I did the 11+
and I'm younger than him
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 14:27, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Me too

(berk, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 14:28, Reply)

Really?
I thought the 11+ determined if you went to grammar school
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 14:28, Reply)

I did go to grammar school...

(berk, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 14:30, Reply)

But...but...but...
I didn't think they existed anymore...

Goes to show what I know, FUCK NUFFIN
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 14:33, Reply)

They don't, in mainstream education
the 11+ is a voluntary entrance exam for grammar schools. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11%2B
(berk, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 14:35, Reply)

yeah they only exist in about five counties now
a lot of schools known as grammars are now fee-paying
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 14:36, Reply)

I did go to grammar school for a bit
12 or 13 different schools in total. Couple of them were grammars
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 14:30, Reply)

That's a lot of schools
I bet it was fun being the new girl lots of times...
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 14:34, Reply)

Not so much
but you get used to it, and it taught me handy skills
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 14:37, Reply)

yeah, it did
and I went to Grammar school.

I think some education authorites dropped it in the early eighties but as long as there was still a grammar school around, and there were plenty until grant-maintained status kicked it, you could take it if you asked.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 14:34, Reply)

I see
I could have gone to any school I liked, as long as it was the local comp.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 14:35, Reply)

I went to grammar school because the local comp wouldn't let me in.
I was only 10 when I went to secondary school, and the comp made an arbitrary decision (without speaking to me or my parents) that I wouldn't be mature enough. My primary school flat refused to teach me for another year, said they didn't have the resources and I'd done everything they had, so I took the 11+ as a last resort and basically got 100%, more or less.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 14:47, Reply)