3/19/2023 0 Comments Mindup addison school![]() I agree with you that a child of the right ability should pass the Kent 11+ (but who know if my children will be of that ability). She said one boy got 140 in all three papers. Dr Addison told me that in the last 11+ sitting 6 children ( I presume 10% of year 6) passed the 11+, and that these were the ones she thought would pass. It is very useful to hear from you as a past and satisfied parent of the school. It has always sounded a little far fetched to me, but being relatively new to Edenbridge from a large northern city I am never sure whether I should heed it as there is rarely "smoke without fire", or ignore it as a bit of small town exaggeration. So I still remained "perplexed" as local parents of small children that I know seem to steer clear of the school if they possibly can, and produce real or imagined stories of parents fighting in the playground, frequent loud swearing of children coming out of school etc. On the contrary, all the staff I met and snippets of lessons I watched seemed good. I was impressed with her, and did not see anything there to put me off the school. Since I started this thread I have visited the school and had a thorough tour with the new(ish) head, Dr Addison. Thank you very much for replying, and particularly with something so positive. The new reports seem to focus much more on the school's management (their own self-evaluation processes etc.) than on what the inspectors observe in the classrooms. They often reflect the varied intakes of children more than the teaching! Also, the league tables mainly focus on the number of children reaching level 4, they don't tell you how well the brightest children are doing.ĭon't hold your breath for the next OFSTED report though they have cut their inspection times right down and may spend very little time in the school. There might be very good reasons why the school's results are below average. They will probably expect the questions and, provided you are reasonably tactful, be happy to answer them. Ask the destinations of last year's year 6 group and whether they normally have older children working at high level 5 or level 6. I think that the best you can do is visit the school and ask the head about any concerns you have. If you have not chosen a primary yet you are looking at a time span of at least 8 years before you get to 11+. Please bear in mind though that schools do change, sometimes quite drastically, over time. Sorry I can't be more specific on your particular School. ![]() You have plenty of time ahead of you and it's often easier to find vacancies in other good schools during the Junior stage, if you do not feel it's working out. Almost every child I know has had to have some form of tuition aside of school. However good a state primary school is, they do not usually spend much time on the 11+ papers. The children who passed, were the ones I would have always expected to and whose academic ability has not been affected by being with those less able. There were only 6 children sitting the test and 5 passed. I would have done this regardless of what school he went to. My eldest has just passed his 11+, with some extra reinforcement at home and a 6-month tuition course before the exams. If the results are not great due to the academic ability of the intake, rather than the teaching, then, usually, the bright children should not suffer. I'm afraid I don't have any direct experience of this school but I would imagine it's very similar to the one mine go to.
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