The 22 Best Sites for Free 11 Plus Resources: Past Papers, Advice & Worksheets
English, Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning, for Grammar and Independent School 11+ Exams
Free 11+ English, maths and reasoning resources are scattered across the internet, and it can be a pain to track them down. Then, at last, you find some papers which look useful …
But how can you be sure that they are going to teach your children the right things?
How do you know that they really match the requirements for 11-plus?
Until now, nobody has made a proper attempt to list the most useful materials in a single place.
… Until now …
Because in this article I put that right! If you find it useful, please share it!
This list reflects my own opinions, based on a decade of writing resources and teaching for 11-plus exams, but I’ve tried to be as objective as possible. I’ve included sites focused on the grammar school 11-plus, on independent school exams, and both.
Bear in mind that the broadest (and therefore the most secure) 11-plus preparation will involve familiarising your child with a range of question types.
This is particularly true when children are preparing for very competitive grammars: the most challenging, stretching 11+ practice materials can often be found on private school websites.
For this reason, although I have categorised pages using ‘grammar’ and ‘independent’, it’s worth looking beyond these labels.
If you think I’ve missed a useful link, please get in touch.
If you find this article helpful, please share your thoughts in the Comments below!
You can turn on subtitles by clicking the three dots or the subtitles symbol in the bottom-right corner of the video. You can also choose to watch in fullscreen mode.
I’ve written this list in the confidence that most people, having seen what else is available, will decide that the very best 11-plus English and maths material is here, on this site.
For a start, you might like to download 145 pages of free 11-plus papers for English comprehension (written and multiple-choice), maths, creative writing and reasoning (VR & NVR), with full solutions. The resources come with my free 11-plus videos, explaining exactly how to prepare for the exams.
All my newest and most up-to-date material for 11-plus, with the most detailed solutions available anywhere, is published through 11 Plus Lifeline.
This video shows how to use my 11+ resources most effectively. I recommend watching it with the sound on. You can also choose to view it in fullscreen mode.
2. Manchester Grammar School (Independent and Grammar 11+)
Through a decade of tutoring, this has been one of my favourite online 11+ resources.
Like several other schools, Manchester Grammar puts several years of maths and English past papers on their website.
They are interesting and challenging, and all except the written comprehension papers have (brief) answers provided.
There are two types of maths paper: one for short answers and one with more developed, problem-solving questions (comparable to the level of papers 3 & 4 in RSL 11+ Maths, and many of the papers in 11 Plus Lifeline).
However, Manchester Grammar’s best resource is English Paper 1 (or Paper A, depending on the year).
This is a beautifully constructed, very challenging multiple-choice paper. Most children find these tough initially, so it is best to ignore the time limit unless you are preparing for Manchester Grammar’s own exams.
Candidates for other (multiple-choice) grammar school 11+ entrance tests who get the hang of these will find their own exams comfortable by comparison; and they are likely to find these papers more interesting than the standard revision fare.
The MGS English and maths papers are also excellent preparation for independent school multiple-choice papers, such as those often set by Latymer Upper.
It is best if you go through your child’s mistakes carefully with them (there are likely to be plenty), discussing the reasons why another answer was better, and reinforcing the skills of eliminating impossible answers and weighing up realistic possibilities.
As a guide: 80% is an excellent score. 70% is strong. Anything over 60%, and you are on the right track but with some work to do. If the mark is lower, it is worth revisiting the basic skills of multiple-choice comprehension (easier 11+ English papers can gloss over such problems).
You might like to read my article about how to prepare for the Manchester Grammar School entrance exam.
3. ElevenPlusExams.co.uk (Grammar School 11-Plus)
This is the most useful site for parents who want to understand how the grammar school 11-plus system works.
The site is easy to navigate and the articles are clear, up-to-date and authoritative.
There is also an active discussion forum: many of your questions will probably have been answered there already, but there also appears to be a busy community of contributors if you have something new to ask.
As the authors admit, the site doesn’t offer much for the independent sector (‘This website’s primary purpose is to inform parents about the selective system for state grammar schools’).
4. Parents In Touch (Independent & Grammar, English & Maths)
Parents In Touch offers a huge selection of resources.
The page linked above includes a considerable number of free papers, as well as reviews of 11+ books (disclosure: some of my own books have been generously reviewed here).
It’s well worth exploring the rest of the site for 11 plus maths worksheets, English resources and advice covering an extensive range of topics.
