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not putting a comprehensive at all on the CAF

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:12 pm
by luxor1706
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Re: not putting a comprehensive at all on the CAF

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:16 pm
by daveg
luxor1706 wrote:And also the fact that the LEA have to offer a place in a local anyways
It could be a school anywhere in the authority. It would be a school that had places once every preference, down to the last, had been fulfilled. It would be a very, very high-risk strategy without a solid (ie, independent) Plan B.

Re: not putting a comprehensive at all on the CAF

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:23 pm
by luxor1706
DD is going to write indie exams,so there is a plan B, but what happens if plan B fails or does that never happen at independent schools? do most people who write do get offered a place?

Re: not putting a comprehensive at all on the CAF

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:52 pm
by hermanmunster
daveg is right about the fact that you could be offered a school anywhere in the LA area - not necessarily your local one.

re the indies - it totally depends on the indie... :wink: some are really quite selective and others take nearly everyone who applies (mind you have known some "catch all" indies turn people down - only to come back later and offer them places :roll: )

Which ones are you applying to/

Re: not putting a comprehensive at all on the CAF

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:26 pm
by luxor1706
the abbey in Reading
Habs Girls
SPGS.

Re: not putting a comprehensive at all on the CAF

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:57 pm
by Reading Mum
The Abbey is selective but will take account of school reports, interview etc even if the exam doesn't go that well

Re: not putting a comprehensive at all on the CAF

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:07 am
by Daddy123
What are the Indie options for my DS in and around Chiswick area ?

Re: not putting a comprehensive at all on the CAF

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:19 am
by Reading Mum
Sorry - too far in to London for my knowledge to stretch.

Re: not putting a comprehensive at all on the CAF

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:37 am
by harrow123
luxor1706 wrote:the abbey in Reading
Habs Girls
SPGS.
All of these schools are selective , u may add one non-selective to ur indie list for guraranteed place

Re: not putting a comprehensive at all on the CAF

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:37 pm
by Kingfisher
Daddy123 wrote:What are the Indie options for my DS in and around Chiswick area ?
Daddy123, you might want to look at school like Kings College Wimbledon, City of London, St Paul's, Westminster, St James,' Latymer. They are all highly regarded. It depends how academic your DS is.