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Reading about the 11+ is a great start. Practising every day is what builds confidence. Pip makes it five fun minutes - free, no ads, no sign-up.
Clear, calm, jargon-free guidance for parents - how the exam works, what to practise, and how to keep your child confident all the way to exam day.
Everything you need in one place: what the 11+ tests, how GL and CEM differ, when to start, and a calm week-by-week plan that fits real family life.
Read the guideFree 30-question paper, weighted like the real STTS.
Find the right guide for Kent, Sutton, ISEB, GL, CSSE, FSCE and more.
An honest guide to CAT4 skills, official practice and what Pip can support.
All 16 schools, the LCGS test, and the 220 pass mark.
7 real agencies compared: price, format, reviews, honestly.
3 real communities checked, plus how to vet a Facebook group.
In-person days, apps and papers, honestly compared.
Structured, tutor-led courses, not just practice apps.
Answer sheet technique, timing practice, tapering, exam-day logistics.
Which ones are real apps, and which just live in a browser tab.
Turn a raw mark into an estimated standardised score.
The VR and NVR only test, the 9-mile radius, and 2025 results.
St Olave's, Newstead Wood, and the Bexley alternatives.
England's top-scoring grammar: no writing, no interview.
Sutton, Trafford, CSSE, Birmingham and more, explained.
How it differs from ordinary 11+ maths.
Wilson's, Nonsuch and the SET, compared.
The King Edward VI Foundation, school by school.
A parent's guide to 11+ and 13+ entry.
How 7+, 11+ and 13+ entry works locally.
What parents actually pay, VAT included.
Teachers and specialists reviewed Pip for Google Play. Here's what they said.
The band descriptors, a home scorecard and a Band 2 vs Band 4 worked example.
Board by board and school by school, and how the writing is actually used.
Every grammar school in England ranked and mapped by region, with the verified top performers.
The 11+, the catchment split and 2025 results for one of the top girls' grammars.
The two-stage 11+ with its scored writing task, no catchment, and 2025 results.
The purely score-based 11+, admissions and 2025 results for the top Sutton boys' grammar.
The two-round 11+, the 3-mile catchment and 2025 results for one of the top girls' grammars.
The two-stage 11+, the Designated Area and 2025 results for SW London's leading girls' grammar.
Cost, entry, results and class sizes compared for 2026.
A calm, step by step plan: board by board, a 6-month timeline, score targets, mocks and results day.
20 brilliant books for KS2, and the reading skill each one builds, with a video.
Genuinely free papers, apps and tools, ranked, with the catch for each one stated plainly.
Bond, Pip, Atom, BOFA and more, with prices checked June 2026.
Cheaper routes to the same outcome, compared honestly.
Papers, apps and free routes, side by side.
Price, adaptivity and mocks compared, plus where the free option fits.
Offering, accessibility and price, side by side.
Cheaper and more modern routes than Bond, compared honestly.
Where to go for adaptivity and apps beyond CGP's books.
Papers, marking and daily practice, side by side.
ISEB and CAT4 routes for independent-school pre-tests.
Focused 11+ apps and wider school tools, with costs set out clearly.
Vocabulary, verbal reasoning and full four-subject practice compared.
Broad school learning and focused 11+ practice compared.
UK school skills, reasoning work and 11+ exam practice compared.
Adaptive practice, mocks, reports and value compared.
The current 13+ stages, ISEB Common Pre-Tests, Eton List Test, past papers and fees.
Four interactive questions, printable papers and a practical Kent preparation plan.
Questions and papers for the Secondary Transfer Test, including the 121 qualifying score.
English and maths practice for the shared first stage and school-specific second stages.
Interactive questions and papers for the shared West Midlands grammar-school test.
Verbal, non-verbal and spatial reasoning questions aligned with the consortium test.
English, continuous-writing and maths preparation for the CSSE examination.
Verbal, numerical and non-verbal reasoning for the GL consortium test.
English, numerical, verbal and non-verbal practice for the Bexley selection test.
English, maths, verbal and spatial reasoning questions with printable papers.
Four-subject practice for the shared Gloucestershire grammar-school test.
GL-style English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning preparation.
Online-style English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning questions.
English, creative writing and maths practice without irrelevant reasoning papers.
Written English and maths preparation for qualifying Stage 1 candidates.
Writing, comprehension and written maths preparation with an original prompt.
English, writing and maths practice without claiming to reproduce the paper.
How to read scores without trusting one risky percentage.
A simple check for skills, timing, habits and calm.
