accymel said:Thanks Slinky
mmmmmmm im not impressed now <smirk soon wiped off> mount carmel once a great school now lurking at bottom of league table - im now questioning my desicion
slinky said:OMG I won't be sending mine to Mount Carmel I can assure you that much.... Even though I live a stones throw away that would be my last option.
She is a bright intelligent child & hope that the school will encourage that or risk her being let down educationally. What the heck has happened to mount carmel was such a great school with good rep now being pulled so far down. as only parent i cant be in 2 places at once - when you consider all the options as well as educational.Neil said:Put down what you want and tell her what she wanted. Then just wait for the result and tell her they must have been full
lindsay ormerod said:It's a real dilemma this one;we have been told to try and get my daughter into a grammar school;handily both the schools mentioned have their entrance exams on the same day.Have put down BRGS and just hope she passes the exam,even then no guarantee of getting in because of locality.Have gone for Haslingden High as second choice and Hollins as third.I don't rate any of the local schools at the moment except St Chris's,not a chance of getting in there as don't have 15 year church -going record signed by the Arch bishop of Canterbury or any of their other religious demands!
lancsdave said:Why not adopt another child who is going to Hollins then they can go together, safety in numbers and all that. I'll ask around see if there's a child going spare
Dave
well if thats the case they would have to adopt my son & chauffer him to school & back
lindsay ormerod said:St Chris's,not a chance of getting in there as don't have 15 year church -going record signed by the Arch bishop of Canterbury or any of their other religious demands!
My lad goes to St Johns which is supposed to be the feeder school but because we aren't church goers it doesn't look likely that he'll be able to go to the school that he really wants to go to. I ease my own feelings about it by just thinking that if religion is more important to the school than having a very bright academic then that's their loss. 
