Basically if you are born on 31st August, you’d be in a different school year to someone born on the 1st September. When you start school in the UK, there are some children who have August birthdates, that are just turn 4, and other in the same year group, who, like Emilia, that have September birthdays, so turn 5 within the first week of school, making them almost a year apart.
Emilia turned 11 at the start of September, and her year 6 class has 10-11 year olds in, therefore they do the 11+ whilst they’re in year 6.
She will start high school (or if she passes the 11+, grammar school) She’ll be 11 when she starts, but will be 12 very shortly after she starts, yet there will be children in her school year that have only just turned 11 in the August.
Just to add, it’s not particularly common for children to take the 11+, it’s mostly done in fee paying schools. Essentially they want your money, but they still want to be seen as a prestigious school, so have the 11+ as a way to ensure that the children attending are bright. Very harsh, and as we know, being good at an exam, doesn’t always determine whether you’re intelligent.
I had around 8 high schools with 20 minutes from where I lived growing up. One of those was a fee paying school. Two from my primary school class did the 11+ and passed, both got a grant and accepted in the school as they were both extremely clever, and the school wanted them because they knew they’d give the school good results. One didn’t want to go, so went to a state school. They still did brilliantly and went on to great things.
I do wonder what will happen if she doesn’t pass, she’ll not get a place? I’m pretty sure she didn’t pass the mock test? No doubt jonny will share every minute detail with the world…
oh and, Jonny, EVERYONE on TikTok can have a weird AI image of themselves. TikTok didn’t invite you to join some special group. Such a knobhead