Short practice, clear goals and access support.
Tests, council forms, addresses and proof of a move.
Vacancies, tests, waiting lists and appeals.
What schools may add and what parents can do at home.
2027 tests, dates, postcode rules and sample papers.
2026 papers, dates, fees, scores and registration.
Three papers, interviews, support and preparation.
GL, CEM, ISEB and FSCE, plus the regional tests, and what each one tests.
The most common 11+ board: subjects, format and how to prepare.
The computer-based, vocabulary-heavy test and how to prepare.
The online, adaptive test for independent schools, sat once and shared.
The school-designed test with creative writing and no reasoning papers.
The GL-style exam for Kent's grammar schools, papers and scores.
The GL test for Bucks grammars, weighted to verbal reasoning.
Two separate academies, two admissions authorities, two entrance exams.
The Essex consortium's own written papers, English and maths.
The bespoke GL test for Greater Manchester's five grammars.
The two-stage test for Sutton's super-selective grammars.
The free, selective state schools explained: how to get in, the ages and years, where they are, and how they differ from comprehensives and private schools.
All 13 Bucks grammars ranked, with the one-test, one-pass-mark system explained.
The Trafford grammars and top independents ranked, with the area's two 11+ systems explained.
The CSSE grammars and top independents ranked, with each school's 11+ entry explained.
Surrey's leading independents ranked, with each school's 11+ entry and the ISEB Pre-Test explained.
Kent's leading grammars ranked, with each school's Kent Test entry and super-selective rules explained.
The top grammars nationally, ranked, with each school's 11+ board explained.
The UK's leading boarding schools ranked, with each school's entry explained.
London's leading independents ranked, with each school's entry explained.
The UK's leading independents ranked, with each school's entrance exam explained.
London's leading grammars ranked, with each school's 11+ entry explained for parents.
A selective Year 6 exam for grammar and many private schools. What it is, who sits it, and when.
Maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, and what each one asks for.
The two main boards, how they differ, and what to practise for each.
Standard written, multiple-choice or online. How each one works on the day.
Timings by board, and whether your child faces a whole exam day.
Why Year 4 is the sweet spot, with a calm year-by-year plan.
Why little and often beats long sessions, without burnout.
The quiet superpower behind English and verbal reasoning.
Build fluency first, then reasoning, then timed practice.
A subject not taught in school, made simple step by step.
Patterns, shapes and the most learnable paper in the 11+.
All 8 question types with real diagrams and worked examples, including the three most guides skip.
Build stamina, find weak spots and cut exam-day nerves.
No national figure. How each school sets its own threshold.
Raw marks, standardised scores and no negative marking.
Why age matters and what the numbers really mean.
National and regional pass rates, and what they mean.
Why passing does not guarantee a seat, and how to plan.
Results timing, delivery and the 31 October deadline.
Age, location, SEN access and resits explained.
The yearly window and how to avoid missing it.
State grammars versus independent schools.
Consortiums, separate entries and how it works.
When location matters for a place, and when it does not.
When tuition helps, and when self-study wins.
Typical UK rates and cheaper alternatives.
Yes, with a plan. The benefits and the pitfalls.
Timing, and what a good tutor looks like.
The trade-offs, and a lower-cost third option.
Equipment, clothing and a simple checklist.
Timings, the day itself, and where parents fit in.
Pacing, moving on, and attempting everything.
Illness, appeals and steadying the nerves.
Breakfast, calm routines and no last-minute cramming.
The CAF, offer day and how waiting lists work.
Your options, and how to talk about it with care.
The honest odds and the valid grounds.
A later route into grammar school, explained.
Where 11+ and independent prep overlap.
What to weigh beyond the league tables.
The secondary application and the 31 October deadline.
When all secondary offers land, usually 1 March.
The questions that reveal the real school.
Why fit matters more than the label.
The warning signs, and how to ease off.
Calm, practical ways to settle the nerves.
How to spot it, and how to dial it back.
Small targets, progress and gentle momentum.
Sleep, exercise and balance that help focus.
Two different exams, clearly compared.
Why strong SATs do not guarantee it.
Why age standardisation keeps it fair.
What actually drives 11+ progress.
Why more isn't better, and what to do.
No, and why you can prepare for it.
Tutor-resistant, not tutor-proof, and what helps.
Mostly understanding, with memory in support.
Why ability is built more than born.
Skills last, a cramming bump can fade.
The debate, both sides, kept factual.
Then vs now: a different job, not just harder.
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