5. Dr Frost Maths (Maths Learning & Revision, not 11-plus focused)
Jamie Frost’s maths site is wonderful, and a favourite resource for teachers across the country.
While not strictly for 11-plus maths, it deserves inclusion here because the Year 7 resources (created to teach at the Tiffin School) are highly relevant: most of the topics under the ‘Autumn 1’ to ‘Spring 2’ headings, in the link above, turn up at this level.
Each subject area is covered through Powerpoint presentations, activities and printable worksheets.
6. 11PlusGuide.com (Grammar & Independent)
This is a very useful site with a wide range of advice for grammar and independent school entry. It offers guidance for each grammar school 11-plus region, and it has more for the independent sector than many of the pages on this list. Its Top Ten 11-Plus Preparation Tips are all sound advice.
11 Plus Guide offers a significant range of downloadable practice resources. It’s well worth rummaging through the site (and sometimes you need to scroll down a bit) to find them.
7. The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School (Habs’ Boys) 11+ Maths Papers (Independent)
The Habs’ Boys papers are interesting and challenging.
The mathematics papers are the only readily available resource (apart from in 11 Plus Lifeline and the later papers in my 11+ Maths pack) which consistently, and with high quality, approach the level of, for example, the St Paul’s Girls 11+ maths exam.
If you’re looking for 11+ past papers with answers this isn’t the best place to go, but if you are happy just to work with the papers then it’s an excellent resource.
8. Bond 11-Plus (Grammar Schools, Reasoning)
When you have registered for free, Bond provides a decent range of downloadable resources.
Although Bond’s books are marketed for independent and grammar school 11+, they are more useful for grammars. Their English comprehension papers don’t allow children to practise developed, analytical answers in the manner required by most independent schools, and the level of the maths is not very demanding. The answer materials tend to be very limited, lacking much explanation.
Children who rely only on Bond tend to be overwhelmed by the more difficult entrance exams. (This was my view, as a tutor, long before I went into publishing – and was one of the reasons I established the RSL brand in the first place.)
However, one useful aspect of the Bond range is its size: they offer a very wide choice of resources.
9. Dulwich College (Independent 11+, English & Maths Papers)
Number 9 in my list used to be occupied by the North London Consortium schools. Sadly, because they are changing their exam style, they have taken down all their past papers!
Instead, here are the papers from Dulwich College – which are excellent.
You might like to read my comprehensive article about how to get into Dulwich College.
10. 11plus.co.uk (Grammar Schools)
This is a useful and well-built site. The free resources are fairly limited (you need to buy credits in order to go beyond the initial tests) and you have to get through a couple of sign-up forms, for you and for your child, to access most of them; but the tests are effectively constructed and quite entertaining. Quirkily animated figures jive across the screen to celebrate a correct answer, which makes me smile at least.
This is really a resource for multiple-choice grammar school 11+ exams: the independent school papers offered are all available from the schools’ own websites anyway.
11. 11plusdiy.co.uk (Grammar & Some Independent Schools)
This site has some useful free resources for verbal and non-verbal reasoning exams, including practice papers and video tutorials. The free maths papers are also good, with a wide range of questions – some of which are quite challenging.
The site is grammar-focused, but also of some use for independent school 11+ applicants.
12. The Tutoress (Independent & Grammar Schools, Past Papers)
The most useful resource on Victoria Olubi’s website is an extensive list of independent schools with past papers published online.
There are also a couple of Victoria’s own 11-plus papers to download, which are pitched at an accessible level.
13. St Paul’s Girls’ School (Independent 11-plus, Challenging Maths)
There aren’t many papers here, but they are great: worth saving till the final stages of an ambitious child’s preparation.
The maths exams are particularly good, though the lack of answers means that parents who aren’t confident with maths may find them a challenge to mark. Some of the questions go beyond the usual 11+ mathematics syllabus (see Paper 1, question C2, for example!), so don’t panic if your child is baffled.
For questions at this level with worked solutions, see papers 5 and 6 in RSL 11+ Maths, and 11 Plus Lifeline.
The St Paul’s English papers are also useful, requiring developed answers.
14. ElevenPlusMock.org.uk (Grammar & Independent School Papers)
The old 11-plus papers offered here for free are often very useful – there are well-chosen comprehension passages and questions, for example, and a good range of maths topics are covered at a robust intermediate level.
If answers could be added, these papers would be more valuable.
15. Key Stage Online (Grammar Schools)
This website has a small range of well-constructed resources, useful for grammar school 11-plus entrance exams and perhaps also for the early stages of independent school 11-plus preparation. There is a small selection of free papers for maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning and English.
