - is there any point?

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shah
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woodford appeal - is there any point?

Post by shah »

my daughter worked very hard in a short space of time, to sit the 11+ unfortunately she did not get in.
her overall score was 205.
not sure what this means except that she is off by 21 marks to be offered a place (maybe).
is there any point appealing?
any help would be appreciated, right now as i cannot think straight

thankyou
shah
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Post by capers123 »

Is there any reason that your daughter didn't do as well as she could have on the day of the exam? Illness, family illness, problems at school or home?
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Post by awsomegr8 »

hi shah my dd had 224 for redbridge so i will appeal as its only 2 points short so any advice would be much appreciated
NR
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Post by NR »

Shah,

My daughter scored 212 for the woodford exam but got offered a place in shsg. Would i need to appeal or is the mark to low?

Thanks
shah
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Post by shah »

there were no illness or family probs prior to the exam.
i was involved in an car accident which may have affected her, it certainly affected me tutoring her apart from that i cant say.

this is the first time i've been thru the 11+ and am finding it oretty confusing. the question i would like answered is: is her score too low to appeal? her nVR let her down it was around 46/75, VR 70/90
any help pls?
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Post by shah »

forgot to add accident happened end of sept
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Post by Etienne »

Dear shah

A gap of 21 marks sounds rather a lot, but no one can give you a definite answer because it depends on the strength of your case.

You need (1) evidence of very high ability [Q&As, B11], and (2) convincing extenuating circumstances.

If the school would confirm that your daughter's routine school work was affected following your car crash, that might suffice for point 2 above.

Another consideration is that Redbridge (if it's Redbridge that is responsible) has a below average success rate for appeals. That shouldn't stop you appealing, however, if you have a strong enough case.

Regards
Etienne
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