kathykate wrote:You guys rock! I must have read it on their website and forgotten where I'd seen it. I'm going to MGS Open Morning on Friday. I was told yesterday (by a parent) that if you get 390 score you will get in no matter where you live - whereas I was under the impression that you had to be in one of the 'named areas' (which we are not) to have a hope of getting in, I need to check that info out.
I think you are right. We are going through the same thing, DS wants to go there but we don't live in one of the named areas. This is their over-subscription criteria;
Qualifying children who are looked after children.
Children resident in one of the parishes listed below, with a combined score of 390 or more, in order of (a) siblings and (b) those living the shortest distance from the school.
Other qualifying children resident in one of the listed parishes, in the order of (a) siblings and (b) those living the shortest distance from the school.
Other qualifying children, in the order of (a) siblings and (b) those living the shortest distance from the school.
The parishes in question are those of Addington, Aylesford (South), Barming, Bearsted, Bicknor, Birling, Borough Green, Boughton Malherbe, Boughton Monchelsea, Boxley, Bredhurst, Broomfield and Kingswood, Burham, Chart Sutton, Collier Street, Coxheath, Detling, Ditton, Downswood, East Farleigh, East Malling and Larkfield, East Sutton, Eccles, Frinsted, Harrietsham, Headcorn, Hollingborne, Hucking, Hunton, Ightham, Kings Hill, Langley, Leeds, Lenham, Leybourne, Linton, Loose, Maidstone, Marden, Mereworth, Nettlestead, Offham, Otham, Platt, Ryarsh, Snodland, Stansted, Staplehurst, Stockbury, Sutton Valence, Teston, Thurnham, Tovil, Trottiscliffe, Ulcombe, Wateringbury, West Farleigh, West Malling, West Peckham, Wichling, Wormshill, Wrotham, Wouldham, Yalding. See the note about transport below.
You can find it here
http://mgs.kent.sch.uk/mg/parents/appli ... nformation" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I seem to have it book marked
See you on Friday IF we get the results we want.