Standardisation issues with Kent Test

[Beaconnewmum]

The issue is you can only really appeal on over-subscription; your son has passed so you can't really argue non-qualification. It's not that the school set the cut off as 400; it's just a by product of there being more higher scoring OOA boys than your son unfortunately.

Can you go on the waiting list for Skinners?

[sbfb1969]

No
Unfortunately the journey every day isn't feasible

[Etienne]

You counter non-qualification / refusal to admit ......

As appropriate!

But there might still be an academic argument to be made - it depends what sort of case the appellant wishes to put forward.

Section B: Non-qualification
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• • b. This section might also be relevant if the 11+ score was one of the admission criteria, and the score achieved was not high enough to gain a place. If you have relevant evidence of very high academic ability – and possibly of extenuating circumstances too – then, in addition to any arguments dealing with the oversubscription part of the appeal, you may wish to argue that your child was expected to perform even more highly in the 11+ than he/she did. An example of this could be if your child underperformed in two 11+ papers (VR and maths), and you have alternative evidence of very high VR scores and of very high ability in maths. I think you would need to explain to the panel why you are introducing the evidence.
    
    It is entirely up to you – depending on the circumstances and on what evidence you have – to decide what sort of case you wish to put forward. (And it is entirely up to the panel as to what arguments they will be receptive to!)

[anotherdad]

No
Unfortunately the journey every day isn't feasible

Good on you. You'd be amazed at the number of parents in my region (Bucks) that simply don't consider this.

[hempsteadlad]

When preparing for your appeal, you will not have to prove academic standard, as your DS has met that by gaining a score higher than the "inner" score. You need to focus on why Skinners is the best school for your son.