The KSOL advice sheets focus on the simple things, but are none the worse for it: they suggest ways to set goals and organise work, and remind parents how important it is to praise achievement along the way.
Checklists for choosing a school and for the application/registration process are clear and helpful.
16. Femke Tuition (Independent, but also useful for Grammar School 11-Plus)
Femke describes her site as follows:
“My blog covers entrance exam preparation from 10+ to 16+, with a special focus on maths and English.
I’ve mainly covered topics I haven’t seen elsewhere, such as grammatical mistakes and style issues often seen at 11+, or how an understanding of prime numbers can be used to improve speed and accuracy in seemingly unrelated topics.
I also offer a selection of exam papers to download, including free mark schemes of my own creation.
My blog additionally gives an overview of the various application processes for selective schools.
One of the most useful resources is this collection of (mostly free) educational online games for maths and English, which is an excellent complement to any student’s preparation.”
I like Femke’s site a lot. I often send people to her reading lists, for example.
17. SATs Papers (CEM Grammar School papers; not very much for 11-plus)
This is SATs-focused, but it offers a few good-quality imitation CEM grammar school test papers with answers, to download.
18. 11 Plus Swot (Grammar School Papers)
This is a useful site, with a mixture of free online and downloadable papers.
The only problem is that the free downloads have SAMPLE in black letters across each page! This could be fixed by moving the watermark into the background.
The online tests are multiple-choice, and are useful for (for example) consolidating Key Stage 2 number skills.
19. Sevenoaks School (Independent – excellent 11+ English and Maths papers)
These are high quality past papers.
The maths is moderate to challenging (like many of the papers in 11 Plus Lifeline, which also provides worked answers for Sevenoaks past papers).
However, I have really included this page because of the interesting English papers: these include short passages but require developed, analytical ‘mini essay’ answers. The level of the questions resembles 13+, though the marking is likely to be a little more lenient.
This site is only at number 19 because the question format is not useful practice for all schools.
11 Plus Lifeline offers worked, explained solutions to Sevenoaks papers, for Silver, Gold and Platinum subscribers.
20. ExtraTuition.com (Grammar & Independent School, Reasoning & Maths)
This page contains a number of ‘how to’ sheets and brief worked examples for 11+ reasoning and maths, which may be useful where a specific topic has been forgotten and needs brushing up.
21. Aishathetutor.com (Independent and Grammar School Resources)
“Aishathetutor.com has a wealth of free resources for both parents and students who are preparing for 11+ exams and other entrance tests.
The ‘freebies’ section of the website directs parents to new children’s fiction and provides a number of free (printable) resources to go along with the novels. It can be difficult to choose reading material at the correct level, but the ‘freebies’ section does this for you.
‘The Classroom’ is a much larger (free!) area within the website and simply requires visitors to sign up. There are dozens of comprehension and grammar resources that are unique to the website and all created by Aisha Curran, a qualified English teacher. The printable worksheets and presentations cover some of the toughest aspects of the exams, including clauses, colons, foreboding and much much more.
Finally, the aishathetutor blog offers free advice to parents on how best to prepare for the 11+ assessments and highlights important dates and deadlines!”
22. Libra Tutors (Independent and Grammar School Resources)
Libra Tutors say this about their free resources:
“We provide students in the UK and overseas with resources that enable ownership over their learning; these often prove instrumental in forming helpful relationships during tutorials and residentials.
These free online resources are comprised of revision materials, advice and past papers which can be used independently by students when tackling common challenges in their subjects.”
If you found this post useful or have a question, please leave a comment below! I’d love to have your feedback. (Tick the “Receive email updates” box to receive an email when I reply.)
For the most comprehensive range of resources to help with preparation for the 11+ exam, you might like to try 11 Plus Lifeline (with a money-back guarantee in the first month). Every practice paper has full example solutions, with a detailed discussion and explanation for every question – like being taught by an excellent private tutor.
According to Tutorful, it’s “the gold standard for independent and grammar school 11-plus preparation”.
If you have a question about exam preparation, the 11-plus – or anything else – please ask it here. I’ll help you out if I can!
Hi
My daughter will start Year 5 this September. Her aim is get into super selective school – Tonbridge Grammar. Can you please suggest how to prepare to get the best marks. .
Many thanks
Shalini
Hi Shalini,
There’s so much that I could say, I think it will be more helpful to point you to the places where I’ve already given a lot of relevant advice.
