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Grade 5 violin + Grade 6 piano at 11+ — competitive for a music award?Music mum posted 20 May · Music Scholarships0013+ vs 11+ exit from prep — does the maths actually work?Logical dad posted 19 May · Prep → Senior Transfer00Sibling priority — does it actually mean anything once the school is oversubscribed?Sibling mum posted 18 May · Siblings & Priority00Scholarship + bursary stacking — is this a thing or am I dreaming?Stretched in SW posted 18 May · Bursaries & Fees00Got a reject from first-choice school, totally blindsided. What now?Crushed in NW3 posted 17 May · 11+ Applications00Co-ed vs single sex — did the open day change your mind?Wobbling parent posted 16 May · Senior School Visits00Older sibling didn't get an offer — does younger one still get priority?Disappointed parent posted 15 May · Siblings & Priority00ISEB Pre-Test vs CAT4 — does either school actually tell you the score?Anon dad posted 15 May · 11+ Applications0016+ entry — does it actually exist beyond Westminster and a couple of others?Anon SE parent posted 14 May · Sixth Form (16+)00How do schools actually verify overseas school references?Zurich-based posted 13 May · International Families00Looking for schools that genuinely 'get' ADHD — not just say they doAnon SEN mum posted 12 May · SEN Support00Music scholarship audition — what schools actually look for beyond the gradesAnon parent posted 10 May · Music Scholarships00Writing the letter to the Head — would a member read mine?Priya posted 23 Apr · 11+ Applications00Relocating from Singapore for September 2026 — entry points still open?S. Lim posted 20 Apr · International Families00Sibling priority — does it still hold at oversubscribed schools?Freddie posted 19 Apr · Siblings & Priority00Taster day vs open day — when is the taster actually worth it?M. Clarke posted 19 Apr · Senior School Visits00Late prep moves in Year 7 — is it ever the right call?Natasha posted 18 Apr · Prep → Senior Transfer00Bursary applications — how early is too early to ask about quiet support?J. Wren posted 18 Apr · Bursaries & Fees00Sixth Form — IB vs A-Level for a maths-leaning child.L. Armstrong posted 17 Apr · Sixth Form (16+)00SEN — a registrar who actually reads the EP report.Kerry posted 17 Apr · SEN Support00