Lowest qualifying scores are lower than letter suggests
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 10:18 pm
The letter received with the Birmingham results detailed the cut off scores for each school for the last 3 years, but it is in fact misleading.
Usually more places are offered than there actually is, because the FO know that a certain percentage are declined.
However, in 2015 each school only offered the exact Published Admissions Number (PAN) which means that the initial scores on offers day looked like they had increased dramatically.
Large numbers of places were offered off the waiting lists and in fact the last scores were very similar to last year.
For example
CHB on offers days was 243 - 43 places offered from waiting list - final score 236
See figures below, posted by UM
CUT OFF SCORES 2015
For 2015 entry the score of the last child to gain entry to each of the Grammar Schools in Birmingham as of 1st March 2015 is listed below:
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School 219 (pupil premium not applicable)
Handsworth Grammar School 207 (pupil premium not applicable)
King Edward VI Aston School 224 (207 pupil premium)
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys 243 (219 pupil premium)
King Edward VI Five Ways School 232 (206 pupil premium)
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls 231 (210 pupil premium)
King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls 219 (209 pupil premium)
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 215 (pupil premium not applicable)
The KE schools usually 'over'offer' to allow for the fact that some pupils will choose to attend Independent Schools.
However in 2015, they did not over-offer due to the wish to keep the places offered at (where possible) 20% Pupil premium pupils.
Therefore, following offer day, last-scores in dropped more quickly than had previously been the case.
From information provided by parents, we understand that the following scores were offered (for non-pupil premium children) from the waiting lists.
Not all children on these scores may have been offered a place (as distance criteria is used where children have the same score).
Lower scores than these may have been offered - but these scores were confirmed by parents:
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School 215
Handsworth Grammar School 204
King Edward VI Aston School 218
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys 236
King Edward VI Five Ways School 226
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls 225
King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls 216
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 212
Usually more places are offered than there actually is, because the FO know that a certain percentage are declined.
However, in 2015 each school only offered the exact Published Admissions Number (PAN) which means that the initial scores on offers day looked like they had increased dramatically.
Large numbers of places were offered off the waiting lists and in fact the last scores were very similar to last year.
For example
CHB on offers days was 243 - 43 places offered from waiting list - final score 236
See figures below, posted by UM
CUT OFF SCORES 2015
For 2015 entry the score of the last child to gain entry to each of the Grammar Schools in Birmingham as of 1st March 2015 is listed below:
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School 219 (pupil premium not applicable)
Handsworth Grammar School 207 (pupil premium not applicable)
King Edward VI Aston School 224 (207 pupil premium)
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys 243 (219 pupil premium)
King Edward VI Five Ways School 232 (206 pupil premium)
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls 231 (210 pupil premium)
King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls 219 (209 pupil premium)
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 215 (pupil premium not applicable)
The KE schools usually 'over'offer' to allow for the fact that some pupils will choose to attend Independent Schools.
However in 2015, they did not over-offer due to the wish to keep the places offered at (where possible) 20% Pupil premium pupils.
Therefore, following offer day, last-scores in dropped more quickly than had previously been the case.
From information provided by parents, we understand that the following scores were offered (for non-pupil premium children) from the waiting lists.
Not all children on these scores may have been offered a place (as distance criteria is used where children have the same score).
Lower scores than these may have been offered - but these scores were confirmed by parents:
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School 215
Handsworth Grammar School 204
King Edward VI Aston School 218
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys 236
King Edward VI Five Ways School 226
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls 225
King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls 216
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 212