Very quiet in Warwickshire!
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When they send the results, do they tell you your ranking as well as your score? I can't find anywhere in the paperwork that they tell you the ranking but it seems that it is the ranking which is actually more important than the score in terms of getting a place.
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If the format is the same as previous years, then yes, you will get your child's overall ranking, boy/girl ranking and priority area ranking. You will also be told how many others share your score and ranking. It's good if you're high or low, but can get a bit fudgy in the middle!
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It's very difficult to gauge from the children how the exam really went.
Last year my DD came out crying, saying it was so hard and she'd had a panic attack half way through!!!
She also guessed at least 10 answers (all letter C I believe )
We didn't really know what to expect from her score, but luckily she did really well and got her first choice school of KEFW.
I wish you all good luck and will be stalking when results come!
Birmingham results only gave the score, but Warwickshire gave the ranking as well.
Last year my DD came out crying, saying it was so hard and she'd had a panic attack half way through!!!
She also guessed at least 10 answers (all letter C I believe )
We didn't really know what to expect from her score, but luckily she did really well and got her first choice school of KEFW.
I wish you all good luck and will be stalking when results come!
Birmingham results only gave the score, but Warwickshire gave the ranking as well.
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Hi,
Glad there are a few dp in East Warks!
Phoenix45, my dd got into RHS but I'm not sure how happy she is. She says that if she had to choose again, she would choose to go to Ashlawn. She has friends at RHS, her work is fine - about average, which is where she came in the 11+ in yes, 2012! so I am surprised she wishes she'd gone to Ashlawn. I think she is becoming interested in boys because she only sees her brothers.
For those considering RHS, I've been really pleased with it. Dd has a group of friends, her only problem is many live miles away so they don't meet up often.
The pastoral care lady has been excellent (dd has diabetes and an eating disorder) and I could not have had more support from the school. The teachers I have met are helpful and supportive (although I hear there are some very "mean" teachers) and I have no complaints. My only problem is, I'm not sure about single sex schools; girls can be very mean.
I feel sorry for a few girls; some of those who had coaching have had to continue to do so to "keep up". Others are just always "bottom". I think expectations are high, the girls are competitive, the teaching is good - so the girls do well. I'm pleased dd had no coaching apart from a few Bond papers in the holidays, she came 73rd, and if ranked at RHS would probably be the same. She doesn't struggle but is very lazy.
However, my older two went to Ashlawn and I've been very pleased with that school too. We've experienced some poor teachers though, and expectations are not so high. But my dd1 who left junior school with level 3's (which is terrible) got 3A's, 5B's and 2C's for GCSE. She is getting lots of help and support from teachers in A levels. She is at the right school for her.
I hope my ds who's just done the eleven plus gets at least into the non selective stream at Ashlawn. I hate reading on here that dc found the test "easy" but that just shows my ds should have done some work (I tried) or I should have paid for coaching - but can't afford it and don't believe in it. I want him to go to the school that is right for him. He says that the Bond papers he did look at were of no help at all anyway. I feel like screaming!
I am going to post his results as an example of a boy who is quite bright and will do well wherever he goes (I say optimistically) and how he has done without coaching or any ability in comprehension/verbal reasoning.
So long as parents don't brag ... it is interesting to compare and useful for future years. I am so glad I never have to think about the 11+ again. I spent the summer feeling guilty I could not get my son to do anything.
It's really good to know there are other parents out there from East Warks. Back in 2012, there were many more posts, mainly about South Warwickshire. Where is everyone?
Glad there are a few dp in East Warks!
Phoenix45, my dd got into RHS but I'm not sure how happy she is. She says that if she had to choose again, she would choose to go to Ashlawn. She has friends at RHS, her work is fine - about average, which is where she came in the 11+ in yes, 2012! so I am surprised she wishes she'd gone to Ashlawn. I think she is becoming interested in boys because she only sees her brothers.
For those considering RHS, I've been really pleased with it. Dd has a group of friends, her only problem is many live miles away so they don't meet up often.
The pastoral care lady has been excellent (dd has diabetes and an eating disorder) and I could not have had more support from the school. The teachers I have met are helpful and supportive (although I hear there are some very "mean" teachers) and I have no complaints. My only problem is, I'm not sure about single sex schools; girls can be very mean.
