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First Preferences for Bucks Grammars on CAF
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 1:29 pm
by MrsH173015
Sally-Anne, in years gone by I know around this time of year you were able to work your magic and come up with figures on what people had chosen as their first preference on their CAF forms. This gave a rough guide which, when cross referenced with historic allocation figures, gave some insight into likely distances each Grammar may be able offer to. Do you have that information this year please?
Re: First Preferences for Bucks Grammars on CAF
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 2:13 pm
by Sally-Anne
I do indeed - the comparison of 2015 with 2016 is as follows:
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PAN 2016 PAN 2015 Chg
AGS 186 240 180 164 +76
AHS 180 190 180 174 +16
BHS 150 188 150 168 +20
BGS 150 107 150 126 -19
CGS 180 181 180 170 +11
DCGS 180 209 180 236 -27
DCHS 150 170 180 205 -35
JHG 150 138 150 117 +21
RGS 192 224 192 167 +57
RLS 174 199 174 247 -48
SHF 150 130 150 147 -17
SWB 120 188 120 115 +73
WHS 192 189 192 170 +19
TOT 2,154 2,353 2,178 2,206 +147
Re: First Preferences for Bucks Grammars on CAF
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:58 pm
by MrsH173015
Thanks!
Interesting stuff. I shall go away and play.
Re: First Preferences for Bucks Grammars on CAF
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:17 pm
by kittymum
Golly! +73 on SWBGS (although my gut feeling is 2015 was v low for them which ties in with the low number of qualifiers out here for 2015) - I know as a catchment sibling we will be fine but still makes you go eeek!
Any info as to catchment / ooc etc to settle my nerves
Re: First Preferences for Bucks Grammars on CAF
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:29 pm
by gowest
It would be interesting to know how many children who put schools as their first preference passed the 11+ ?
Re: First Preferences for Bucks Grammars on CAF
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:30 pm
by Guest55
I believe this data is post qualification - but not sure whether successful reviews are included.
Re: First Preferences for Bucks Grammars on CAF
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:33 pm
by kittymum
So does it not include those going straight to appeal who have put a GS as 1st preference?
Re: First Preferences for Bucks Grammars on CAF
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:01 pm
by gowest
Thank you,
Guest55. I think you are right. Taking into account this one
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/media/3527059 ... alysis.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
and subtracting a chunk from Greater London kids (using Bucks exam like a mock and preferring smth else in London) , Surrey etc the figure is about right - 2,353.
Re: First Preferences for Bucks Grammars on CAF
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:10 pm
by Sally-Anne
kittymum wrote:Any info as to catchment / ooc etc to settle my nerves
No breakdown for the preferences themselves, but the OoC qualifying figure (pre-review) was consistent with last year. In Wycombe there were roughly 100 additional qualifiers, but last year was an unusually low figure.
At a guess, for SWB you're probably looking at a distance similar to that for 2014 admission - out-area by 4 miles.
ETA: The data is indeed post-qualification, and I suspect it includes successful reviews, but I can't be absolutely sure of that. I may be able to sort that out later.
Re: First Preferences for Bucks Grammars on CAF
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:49 pm
by kittymum
It'll be great if the distance goes back to that (ds is part of the 2014 intake) - I know we will be fine but when you see how many more then PAN have put it at first choice then even strong nerves would waiver (and mine are not strong at the best of times
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