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Re: Graveney Vs Kingsdale

Hi OP Just to manage your expectations on 1 March my ds was in the mid-20s on the scholarship waiting list after being awarded a full sports scholarship but did not get a place by the start of the academic year. This suggests that no half scholarship kids got a place unless they got one through the ...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Graveney Vs Kingsdale
Replies: 12
by tadger98
Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:05 am

Re: Wandsworth (11+) test

Sorry a quick addition to my previous post.... ...it's not as easy as Goldhawk suggests (particularly as the test is not out of 141!).  Instead your score will depend on how well you do relative to everyone else.  But from experience practice does help (unlike what the company running the test would...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Wandsworth (11+) test
Replies: 28
by tadger98
Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:14 am

Re: Wandsworth (11+) test

Hi mummy in cj The Wandsworth test is a standardised test so they allocate scores to fit a curve.  It looks like from published scores that the percentiles and associated scores are: 80   10% 90   25% 100 50% 110 75% 120 90% 125 95% 135 99% To get 254 (so an average of 127 in each test) you would ne...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Wandsworth (11+) test
Replies: 28
by tadger98
Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:46 pm

Re: Views on Chestnut Grove / Kingsdale - Help please!

Thanks KatherineHepburn.  My dd is at Burntwood in Y8 and is really enjoying it.  It's a great school and she has made lots of friends.  We couldn't be happier. My ds would take the train from Wandsworth Common to Gypsy Hill and then its a 10min walk to Kingsdale.  Probably 40min door to door.  But ...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Views on Chestnut Grove / Kingsdale - Help please!
Replies: 6
by tadger98
Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:38 am

Views on Chestnut Grove / Kingsdale - Help please!

Would love to hear from people with kids in Chestnut Grove or Kingsdale about their impressions of their school. We like both but are finding it very difficult to choose between them. What kind of kid would thrive at each school do you think (and also what kind would maybe struggle)? Also any other ...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Views on Chestnut Grove / Kingsdale - Help please!
Replies: 6
by tadger98
Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:27 am