For a start, may I suggest that you have a look at the advice in my videos? They offer a lot of general 11+ preparation tips.
Because Tonbridge uses the Kent Test, which is largely multiple-choice, you might like to look at my advice for Manchester Grammar School and City of London School For Boys. My article about the Essex 11+ might also be helpful.
Please let me know if there’s anything else I can help with.
my names Jeff
Hi Jeff
Hi Robert, my daughter is interested in applying to The Blue Coat School in Liverpool. Can you recommend which resources would be best for her to prepare for this? Thanks.
I’m afraid I don’t know exactly what format of exam they set, though I know that it includes maths and English. 11 Plus Lifeline covers pretty much all exam styles, do you could do worse than start there!
Hi
Would you have any idea how to go about preparing for the Bradford Grammar school entrance exams? My daughter needs to do exceptionally well in the exams to be eligible for a place
It depends on your daughter’s strenghts and weaknesses. You might be interested in the resources at https://www.rsleducational.co.uk/ – there’s a lot there that could help.
Robert
An excellent consolidation of so many useful resources including some that i had personally never heard of. Thanks Robert for the excellent work you are doing to support students, parents and I am sure many tutors too.
Thank you Deepti! I really appreciate your feedback. I’m glad that you’re finding this article useful.
hi have a good day!!!!!
Thank you!
I want to get to year 6 in Alrincham grammar school,can I please get some help.
Is there an easy way to get Altrincham grammar school
Hello Saif. I presume you’re talking about Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (https://www.agsb.co.uk). Their entrance tests are quite similar to the CSSE exams I write about here: https://www.rsleducational.co.uk/essex-csse-exam-11-plus/.
There are tests for verbal and non-verbal reasoning (the verbal reasoning is likely to include some reading comprehension based on texts), maths and creative writing.
For creative writing advice, see this article here, and for general 11-plus preparation guidance see here.
I’m afraid there isn’t an easy way! Getting into a good school requires careful preparation and a lot of luck.
Hi, could you provide any help for preparing my son for Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys and Merchant Tailor school 11+ exams? Jay
Hi Jay! There’s a lot of relevant content in 11 Plus Lifeline – particularly for Habs. The advice in my school admissions articles on this site, although for other schools, should also be very relevant. Good luck! Robert
Hi Robert, my child has passed the 11+ for Bucks but we are also looking at doing the Bedford School entrance test. I have 7 weeks before the test. What advice can you give me and what would be the best papers to use? Kal
I think you must be talking about the ISEB pre-test, because Bedford has 13+ entry.
Have a look at my comments about computer tests in my St Paul’s School article: https://www.rsleducational.co.uk/st-pauls-girls-exam-interview-admissions-11/
Apart from that, concentrate on the same core skills that you would when preparing for a written independent school 11+ exam: for that, have a look at my various independent school articles on this blog.
Very useful advice and site to visit especially for me a diy 11+mum ☺ in manchester. Thank you so much
I’m very glad it’s helped you. Good luck with your preparation!
Hello sir,
My son is current y4 student and sept he will be y5, we live in Birmingham, new to the area. So, we don’t really know how/where to start for 11+ prep in Birmingham. Any suggestion/advice is highly appreciate.
Hello Muhammed,
The first step might be to watch my free videos at https://www.rsleducational.co.uk/free-papers-videos/. These will give you some ideas about how to prepare your son for 11+.
From the start of Year 5, 11 Plus Lifeline is likely to be very useful.
I’m afraid I don’t have any specific knowledge of the extra support/tuition available in the Birmingham area, but you may well find (like many parents) that you are able to prepare your son effectively at home.
Hello, my son is struggling with comprehension- do you have any tips that could help please?
Hello! Your question is so broad that I can’t really answer it here: I have written literally hundreds of thousands of words on this topic. The good news is that all my comprehension resources contain really detailed feedback for every question, with example answers and a discussion which explains all the techniques. If your son is in the 9-12 age bracket, the best place to look is 11 Plus Lifeline (perhaps also my books). If he’s a little younger, see my RSL 8+ Comprehension book (which goes up to 10+ level), and if a little older, see RSL 13+ Comprehension.
Thank you Robert for the very informative article. I definitely will sign up for the 11+ lifeline resources you offer.
I hope you find them very useful indeed. Robert
Hi Robert,
I have used your maths and English test papers for 11+ and they were excellent. Just wondering if you have books (not papers) for 8+ and GCSE?
Hi Deepti. All my books for those levels consist of papers with example answers and worked solutions, I’m afraid.
