Thank you both, I agree the competition is not just within her class cohort, which is why exam performance in her school alone, would not have made us think this way. Standardised data such as CATs scores and GL assessment progress tests, are supposedly standardised against nationalised levels, so if scores are consistently maximum 141, and two independent EP’s rank her in the top 0.2% for maths, then surely she must be fairly strong within a county wide cohort at least? Incidentally, the mean cats average in the year, is very much the standardised national average, so geographical affluence hasn’t altered that. Her HT has said she is highly suitable for GS, but for other reasons, we are not sure it is what we want for her. There are two parents in the year above whose children are also quite bright, passed 11plus, but have chosen independent instead, one with scholarship to a good well known school, so we felt it was worth considering at least. Thank you for your feedback, it’s all very helpful.
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