Applications per space

[Brum Mum]

Hi,

Is it detailed anywhere how many applications were made for each space at Alcester Grammar and KES?

Many thanks

[Okanagan]

2013 Figures for all the Warwickshire Selective Schools (applications made after exam results) - for comparison 2012 applications (made before exam results were known) are shown in brackets:

Alcester Grammar School - mixed
Admission Number 120 (90)
First preferences 203 (310)
Total preferences 432 (592)

King Edward VI School - boys
Admission Number 81 (75)
First preferences 185 (259)
Total preferences 270 (376)

Stratford Girls’ Grammar School - girls
Admission Number 112 (75)
First preferences 201 (245)
Total preferences 313 (385)

Lawrence Sheriff School - boys
Admission Number 120 (94)
First preferences 219 (284)
Total preferences 282 (370)

Rugby High School - girls
Admission Number 120 (94)
First preferences 209 (262)
Total preferences 283 (344)

Ashlawn School (Selective Stream) - mixed
Admission Number 30 (30)
First preferences 86 (107)
Total preferences 366 (475)

[Brum Mum]

Thanks very much!

[Brum Mum]

Sorry - further question.

That's quite a reduction in applications per space - I guess this is due to the low birth year...does anyone know whether this year is likely to be similar to last or whether we are looking at a return to a higher rate - if that makes sense?!

Thanks again

[mike1880]

The reduction is more likely due to people already knowing results (i.e. realising that they have little or no hope of a place) than to birth rate changes, so presumably the numbers will continue more or less at the lower level.

[DarkEnergy]

I kind of recall that each Warwickshire region had about 800 children taking 11 plus exam. So about 4 to 5 11 plus exam entries per space at a Grammar school.

Very rough figures, sorry if my vagueness annoys anyone.

[Okanagan]

There were 1029 from the Southern Region (for 313 places) and 685 from the Eastern Region (for 270 places) taking the exam for 2013 entry.

The Eastern area is quite a lot smaller though - even the outer area is only approximately a 10 mile circle, compared to a 17 mile circle for the Southern area. So the number of grammar places vs the secondary transfer cohort as a whole is quite different for the three different areas.

[Brum Mum]

That's very interesting - thanks Okanagan