ToadMum wrote:
Parmiters admissions policy for 2021 entry says:
6. 25% of places shall be available in merit order by reference to academic ability. In order to be considered
under this criterion, a verbal reasoning test and a mathematics test must have been taken, the results of which
will be used to assess academic ability. No minimum score will be required to gain admission, places being
offered strictly in descending order of each applicant's standardised test score. Preparation for the tests is
unnecessary. The tests are administered by the SW Herts Consortium (Parmiter's School, Watford Boys'
Grammar School, Watford Girls' Grammar School, Rickmansworth School, Queens' School, Croxley Danes
School and St Clement Danes School) and registration for the tests must have been made by the deadline.
Information about the tests and the arrangements, including examples of the questions, are available on the
school website: http://www.parmiters.herts.sch.uk and the SW Herts Consortium website:
https://www.swhertsschools.org.uk/.
7. Up to 10% of places to be allocated on the basis of proven aptitude in Music to be determined by
prescribed tests. In order to be considered under this criterion, a written test of musical aptitude and a
practical music assessment must have been taken. PAN being 208, 25% is 52 spaces and 10%, 21.
I can't see anything in the above paragraphs which mentions a catchment area? Also, the two 'proximity' criteria - 2 and 8 - only mention 'straight line distance', no mention of a catchment that I can see. Have I missed something?
https://www.parmiters.herts.sch.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=682&type=pdfToadmum, I'm afraid you missed this from later in the document:
For applicants who satisfy Criteria 5, 6 and 7:
95% of the places available will be allocated to applicants from the following post code areas:
WD3 to WD25; AL1, AL2, AL3, HP1, HP2, HP3 and HA6So yes, 5% of the academic and music places (criteria 6 & 7) are open to those outside the priority postcodes - 2.6 children

under the academic criterion!!
Criterion 5 is "compelling medical reason" which has no cap on numbers, so I don't know why they're applying the 95% to that!
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