Year 5 Eleven Plus
Exams Tuition

Our Year 5 course covers English, Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning and will fully prepare children in all subjects and the relevant exam boards for their target schools. Since the majority of children will not need creative writing, we do not include it within the course. We run a separate creative writing course which can be booked during the second term of Year 5.

The Year 5 course is an intense programme suited for students excelling at school and accustomed to academic work outside of school homework.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All students have access to our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) , which contains all their course resources and homework. Access to the VLE is only available whilst the student remains on the course. Your child will not be able to access any of the resources once they have left the course.

Admission Criteria

Our courses are challenging and prepare children for the most competitive London schools. Students should have a solid foundation in the Year 4 English and Maths curriculum.
All students for the in-person course must sit our Admissions Test to determine the suitability of our course to meet their learning needs. New students must be of a similar level to our existing students. This ensures students do not feel out of place and lose confidence. It also ensures all students in the class have a baseline level, enabling optimal delivery of the lesson by our teachers.
Students for the online course do not sit the Admissions Test as the online format allows students to revisit the lesson tutorial to ensure understanding. This allows students of varying levels to follow the course with parental guidance and without formal screening.
Admissions Tests will usually be held in March and April of Year 4.

Course Structure

The course has a three-stage structure, pioneered by us:

The Foundation stage confirms every child has the basic building blocks to succeed and includes rapid mental arithmetic, mental agility and a robust vocabulary.
The Common Core stage confirms that all the requirements common to the exam boards in the area are addressed first. This makes the child more versatile and preparation more agile should the exam board change with minimal notice.
The Specialisation stage in the final term is tailored to the exam board where all known nuances of the specific exam board are practised through exam preparation and mock exam practice.

All students will receive the same lessons and homework during the first two terms since the syllabus for each subject must be taught to everyone. Even if a subject is not tested by your chosen school the position can change in the final term of Year 5 and so until the admissions policies are finalised all students must study all four subjects. In the final term, once the students start their mock exams, subjects that are not needed can be dropped.

Course Features

18 Students per class
2 Teaching Assistants per class
3 Teachers per class for each subject (English, Maths and Reasoning)
All-inclusive 42 week course Sep to Aug
Once weekly lessons 3.5 hours
English, Maths, Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning (excl. creative writing)
All Exam Boards covered
Online resources worth £1,400+
21 Mock Exams included
Books and Practice Papers worth £400+
Exam tips and techniques sessions
Detailed weekly homework tracking with cohort comparisons.
Detailed End-of-Term Reports with cohort comparisons.
Complete set of video tutorials
Over 700 topic and sub-topic videos
7-9 hours of homework per week
24,000 topic-based tests for revision and targeting of weak spots

Course Venue

Harrow College
Lowlands Road,
Harrow,
HA1 3AQ.

Lessons: In-person or Online

Managed Courses

In-Person lessons
- 3.5 hours once weekly
- Saturdays 8.45 am / 1.00pm
Online Lessons
- 3.5 hours once weekly
- Saturdays 9.00am
- Lessons are live and interactive.

In addition to our flagship managed Year 5 Course (online and in-person), there is also a new Self-Managed online course. This covers the same course with a more manageable workload allowing students to work at their own pace. For more details click the button below.

NEW Year 5 Self-Managed Course

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Course Dates

26 September 2026 to end August 2027

NOTE: Lessons continue during school half-term holidays, except for two weeks during the Christmas and Easter school holidays

Course Fees for 2026/27

In-Person Course fee:

£5,997 _{(VAT inc)}

Online course fee:

£4,650 _{(VAT inc)}

Reservation

A Reservation Fee of £250 is required to confirm a place. This is non-refundable in the event of cancellation of the course but otherwise refunded in March, following completion of the course, provided you have reported to us the 11 plus exam results and school offer received.