Waiting list KEGS
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Helping a friend. Offered FW but first choice CH. what's the procedure re: moving up waiting list. Any idea what the chances of success are and timescale.
It depends where they are on the waiting list and the number of offers over PAN that CHB made. Your friend need to find this out from the foundation office.
Historically CHB used to offer way over the PAN so there was a huge amount of movement, maybe only 5-10 from the waiting list, however there are rumours that this year they haven't offered as much over PAN.
We were in exactly the same position about 5 years ago, he didn't get into CHB and went to KEFW but in hindsight it's worked out well. KEFW is a great school.
Historically CHB used to offer way over the PAN so there was a huge amount of movement, maybe only 5-10 from the waiting list, however there are rumours that this year they haven't offered as much over PAN.
We were in exactly the same position about 5 years ago, he didn't get into CHB and went to KEFW but in hindsight it's worked out well. KEFW is a great school.
Thanks KenR. I suspect he must be quite high on list as only a few points between CH and FW but mum is checking today. I agree FW is good school and was my DS first choice but often CH local. Do you think a call to CH will assist. Do you know if they will take from FW first or children who didn't get anything - I suspect it's the next highest point wherever they ended up but don't know for certain.
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Don't think this is necessarily the case. I wouldn't want to set expectations.I suspect he must be quite high on list as only a few points between CH and FW but mum is checking today.
There are actually 22 points between KECHB 553 and KEFW 331
At around the pass marks there are typically between 12-14 candidates who achieve the same standardised pass mark so in a worse case there could be up to say 300 candidates ahead of your friend's son.
You can tell your friend that KEFW has one major downside - the ultra long speaches by the KEFW head at parents evenings, induction days, concert days etc etc
Otherwise it's a great school - very friendly and the children seem to intregrate in very quickly mainly because they come long distances and many travel via the green bus.
Otherwise it's a great school - very friendly and the children seem to intregrate in very quickly mainly because they come long distances and many travel via the green bus.
How right you are - we have now been to three explanatory evenings as to why they're accelerating gcses and I still don't have a clue what the benefits are other than to know "the journey nay be different but the destination is the same"KenR wrote:You can tell your friend that KEFW has one major downside - the ultra long speaches by the KEFW head at parents evenings, induction days, concert days etc etc.
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