My son sat the 11+ in Bucks last year, and we went through SR (he scored 116). It was a stressful experience for him because we had moved from London in September, we had a death in the family earlier in '23, etc.
He did not pass the SR, and the motivation in the letter was:
A Headteacher's Selection Review Summary Sheet was not provided.
As no Headteacher's Summary sheet was provided, the Panel noted:
The panel did not receive academic evidence from the current primary school but did use the other academic information provided.
• A grammar school recommendation was not provided by the primary headteacher for [...]
Is this normal? I was told that the school sends out the reviews, and it didn't even cross my mind they can simply ignore this.
He did not pass the SR, and the motivation in the letter was:
A Headteacher's Selection Review Summary Sheet was not provided.
As no Headteacher's Summary sheet was provided, the Panel noted:
The panel did not receive academic evidence from the current primary school but did use the other academic information provided.
• A grammar school recommendation was not provided by the primary headteacher for [...]
Is this normal? I was told that the school sends out the reviews, and it didn't even cross my mind they can simply ignore this.
Statistics: Posted by lorelaigilmore — Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:18 pm