Failed by 2 marks !
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Last year my daughter got 118 and 120. We went to appeal and were stunned to have it turned down (as was my daughter and her school).
The Appeal Board I found to be very intimidating; more like a Magistrate's Bench than anything else with three 'county-set' women, a very staid male local authority representative and a clerk.
Her headmistress gave an excellent report, we mentioned possible nerves on the day and illness of her normal class teacher but no other extenuating circumstances. We felt it was best to be honest and not over-egg the pudding but evidently that is not the way to do it!
Obviously life goes on, she's fine where she is and will be sitting the 12+ shortly but I can't help thinking that other factors are at work other than academic potential.
Anyone going for appeal now should bear this in mind - raw marks are not the first criterion for selection (and I suppose if it were, why not just do provisional places depending on that year's pass rate THEN appeals).
The Appeal Board I found to be very intimidating; more like a Magistrate's Bench than anything else with three 'county-set' women, a very staid male local authority representative and a clerk.
Her headmistress gave an excellent report, we mentioned possible nerves on the day and illness of her normal class teacher but no other extenuating circumstances. We felt it was best to be honest and not over-egg the pudding but evidently that is not the way to do it!
Obviously life goes on, she's fine where she is and will be sitting the 12+ shortly but I can't help thinking that other factors are at work other than academic potential.
Anyone going for appeal now should bear this in mind - raw marks are not the first criterion for selection (and I suppose if it were, why not just do provisional places depending on that year's pass rate THEN appeals).
i feel voxish