anjan wrote:
Thanks for your valuable advise. Sorry I thought Bucks exam is open to everyone, I am new to these grammar schools selection criteria and I am not sure which schools we can apply. I am not trying this one as practice, I am planning to relocate wherever my DS get a place. If DS doesn't get a place in my local area at least we have an other option. Sorry if it creates any trouble to anyone.
Regards,
Anjan.
You really need to check all the admissions criteria before subjecting your son to multiple stressful tests. The criteria are quite clear on all the Buckinghamshire grammar school websites and the Bucks county council website. The tests are open to all, but that does not mean he would be allocated a place if he passes. The results are available on 18 October (but will be sent to you by post as your son doesn't attend a Bucks school, so let's say 20th October). The deadline for moving into catchment is 31 October, so you have 11 days. Even then, there is no guarantee of a place unless you live very close to the school. There is a chance to get a place in the second or third round of allocations (March/April 2020) if you move house, but there is no guarantee as many schools are full on March 1st.
Timeline for Bucks county council secondary school admissionsMy advice to you would be to forget Bucks schools. I would also say that a grammar school isn't the holy grail. There are many many good schools that are not grammar schools (and many grammar schools that are not that good). Remember, the main reason that grammar schools get good GCSE & A level results is that they are creaming off children who have already proved that they are good at exams. Choose a school where you know your son will be happy, don't uproot him for the sake of a school. Imagine the pressure to succeed.