irrek100 wrote:
Hi all,
I feel my child is capable of taking the 11+ but we have no grammar schools in our area.
Is it worth putting him through the pressures of the studying and exams if we only have the options of state schools? Will it give him a better chance of getting in to out preferred school?
Thank you
How old is your DS? I'm assuming that he is either your only or at least eldest and that you haven't had need to look at the admissions criteria for any secondary schools yet? Or, perhaps, primary schools - the Admissions Code - which says that schools must publish their admissions criteria and follow (only) them when awarding places - covers both primary and secondary admissions. As others have said, if School A doesn't admit any children on academic ability, then sitting School B's entrance test won't improve your DC's chance of getting a place.