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 guideEvery grammar and punctuation topic on one map, with a free practice question at each station.
Every free SPaG tool in one place: the map, the SATs paper and year-by-year guides.
Real Paper 1 and Paper 2 format practice, marked instantly.
Every SPaG topic Year 1 covers, no formal test, just the basics.
Every topic Year 2 covers, including its optional SPaG test.
Every topic Year 3 introduces, building on Years 1 and 2.
Every topic Year 4 introduces, from fronted adverbials onward.
Every topic Year 5 introduces, the last year before Year 6 SATs.
Every topic Year 6 covers, in order, with what actually gets tested.
Turn a Paper 1 and Paper 2 mark into an illustrative scaled score.
Every SPaG term in plain English, alphabetised for quick reference.
Every SPaG topic Year 1 covers, no formal test, just the basics.
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.
The Year 3 to 6 list with meanings, sentences and memory tricks.
An interactive grid, a practice MTC and tricks for the tricky tables.
All 21 question types, each with a live example to try.
Every NVR question type, with animated rotations, reflections and nets.
The four batteries, scores, stanines and calm prep tips.
The timetable, a countdown planner and term-by-term tips.
Reception to Year 13, key stages and a year group finder.
See where a score sits on the bell curve, area by area.
The bus stop method with a video, remainders and worksheets that mark themselves.
Block counting in non-verbal reasoning: the column by column method, why every floating block rests on a hidden…
Download Pip's free 8-page 11+ cloze worksheets PDF. Try 24 graduated gaps in sentences and short passages,…
Download Pip's free 8-page 11+ comprehension worksheets PDF. Read an original story, answer 12 multiple-choice…
The four types of 11+ comprehension question, why strong readers still lose marks, a four-step method that…
Download Pip's free 10-page 11+ creative writing worksheets PDF. Two original story and description prompts,…
Download Pip's free 10-page 11+ cube nets worksheet PDF. Learn to fold nets, make a paper cube, try original…
How cube rotation and spinning shapes questions work in the 11+, ISEB and CAT4: rotations never change block…
Download Pip's free 10-page 11+ Maths word problems worksheet PDF. Twelve original multi-step questions cover…
How to fold a cube net in your head: the opposite-faces rule, dice nets and the sum-to-seven check, the 11 nets…
A free 11+ non-verbal reasoning practice paper with answers (PDF): odd one out, series, analogies, grids, codes…
Fold and punch paper folding questions for the 11+ and CAT4 figure analysis: why holes double with every fold…
A free printable 11+ planner covering the six months before the test, month by month, with a weekly grid to…
What should Year 4 11+ preparation look like? Gentle groundwork, first question types and the real Year 4…
What should Year 5 11+ preparation look like? Format familiarisation, regular practice papers and the real Year…
What should Year 6 11+ preparation look like? Exam technique, timing, consolidation and the real Year 6…
Download free 11+ punctuation worksheets with 12 original questions and worked answers. Practise apostrophes,…
Free 11+ spelling list PDF: 40 carefully chosen words, four weekly look-cover-write-check sheets, dictation…
What an 11+ tuition centre is, how it differs from a private tutor, typical costs, a sign-up checklist, and…
Free, interactive 11+ verbal reasoning number codes online. Play 5 GL-style number code puzzles, see the answer…
A free 11+ verbal reasoning practice paper with answers (PDF): 15 questions in about 30 minutes, with an answer…
Download a free 11+ vocabulary list with meanings: 48 curated words across Years 3 to 6, example sentences, an…
The Atom Learning discount codes circulating in 2026, each with its source and what we could not verify, plus…
Compare the 9 best adaptive learning apps in 2026 for UK children, maths, reading and languages. See what…
Download a free original Bexley Selection Test-style mini mock: two printable booklets, verbal ability,…
Compare Birmingham 11+ mock exams for 2027: in-person venues, provider-listed dates and prices, free…
What CAT4 spatial reasoning covers: figure analysis (folded and punched paper) and figure recognition (hidden…
Free original CSSE Essex 11+ English and maths practice PDF with written-answer questions, a comprehension…
Free FSCE style 11+ practice papers with answers: English, creative writing and maths for the grammar schools…
Free 32-question GL Assessment 11+ style sample PDF in English, maths and verbal reasoning, with worked…
Enter your postcode to rank all 162 grammar schools in England by distance, see them on a map and check which…
How many grammar schools are there in England? A county-by-county count of the 162 state grammar schools…
Free ISEB Common Pre-Test style practice papers with answers in English, maths and verbal reasoning, for…
Free 34-question Kent Test style sample PDF in verbal reasoning, English and maths, with worked answers, plus…
Free 32-question Medway Test style sample PDF in English, maths and verbal reasoning, with worked answers and…
Newstead Wood School 11+ explained: the two-paper VR and NVR test, the 210 qualifying score, the 9-mile radius…
Nonsuch High School for Girls in Cheam, Sutton: 2025 results, the Sutton SET and stage-two 11+ tests, the 85…
An honest comparison of Pip and 11+ tutoring: what a tutor does that an app cannot, what Pip adds between…
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet 11+ guide: the two-paper entrance test, the 225 qualifying standard, how…
A parent guide to the Redbridge 11+: the two grammar schools, the single shared test, who runs admissions, and…
Free 27-question Sutton SET Stage One style sample PDF in maths and English, with worked answers and a…
Free Tiffin School and Tiffin Girls' 11+ style practice papers with answers in maths and English, built to the…
Wilson's School in Wallington, Sutton: 2025 results, the Sutton SET and second-stage 11+ tests, how its purely…
Catchment-area guides for all 162 grammar schools in England, by region. See which have a catchment, which take…
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.
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Why a proper first read saves time in 11+ comprehension.
A simple method, notes to make and a worked example.
The four skills, with a home routine for each.
A simple routine for any poem, rhyme schemes made easy, and a model answer.
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-paper 11+, the qualifying standard, key dates and results for London's top boys' grammar.
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.
A four-week plan, classic books and a word game to play together.
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.
Broad school learning and focused 11+ practice compared.
Seven alternatives for UK families, prices checked 6 Oct 2026.
Coverage, price and who IXL suits, with IXL vs Pip.
Coverage, price and who Khan Academy suits, with Khan Academy vs Pip.
Seven alternatives for UK families, with prices checked 6 Oct 2026.
Coverage, price and who Synthesis Tutor suits, with Synthesis Tutor vs Pip.
Seven alternatives for UK families, with prices checked 6 Oct 2026.
Coverage, price and who DoodleMaths suits, with DoodleMaths vs Pip.
Seven alternatives for UK families, with prices checked 6 Oct 2026.
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.
The two papers, dates, fee, 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.
GL for 2027 entry, then FSCE from 2028 entry, for Greater Manchester's five grammars.
Just missed the Kent Test score? How the Head Teacher Assessment works, who starts it, and how it differs from an appeal.
Which test your child sits, by year group, and how to plan.
The two-stage test for Sutton's super-selective grammars.
How scholarships and bursaries really work at 11+, what they are worth, and when to apply.
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.
Seven signs, and what to do if it is not.
What each app is best for.
ISEB 11+ and 13+ explained.
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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