Lizzie and I went to an open morning at Colyton Grammer school this morning. All I can say is *wow*. Lizzie is more than ever determined she will go there. Luckily it looks like she will be bright enough to get in - while selective it isn't *as* selective as some of the other grammar schools in the country - with about 2 kids for each place before the 11+ the head said that basically if the child was qualified to get in then they would. Their cut off point is the top 25% accademically. He said that if the kids look set to get 5s in the KS2 SATs then they should be OK - Lizzie some 5s last year...so it looks like she should get in just fine. She's very happy now - especially after he told us what the pass rates were in the 11+ tests - a lot lower than she was scared it was going to be.
Means we'll have to pay for the school bus , and if/when she starts after school clubs we'll have to find someone to lift share to get her home afterwards. But she is over the moon as she loves science and its a science academy.
This is me
In my mitre square jacket
About Me
- Zoe Knitknut
- Exmouth, East Devon, United Kingdom
- 40 something with adolescent Daughter and 50 something husband. I knit very well, make ceramics fairly well, study reasonably well (when I can find some motivation), and do most other things quite badly.