Hi, do you tutor ?
I’m afraid I don’t any more. I’m sorry! All my tutoring is through the 11 Plus Lifeline marking service (for Platinum and Gold members).
Hi my son is taking the 11+ exam in September 2019, so really need to start to help him study! Where do I start? He hopes to go to Queen Mary’s grammar school in Walsall west midlands
Hi Jemma! May I suggest that you look at 11 Plus Lifeline? It is designed precisely to take the worry about how to start out of your hands, sending you the resources that you need.
A very useful resource. Thank you.
Thanks!
Hi Robert,
My son will be sitting 11+ for Hampton School next January.
We have already been preparing him for 11+ but now want begin gathering teaching products which specially suited for the Hampton test.
There are many useful resources out there, but I will dare to say that 11 Plus Lifeline is particularly relevant! Good luck.
Hi Roberts
My son will be sitting for 11+ Hampton school next jan, can u suggest any past papers for practice suited for hampton
The 11 Plus Lifeline papers should offer a thorough all-round preparation for Hampton. I believe that their entrance tests are fairly standard for independent schools (https://hamptonschool.org.uk/admissions/the-11-entry/ confirms this).
Thanks Richard a great post trying to pull everything together.
Thanks Rupal!
Hi Rob,
Really appreciate your generous sharing! It is of paramount help to my daughter in preparing for her 11+ this year.
I have purchased a number of materials from your website and will let my daughter work hard on them.
Lots of thanks!!
Hi Anna,
Thank you for commenting. I hope my resources are very useful for your daughter. Good luck!
hello, can you please kindly update if there will be no verbal and non verbal reasoning test as from next years 11+ test/exams.
thank you
That’s incorrect as a general statement, but it might be the case in a particular school that you’ve researched.
Hi Rob,
Your materials are great and my son is loving the tests as well and he keep on asking if there is any more test papers :). This blog is fav. I myself keep on researching on websites which provides online preparation materials. I personally found 11 Plus Swot to be not quite challenging enough. About bond I find there NVR to be pretty good. I noticed this one from your post: http://www.11plusdiy.co.uk to be rpetty good as well. How about their online tests? Should I book one? Would it be any useful? Cheers, Vivek
Hi Vivek. Thanks for your kind words and your useful reviews of other providers. I’m afraid I don’t know whether that site’s online tests are any good.
Hi Robert. Thank you so much for your very helpful article, which I just stumbled on! Can you please tell me where to find the best resources for my daughter who’s writing the Wycombe Abbey pre-tests in October? Thank you
The first thing to say is that you shouldn’t just prepare for the pre-test: by the time that’s done, you probably won’t have enough time to prepare properly for the main exam. Therefore, I would essentially recommend a good all-round preparation, covering written-answer and multiple-choice formats. 11 Plus Lifeline may help with this. Some occasional online practice for the computerised part of the pre-test would also be useful. Websites such as BOFA can be helpful for this. Good luck!
Hi Robert, We are thinking to prepare our daughter for Tiffins girls grammar school.. Can you please help me by providing some information on how to start the preparation please.. any info would be of great help.. THank you,
Mahi
Hi Mahi. It depends what stage you’re at. If your daughter is in Year 4, I advice focusing on core skills. I won’t go into that here unless you ask me to. If your daughter is in Year 5, then you should be looking at a well-balanced, all-round programme of preparation, because the Tiffin exam covers a wide range of skills. In other words, I’d practise multiple-choice and written-answer skills, and creative writing. I have lots of advice for these things elsewhere on my blog, and they are thoroughly catered for by the resources in 11 Plus Lifeline. I hope that helps!
Hi, can you please suggest how and where I can get SET (Surrey) style mock and past papers?
I’m afraid I don’t know.
hi
Hi Lilly! How can I help? Robert
Hi, Do you have any sites you recommend for the CEM 11 plus exams? What do you think of the CGP revision books?
The CGP books are useful – worth using as part of a range of resources. Their practice papers don’t have very thorough answers, but the questions are well structured.
There are quite a lot of sites out there for CEM work, but a lot don’t offer too much that’s free. The quality is variable. BOFA is worth a look, though caveats regarding quality (can be uneven).
i love this website
Thanks!
My son is interested in applying to Langley Grammar School so could you tell me the best way to get high scores in in the test
Hi Zaib. Langley is a fairly standard CEM-format exam, with English, VR, NVR and maths elements. You’ll find much of the advice elsewhere on my blog and in my videos useful. The main things are to work carefully and steadily, focus on reviewing old work rather than always doing new things, and prioritise skills rather than marks all along the way. Easier said than done, of course!
