Sutton Coldfield Girls School - Birmingham
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:33 pm
Hi All
Just to let you know what info I have found out today.
The pass mark for this school is 321. They offered 15 over pan, and I have just asked the school itself what chance anyone on the waiting list has of being offered a place.
They told me hardly any. They said that even if my daughter was in the top three on the waiting list, she hardly had a chance! As last year noone from the waiting list was offered a place!
I then spoke to the LEA (Bham) to ask how many appeals happened last year and how many were successful, and I was told that none were successful!! However, please note that the lady I spoke to did say 'she thinks' and even though I tried to pin her down for a more precise answer she was very vague.
My question - if there is NO chance of being sucessful at appealing, why are we given false hope (even though most of us are sensible and only pin a small amount of hope onto the appeal - if these figures are correct that means NO HOPE).
Also does anyone know out there, whether making us wait untill as late as June is against the new guidelines in the code of admissions?
Just to let you know what info I have found out today.
The pass mark for this school is 321. They offered 15 over pan, and I have just asked the school itself what chance anyone on the waiting list has of being offered a place.
They told me hardly any. They said that even if my daughter was in the top three on the waiting list, she hardly had a chance! As last year noone from the waiting list was offered a place!
I then spoke to the LEA (Bham) to ask how many appeals happened last year and how many were successful, and I was told that none were successful!! However, please note that the lady I spoke to did say 'she thinks' and even though I tried to pin her down for a more precise answer she was very vague.
My question - if there is NO chance of being sucessful at appealing, why are we given false hope (even though most of us are sensible and only pin a small amount of hope onto the appeal - if these figures are correct that means NO HOPE).
Also does anyone know out there, whether making us wait untill as late as June is against the new guidelines in the code of admissions?