Any one with dc's at Bexleyheath School?

[Tracy]

I wouldn't say they take a lot of non-catholics, it really depends on a year by year basis. For 2010 admission they took 40 non-catholics BUT the vast majority of these are from C/E and weekly church attendance would normally be required.

[dani*]

DD will be taking the test in the next few weeks. I regret that I didn't start going to a catholic Church a few years ago.

[Muggle]

I wouldn't say they take a lot of non-catholics, it really depends on a year by year basis. For 2010 admission they took 40 non-catholics BUT the vast majority of these are from C/E and weekly church attendance would normally be required.

I agree with Tracy. The few non-catholics we know at St Cath's are very committed weekly attenders at other Christian faith churches.

[VI DD]

Guess there must have been a lot of lucky girls in my DD's year then
Personally if it was me, I would take a look at all school's that interest us even if chances are slim and then if DC and I like it, I would go for it rather than put down a school that I didn't like and risk my DC ending up there

[Tracy]

VI DD, I agree with you, if you like a school, put it on your form cos you ain't gonna get it otherwise! As long as there is a school that you do qualify for further down your list as a fall back, you can't lose.

I think with the St Cath's intake this year, more places became available to non-Catholics as St Paul's Academy was able to increase its intake so some girls would have opted for that choice instead.

[VI DD]

I'm glad it's my last time going thru sec transfer
We are all sorted, I think, 4 lists have been drafted with just a slight decision to make on the options that involve pass one selection test but not the other: wish we got 6 choices like LBB cos that would sort it but KCC part of Bexley only get 4. Crazy that kiddies a few doors away get more choices Just hope she isn't a borderline fail! Hmm may make another 2 lists to allow for appeal in both areas BUT have to say this system is so much better than the roulette system I faced with my older DC's...
Just wish I had a smaller age gap so that I would still have sibling priority at the GS, naming siblings who have previously attended a school disappeared when CAF was born

[dani*]

I wish I could think of 6 schools to put on my list, because no matter how hard we try I can not think of any non-selective suitable schools in Bexley we would qualify for.