appealing for Essex school - child has Attention Deficit
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:11 am
Our DS did not get into any Grammar Schools, KEGs 1st choice,WHSB 2nd choice,SHSB 3rd choice. We are appealing on grounds of following extenuating circumstances:
1) Few days prior to his exam he was diagnosed with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) this means it affects his concentration and with medication, he would have done better. His psycologist was carrying out further test and subsequently he has been prescribed medication after his exam. We have psychologist letter supporting this. Also our older children with same condition went to the grammar schools and with medication did well at these schools.
2) He was ill on the day of his exam (i know thats no excuse, he had very bad cough,sneezing, his eyes were watering and it was quite noticeable he was ill), but the alternative date that was on offer, we would be out of the country. should we submit photocopy of his passport showing that we were out of the country?
3)We have a detailed letter from his school, which his head teacher and form teacher both signed -he is working at level 5+ for all his subjects and his school will support us. He is a very bright boy and his results does not reflect his true ability. Also going to put a copy of latest excellent school report .
Is that enough or anything else i need to submit?
What chance do we have of being successful considering he had a low score and has anyone else had similar experience and who was successful?. Should we appeal to all three schools or just SHSB as that is the one our DS got closes to? Any help and advice would be appreciated. please reply soon as deadline is on Monday -:( Thank you.
The following were his results:
English Score 28/50
Mathematics score 18/40
Verbal Reasoning Score 43/80
These three results are adjusted to take account of any variations in the difficulty of different papers each year and combined to produce your child's overall, standardised, weighted score of: 299.409
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King Edward VI Grammar School
Total Applicants: 851
Your Ranked Position: 600
Applicants on your ranked list: 851
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Southend High School for Boys *
Total Applicants: 782
Your Ranked Position: 262
Applicants on your ranked list: 403
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Westcliff High School for Boys *
Total Applicants: 906
Your Ranked Position: 377
Applicants on your ranked list: 572
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* For Southend/Westcliff Grammar Schools there are two offer lists, one for children attending primary school within the ‘Southend Priority Area’ and one for children attending primary school outside the ‘Southend Priority Area’. There is a minimum 'passmark' for places awarded within the 'Southend Priority Area' of 303.00, below which your child will not appear on a school's offer list. However, a score above the passmark is not, in itself, a guarantee of a grammar school place.
I have moved this to the appeals section, where you are more likely to get an answer.
yoyo
moderator
1) Few days prior to his exam he was diagnosed with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) this means it affects his concentration and with medication, he would have done better. His psycologist was carrying out further test and subsequently he has been prescribed medication after his exam. We have psychologist letter supporting this. Also our older children with same condition went to the grammar schools and with medication did well at these schools.
2) He was ill on the day of his exam (i know thats no excuse, he had very bad cough,sneezing, his eyes were watering and it was quite noticeable he was ill), but the alternative date that was on offer, we would be out of the country. should we submit photocopy of his passport showing that we were out of the country?
3)We have a detailed letter from his school, which his head teacher and form teacher both signed -he is working at level 5+ for all his subjects and his school will support us. He is a very bright boy and his results does not reflect his true ability. Also going to put a copy of latest excellent school report .
Is that enough or anything else i need to submit?
What chance do we have of being successful considering he had a low score and has anyone else had similar experience and who was successful?. Should we appeal to all three schools or just SHSB as that is the one our DS got closes to? Any help and advice would be appreciated. please reply soon as deadline is on Monday -:( Thank you.
The following were his results:
English Score 28/50
Mathematics score 18/40
Verbal Reasoning Score 43/80
These three results are adjusted to take account of any variations in the difficulty of different papers each year and combined to produce your child's overall, standardised, weighted score of: 299.409
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King Edward VI Grammar School
Total Applicants: 851
Your Ranked Position: 600
Applicants on your ranked list: 851
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****************************************
Southend High School for Boys *
Total Applicants: 782
Your Ranked Position: 262
Applicants on your ranked list: 403
****************************************
****************************************
Westcliff High School for Boys *
Total Applicants: 906
Your Ranked Position: 377
Applicants on your ranked list: 572
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* For Southend/Westcliff Grammar Schools there are two offer lists, one for children attending primary school within the ‘Southend Priority Area’ and one for children attending primary school outside the ‘Southend Priority Area’. There is a minimum 'passmark' for places awarded within the 'Southend Priority Area' of 303.00, below which your child will not appear on a school's offer list. However, a score above the passmark is not, in itself, a guarantee of a grammar school place.
I have moved this to the appeals section, where you are more likely to get an answer.
yoyo
moderator