I feel sorry for a few girls; some of those who had coaching have had to continue to do so to "keep up". Others are just always "bottom". I think expectations are high, the girls are competitive, the teaching is good - so the girls do well. I'm pleased dd had no coaching apart from a few Bond papers in the holidays, she came 73rd, and if ranked at RHS would probably be the same. She doesn't struggle but is very lazy.
However, my older two went to Ashlawn and I've been very pleased with that school too. We've experienced some poor teachers though, and expectations are not so high. But my dd1 who left junior school with level 3's (which is terrible) got 3A's, 5B's and 2C's for GCSE. She is getting lots of help and support from teachers in A levels. She is at the right school for her.
I hope my ds who's just done the eleven plus gets at least into the non selective stream at Ashlawn. I hate reading on here that dc found the test "easy" but that just shows my ds should have done some work (I tried) or I should have paid for coaching - but can't afford it and don't believe in it. I want him to go to the school that is right for him. He says that the Bond papers he did look at were of no help at all anyway. I feel like screaming!
I am going to post his results as an example of a boy who is quite bright and will do well wherever he goes (I say optimistically) and how he has done without coaching or any ability in comprehension/verbal reasoning.
So long as parents don't brag ... it is interesting to compare and useful for future years. I am so glad I never have to think about the 11+ again. I spent the summer feeling guilty I could not get my son to do anything.
It's really good to know there are other parents out there from East Warks. Back in 2012, there were many more posts, mainly about South Warwickshire. Where is everyone?
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Thanks for such thoughtful comments on RHS, which I must admit are some of my concerns. I've always maintained that I wouldn't want single sex schools for any of my children, but encouraged DD to sit to keep options open. I do really worry that girls can be very mean, and my DD is sensitive.
We didn't get to the open evening at Ashlawn, but my husband and daughter did go to the School for another reason, and my husband came back unimpressed (he had to speak to a couple of the children there, but of course every school has pupils like that). Your eldest certainly got excellent results and made amazing progress, and that is obviously what we all want for our children.
It seems such a difficult decision to make, because as well as making good progress, I just want DD to enjoy School, make friends etc. I do really struggle with the single sex School as I know she is good friends with some of the boys in her class etc. She really did like RHS at the open evening though.
Ginx - don't worry about feedback from the test - my DD found it easier than she thought it would be but this is the same girl that thought she did really well on a practice paper and got 36%. She also finds English a struggle even though she loves reading.
We didn't get to the open evening at Ashlawn, but my husband and daughter did go to the School for another reason, and my husband came back unimpressed (he had to speak to a couple of the children there, but of course every school has pupils like that). Your eldest certainly got excellent results and made amazing progress, and that is obviously what we all want for our children.
It seems such a difficult decision to make, because as well as making good progress, I just want DD to enjoy School, make friends etc. I do really struggle with the single sex School as I know she is good friends with some of the boys in her class etc. She really did like RHS at the open evening though.
Ginx - don't worry about feedback from the test - my DD found it easier than she thought it would be but this is the same girl that thought she did really well on a practice paper and got 36%. She also finds English a struggle even though she loves reading.
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Feedback here was same as it seems the others have said. Easier than expected, but that either means may have missed the complexities or the results will be bunched with tiny variances making all the difference.
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My DS also felt it was much easier than the mocks he has done!
For those who say that their children hate reading, my son does too (largely as a result of suffering from CAPD), but he LOVES being read to, so I have made sure that I read to him as many nights as possible. Though it doesn't much help with spelling, it has resulted in his vocabulary expanding massively and is a nice time to spend together, so why not give it a go?
For those who say that their children hate reading, my son does too (largely as a result of suffering from CAPD), but he LOVES being read to, so I have made sure that I read to him as many nights as possible. Though it doesn't much help with spelling, it has resulted in his vocabulary expanding massively and is a nice time to spend together, so why not give it a go?
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.....what on earth was your dad doing sitting the 11+?!!!Mart13 wrote:Feedback here was same as it seems the others have said. Easier than expected, but that either means my dad missed the complexities or the results will be bunched with tiny variances making all the difference.
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oops...typo, corrected......wasn't a case of cheating.....honestly!!
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...the beard gave him away....!!!