Niceneasy wrote:
Hi All,
My son is in year 4 now and We live in Letchworth. Though we are in Hertfordshire, we are far off from most of the Grammar schools.We are willing to relocate closer to school, if my son gets through in the Grammar/ Partially selective/ selective schools.
I would like to know the names of the Grammar Schools, Partially Selective schools and Independent schools entrance exams that my son can write. In other words,
1. the name of those schools which do not have a catchment area.
2. Also the name of the schools which will allocate places to students outside their catchment area.
Appreciate your help.
Thanks,
1.
QE, Barnet (the boys' grammar school, not the girls' comprehensive)
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Pates, Cheltenham (mixed)
Crypt, Gloucester (mixed)
Sir Thomas Rich, Gloucester
Marling, Stroud
Colyton, Colyton (mixed), unless they've changed their admissions policy recently.
London Borough of Bexley grammar schools, if your DS passes within the top 180
St.Olaves, Orpington
Wilson's, Wallington
The latter does state that it doesn't approve of boys travelling over an hour to school, but that isn't actually one of its admissions criteria.
2.
All schools have to admit (qualified, in the case of grammars) any applicant, if undersubscribed in that year group.