Great Ballard School
Admissions reality
How competitive entry really is, what scores mean, and where the waiting-list picture is strong enough to trust.
Full exam briefCompetition trend intelligence
No historical 11+ score or offer-threshold trend is published in the extracted evidence.
ClassAce estimate, not official data
Score banding
11+Offer score trend
Historical trend data is not yet strong enough to show confidently.
Waiting list intelligence
Official admissions state pupils can join 'any time during the school year, even mid-term, as long as we have space', suggesting availability is capacity-led rather than driven by a published ranked waiting-list score.
Common mistakes parents make
Misconceptions we hear most often about this school
There is no published 11+ pass mark or standardised offer score.
Qualifying as selective-eligible is only the first hurdle. Final allocation depends on oversubscription criteria, and distance from the school is frequently the deciding factor.
Great Ballard's main entry points are broader than a single test point, but the official evidence here is strongest for Year 7/11+.
Parents often assume the highest scorers get priority. In practice, once a child meets the selective threshold, proximity to the school can matter more than raw score.
What we're still researching
Transparency about gaps in our intelligence. We actively pursue this data and will update when available.
General Entry
Category gender
Seeking data
Competition ratio (applicants per place)
Seeking data
Latest offer score threshold
Seeking data
Year 7 Entry
Year 7 applicants per place
Seeking data
Year 7 qualifying score
Seeking data
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