Enrol for our Eleven Plus Courses

All students, pre-existing or external, must take our Admissions Test, to ensure suitability of our course to their learning requirements. Admission tests usually take place from March to May each year.  It is important to understand that our programmes are of advanced levels and will only suit students who are accustomed to academic study and who display a keen interest in learning.

Our courses are challenging and tailored to the most competitive grammar and independent schools in Greater London.  As such they are only suitable for children who are achieving expectations at school and can learn at a quick pace in a competitive group environment.

We do not separate children into classes based on ability levels and they all follow the same lesson plan.   Therefore, students must have a good foundation to enable our tutors to deliver optimal lessons that suit the learning pace and needs of the group as a whole.

The test outcome will indicate if a student has sufficient knowledge in numeracy and literacy to be able to follow the pace of the course. Students who have multiple gaps in knowledge may be better prepared with a one-to-one tutor who can provide tuition tailored to the needs of the individual student.  Eleven Plus Exams does not provide one-to-one tuition.

We look to accept children who can approximately match the average level of our existing cohort of Year 3 students going into Year 4 or Year 4 students going into Year 5. We would not expect external students to be able to perform as well as our enrolled students but would expect scores of at least 65%.

When the test has been free in the past, we found large numbers took the opportunity to sit the test purely as an assessment of their child’s level rather than to actually join the course, this delayed our enrolment process for genuine applicants.

This is because the lessons are not delivered in one live session so there is no need for all students to be of similar level. Online students initially watch pre-recorded lessons at their own pace and seek parental help if needed. They only attend a live online Zoom class after watching these videos.

The pre-recorded videos are separated into subjects making them shorter and more easier to digest.  This enables students who do not meet the required level to learn at a pace that suits them, as they can re-watch a video with parental guidance if needed.  The follow-up live Zoom lessons are an interactive a recap of the video tutorial to help children consolidate their learning.

The online course also provides a more time-efficient learning experience that can free up time that the student can better use to work on weak areas and elevate their level.

Our entry tests are in English Comprehension and Maths only.

The Year 3 test is 40 minutes, the Year 4 test is 60 minutes and the Year 5 test is 75 minutes.

Each test is split into two timed sections.

The content of the test will be part of the national curriculum that the students will have covered in their current year group.

Our admissions test is designed to provide a general indication of your child’s overall foundation in numeracy and literacy. It is not a comprehensive assessment within each subject to identify specific areas of strength or weakness within each subject. For this reason, we are unable to provide detailed scores or individual feedback on your child’s performance.

In our experience, a child who does not meet the criteria is likely to need a few weeks to improve on their score, by which time the course would become full.   As we are not able to hold places, we will not be able to offer a re-test.  If there are extenuating circumstances which will impact your child’s performance on the day, please let us know.

Parents will receive the outcome as individual tests are reviewed and marked by our assessment team. This will usually be within 10 days of the test.

The admissions test is to assess whether our course is likely to meet your child’s current learning needs.   The outcome of the test will result in one of the following:

• An Offer for a place in the face-to-face course – where the student shows the potential to fit in with our existing cohort.
• An offer for an online place – where the student has not met the criteria for face-to-face but shows potential to follow the programme online.
• Recommendation for one-to-one tutoring – where the student’s performance indicates a weak foundation in numeracy and literary and the structured pace of our course is felt to be at a pace that is too fast for the student, thus requiring the student to need individual support. Eleven Plus Exams does not provide one-to-one tutoring.