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DD put on waitlist for Wycombe Abbey
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 12:51 pm
by janejane444
Hi, we have received the outcome of DD assessment day at Wycombe Abbey and she has been put on the waitlist. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of the likely hood of her being offered a conditional plac subject to common entrance in Jan? Any advice greatly appreciated.
Re: DD put on waitlist for Wycombe Abbey
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 3:25 pm
by ToadMum
janejane444 wrote:Hi, we have received the outcome of DD assessment day at Wycombe Abbey and she has been put on the waitlist. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of the likely hood of her being offered a conditional plac subject to common entrance in Jan? Any advice greatly appreciated.
Hi
You might get a more informed response if you ask the Mods to move your thread to 'Independent Schools' or the appropriate geographical area.
Re: DD put on waitlist for Wycombe Abbey
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 3:31 pm
by Sally-Anne
Moved to Bucks.
Re: DD put on waitlist for Wycombe Abbey
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 3:32 pm
by yoyo123
Moved!
Re: DD put on waitlist for Wycombe Abbey
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 3:34 pm
by yoyo123
oops , I moved it to Independent!
Re: DD put on waitlist for Wycombe Abbey
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 3:54 pm
by Sally-Anne
Anyone feeling dizzy? 
Re: DD put on waitlist for Wycombe Abbey
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 6:20 am
by Cranleigh
If you call them they should be able to give you some indication of realistic odds of success. They will also be able to give you feedback.
Good luck, sent you a PM.
Re: DD put on waitlist for Wycombe Abbey
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 10:30 am
by Daogroupie
Some students use Wycombe Abbey as a back up for other schools so hopefully you might hear something in February in terms of parents turning it down for other private schools and March for parents turning it down for state schools. DG
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Re: DD put on waitlist for Wycombe Abbey
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 10:44 am
by BucksBornNBred
Daogroupie wrote:Some students use Wycombe Abbey as a back up for other schools so hopefully you might hear something in February in terms of parents turning it down for other private schools and March for parents turning it down for state schools. DG Edited by moderator
Is Wycombe Abbey not as highly regarded as other private schools then? Is that why there are few enquiries on this forum about the school?
Re: DD put on waitlist for Wycombe Abbey
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:00 am
by ToadMum
BucksBornNBred wrote:Daogroupie wrote:Some students who use Wycombe Abbey as a back up for other schools so hopefully you might hear something in February in terms of parents turning it down for other private schools and March for parents turning it down for state schools. DG
Is Wycombe Abbey not as highly regarded as other private schools then? Is that why there are few enquiries on this forum about the school?
The quote I found on the internet was along the lines that the girls work harder there than at any other school the observer had come across. To the extent that university for them would be a doddle.
(Recent A levels 95% A* - B?).
So someone, at least, sees it as the Henrietta Barnett of the fee-paying sector.