It's all just a game of numbers.
/Always remember this.
Regardless which assessment you are sending your child to - it is all a game of numbers.
Ultimately it will come down to this.
The children with the BEST marks will be the ones that pass.
It has nothing to do with which school your child currently goes to.
Do you honestly believe that a Westminster assessor will be marking assessments and saying something like, ‘Oh look, she scored 56% overall but she goes to Glendower so let’s just offer her a place!’
NO.
Do you honestly believe that a St Paul’s Assessor will be marking assessments and saying something like,’Oh look he goes to Eaton House but he scored 63% - I’m sure he would still be great here.’
NO.
It has nothing to do with which school your child currently goes to.
It also has nothing to do with who you know.
So many times parents will tell me that they know so and so who goes to the school who gave them a glowing recommendation. Listen up, it really doesn’t matter. It’s all just a game of numbers.
Do you honestly believe a Latymer assessor will be marking assessments and saying something like, ‘ Oh look, he scored 61% but he knows so and so, let’s just offer him a place!’
NO!
The children with the BEST marks will be the ones that pass.
It’s all just a game of numbers.
Your child will need to score a minimum percentage of 80-85%. We aim for 85% with our students. If your child is not scoring in that percentile range, guess what? It is up to you to support them to be scoring in that range. It is up to you to take massive action to ensure that when gaps arise that you are filling them. It is up to you to ensure that you are revising concepts that your child finds challenging to ensure that they are able to do them comfortably. It is up to you to ensure that your child can write the best story. It is all just a game of numbers.
Score the highest marks and pass.
That is all.
Prepare your child and prepare them well.
