Private Colleges for State School Children

Hello Everyone!

I'm in Year 11 and I was wondering if I should apply to any private colleges in London, like City of London School, UCS, Forest, etc. My school is encouraging some students from my year to go to their open days and try to apply for one or two of them. I'm from a state school, and I have great predicted grades, mainly 9's, and a couple of 8's. I am going to apply for the 100% bursaries since I cannot afford to pay the fees, so I was wondering if anyone here goes to these top private sixth forms, and I would like to ask how the bursary process was, roughly how many kids are on 80-100% bursaries in their private sixth form and if students on bursaries may get bullied because they are on bursaries?
(I want to do Maths, Further Maths, Physics, and CompSci as A-Levels)
Thank You!

Reply 1

bblondon

Hey! I wanted to ask if you managed to get into any of the private schools?

Reply 2

Ishti54

Hi, no I didn’t 😭. I got through UCS’s admissions test and went onto the interviews. But I think there were only like 10 boys places and 60 girls places, and if you wanted a full bursary it was an even smaller chance. Therefore I didn’t get in I guess, but I know a girl in my year who applied too and she got it! (However she didn’t meet the GCSE entry requirements unfortunately 😔.)

Reply 3

nnnzkkml

Hi, just wondering what the admissions tests for UCS were like? I’m thinking of applying but I’m not too sure on what exactly they consist of

Reply 4

SofiiaI

Original post by kezzzzzzzz_

so does this mean her place was revoked? I'm thinking of applying and the fear and stress that the current year 11s are thinking is making me go a bit insane lmao
also what was the admissions test like if you don't mind me asking

I know people who went to these schools by paying and by burseries. I originally wanted to go to private school but it's really just students pushed by teachers and parents who pay a lot of money. Of course, it doesn't apply to all schools but about one famous one I heard that they literally taught themselves because teacher came for like 20% of the lessons. There are some amazing grammar schools that are not less competitive to get into, often have better teachers, classmates and education totally for free.