11 Plus Exams Forum

Does anyone how many students scored 111 or more for each Grammar school this year?

Or even last year, just to get a rough idea of what we are dealing with.

I rang Herschel & they said they dont share such statistics, I wonder why.

According to our letter, of the 1100+ children who sat the exam, 450+ reached grade 111 or above. As there are only 140(?) places available at Langley this year there will be over 300 disappointed PASSERS!
Makes my daughter's not-even-near pass seem irrelevant!

I'm so sorry to hear that wraysburymum.
Give your daughter a huge hug from me and then give yourself one too.

Take care..

AM

wraysburymum wrote:According to our letter, of the 1100+ children who sat the exam, 450+ reached grade 111 or above. As there are only 140(?) places available at Langley this year there will be over 300 disappointed PASSERS!
Makes my daughter's not-even-near pass seem irrelevant!

I also got a letter from Langley, without the details about how many kids wrote, how many passed. Did you get that with the results or separately?

Thanks wraysburymum.

My letter (a "sorry to tell you..") version lists as follows:

"the range of average standardised scores achieved by all pupils who took the 11+ examination for the grammar schools in the Slough area is 141 - 69. The pass scores are 141 -111. 451 children have scored between 111 and 141 at Langley Grammar School... from a total entry of 1,104 at Langley Grammar School."

Perhaps if you were lucky to get a "well done you passed" letter this information was not included?

We are fingers, toes and legs crossed for Slough now! Nothing like a bit of stress and tension is there!!

wraysburymum wrote:My letter (a "sorry to tell you..") version lists as follows:

"the range of average standardised scores achieved by all pupils who took the 11+ examination for the grammar schools in the Slough area is 141 - 69. The pass scores are 141 -111. 451 children have scored between 111 and 141 at Langley Grammar School... from a total entry of 1,104 at Langley Grammar School."

Perhaps if you were lucky to get a "well done you passed" letter this information was not included?

We are fingers, toes and legs crossed for Slough now! Nothing like a bit of stress and tension is there!!

Thanks for all this. We were not supplied with those statistics. we live in Slough, dont know if its got anything to do with that.

Just got a congratulations blah blah blah, though son's mark is just above 111. Not looking good. he passed the Bucks one very well, not v. keen on that.

Yes indeed waiting anxiously for the Slough. Good luck to you too.

FM

To be honest, I'd take your hand off for a guaranteed place anywhere! We all get picky between fractions of a % on pass rates, but we KNOW they'll have the best chances at these schools. Our secondary school is dreadful, and I know a lot of people have put pressure on kids passing (me especially) just because we'd rather them be bottom of an excellent school than slide down the slippery slopes of a bad secondary.
Anyone got a spare place they don't need? Please pass this way!!

wraysburymum wrote:To be honest, I'd take your hand off for a guaranteed place anywhere! We all get picky between fractions of a % on pass rates, but we KNOW they'll have the best chances at these schools. Our secondary school is dreadful, and I know a lot of people have put pressure on kids passing (me especially) just because we'd rather them be bottom of an excellent school than slide down the slippery slopes of a bad secondary.
Anyone got a spare place they don't need? Please pass this way!!

Results from Slough are in and I am dissapointed. Son didnt make it, trying to be brave. Me too....I have put loads of pressure on him. Slightly relieved I entered him for the Bucks, last minute.

Hope your daughter makes it, good luck.

FM