Hi Sir,
My son is interested in applying to Latymer upper and Tiffin grammar school
Any advice ?
Thank you
Nina
The exams cover a wide range of styles, including multiple-choice and written-answer questions. Keep your preparation broad, not too focused, and anchored in shoring up essential skills.
hi i would really want you to publish free 11plus online papers
Just go to https://www.rsleducational.co.uk/free-papers-videos/ and enter your name and email address in the blue box, and I’ll send you lots of free resources.
great article
Thank you!
Hi Robert, great article!
Which sites or resources would you recommend for 7+ exams?
I’m afraid I don’t know!
This is very useful! I am a freelance tutor and have been away from 11+ for a few years so will be needing new material for online clients. Thanks for all the great links!
It’s a pleasure! Good luck with your new clients.
Thank you very much for your hard work and sharing it! I cannot affort tutors and always help my children learn at home. My youngest boys says thank you for helping him prepare to 11+ as he would love to try it!
I’m really glad that I’ve been able to help! Thank you to your son.
Robert
Thank you Robert for your excellent expertise, useful tips and great sense of humour while teaching our kids online.We found your videos and books just amazing! Keep up the good work as you are helping children to thrive ?
That’s very kind – thank you!
I can’t believe you wrote this during the England-Italy final 😉
My daughter started preparing for sutton grammar and non such grammar schools which resources and topics to cover , she is in year 4 this September
These exams are pretty wide-ranging. Rather than concentrating on a limited topic list, I would keep your preparation broad: a bit of everything, ranging across the primary (KS2) curriculum in English and maths. For a similar reason, while of course I would recommend my own resources (see https://www.rsleducational.co.uk/11pluslifeline and https://www.rsleducational.co.uk/shop), it’s a good idea to use resources from more than one publisher.
May not afford the subscription but this is the best resource I have found to help kids I mentor from unsupportive backgrounds. The information is very insightful and I have a learnt a lot. Thank you so much for putting this together.
Thank you! With regard to affordability, feel free to get in touch so that we can explore this more.
i hope this will help
So do I! Thanks for commenting.
Hi! My daughter just started Y4 and she’s shown an interest in getting into High Worth Grammar School in Ashford, Kent. I think her fellow classmates are talking about this that’s why she told me she wants to study there. Its hard for me to get her to a tutor as I don’t drive and we live in a village with the buses running every 2 hours. I’m wondering if the 11Plus Lifeline subscription would be in line with the format the exam would be. I am a single mother so I do work hard to make ends meet. I’m hoping until I can find a way to get her tutored, I will opt to do some online subscription in the meantime. Will the 11Plus lifeline be the best study guide for her? Hoping for your response. Thank you!
Hello Imee! 11 Plus Lifeline covers a wide range of paper styles and question types. The Highworth Grammar exam is largely multiple-choice, though there is also a writing task, according to my research (https://exampapersplus.co.uk/highworth-grammar-school-11-plus-11-exam-information/). 11 Plus Lifeline does cover these things – and there’s more in my books (https://www.rsleducational.co.uk/shop/) – and it gives you the option of sending writing tasks to me for feedback. You will receive other resources, such as written comprehension exercises, that will not look too much like the Highworth exam – but which I hope would still be useful. My view is that all-round preparation is usually best, but I understand that some people just want to focus on a specific exam format.
I should mention that geography is not necessarily a problem when looking for a tutor: a large proportion of tutoring now happens online. Look at a site such as Tutorfair, and you’ll find a lot of online tutors.
Robert
First of all, thanks for providing such an informative page for 11+ detail. my daughter is in Y5 now and wants to prepare for Altrincham grammar school for girls. if you can provide a short note on the possible format of the exam in addition to exam duration and number of questions in each section. Thanks in advance.
I’m afraid I don’t have any specific knowledge on that exam beyond what you can also find online! Good luck to your daughter.
Robert
Dear Sir,
My daughter is studying in Year 3 at Halstead St Andrew in Woking.
My daughter is preparing towards the 11+ CEM Select to get admission in the Guildford High School.
Could you please advise what should be the age- appropriate study strategy?
Kind regards.
At that age, focus on her core skills, her reading and writing, and her enjoyment of learning. I wouldn’t start thinking about 11+-specific preparation until she’s a substantial way into year 4. Get the foundations in place first.