We are within the defined catchment for in area but 358 is two points short of the published 360 cut-off. We do have other options so it’s not the end of the world if he doesn’t get there but skinners’ would be a great fit for my son & this 358 was gained without any formal tutoring (& pretty basic parental involvement

!)
his scores were 129 for reasoning which was as expected, English 112 a bit lower than anticipated but not a huge shock as it’s definitely his weakest subject but maths 119 was quite a bit below original expectations but timing has been an issue and he missed the last 6 questions (& didn’t even guess

) so understandable IYKWIM.
Presumably we have two options:
1. Put skinners’ as our first choice and hope they don’t fill in area and out of area at 360 & we aren’t too far away
2. Appeal
My main concern with an appeal is should we just accept the score he’s got and send him to a non super-selective grammar where he may be better placed. I’m waiting for a call from his teacher to see whether the school would support an appeal (I think they would based on academics)
Any advice much appreciated