wolvsparent wrote:
Adams don’t have PP places but have an “in catchment” and “out of catchment” area.
Someone has posted a few times that 330 OOA did not get offered. The presumption is that within catchment, or boarding, get offered a place if the qualifying score is reached (300).
The headmaster stated that 50 in catchment places would be offered this year, many more than ever, which would push up the OOA score considerably.
My son scored 305, so we did not expect an offer, but we received a letter stating he could be considered for a boarding place if we wanted one.
Hi
I have a son at Adams and one now on the waiting list with a boarding offer like everyone who passes OOA!
You are right that 50 boys within area are eligible for a place if they apply, they wouldn't be offered otherwise.
These are approximate figures:- Say there are 120 places they allocate 106 to day boys and 12 or 14 boarders these boys will have already requested a boarding place prior to the test and will have done the 11+ to see if they are at a Grammar school level.
As they don't fill the boarding spaces with pre-applicants they then offer boarding places to boys on the waiting list as they want to fill them, they don't seem to reallocate empty spaces to day boys.
Hope that makes sense.