Fort Pitt
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Fort Pitt
Can anybody give me any info (good/bad) regarding Fort Pitt. It wasn't originally on our 'hit list' but we are going to take a look as their only open 'evening' is next week.
Are they deemed in the 'super-selective' category?
It is all coming round far too quickly and it surprises me that there aren't more topics being discussed on here!
Any advice would be great, thanks.
Are they deemed in the 'super-selective' category?
It is all coming round far too quickly and it surprises me that there aren't more topics being discussed on here!
Any advice would be great, thanks.
Hi Medwaymum of 1,
My DD is in year 8 in Fort Pitt, and I can only praise praise praise the school, I have nothing negative to say!!
Year 7 was really a breeze for her, the work was challenging enough without being silly, the homework just the right amount, the clubs endless (only if you want to join of course), and DD has made loads of friends whom all seem lovely. And to top it all, her end of year report came home with all her levels which were fantastic.
Good luck with your choices.
My DD is in year 8 in Fort Pitt, and I can only praise praise praise the school, I have nothing negative to say!!
Year 7 was really a breeze for her, the work was challenging enough without being silly, the homework just the right amount, the clubs endless (only if you want to join of course), and DD has made loads of friends whom all seem lovely. And to top it all, her end of year report came home with all her levels which were fantastic.
Good luck with your choices.
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Fort Pitt
Thanks for your very quick response, Medwaymum.
It is good too have feedback and I agree with Jenhug that it is early but as it is the only evening they are holding, I think it is worth a look. Like you, Jenhug, I don't want to get my daughter's hopes up ahead of the test but I want her to be able to make a decision having seen what all the schools have to offer.
Anyway will add my comments following the open evening next week.
Thanks again
Medwaymumof1
It is good too have feedback and I agree with Jenhug that it is early but as it is the only evening they are holding, I think it is worth a look. Like you, Jenhug, I don't want to get my daughter's hopes up ahead of the test but I want her to be able to make a decision having seen what all the schools have to offer.
Anyway will add my comments following the open evening next week.
Thanks again
Medwaymumof1
Fort Pitt
They are having their evening early to ensure they cover both Medway and Kent since they take girls from both areas. Also they prefer to have their evening when it's a bit lighter and doesn't clash with other schools as is happening in November. Their Open Days, which they say are far more important in judging a school, are in November.
Fort Pitt
No grammar school in Medway takes someone who fails the Medway test - so it doesn't matter if your DD passes the Kent one, she wouldn't get in. However you could go to appeal to show she had passed a selective test and see what happens. The same is true in Kent grammars, if you fail the Kent test but pass Medway - again you wouldn't get in...complicated I know.