We have a 98% success rate for helping students pass and obtain their desired school place!
As students head towards the end of junior school, parents’ minds often begin to turn to which secondary schools to apply for. Amongst the most sought-after schools in the local area are Bluecoat, St Hilda’s, Belvedere, St Margaret’s and Liverpool College. There is also Merchant Taylor’s in Crosby, and many more grammar schools in the Wirral.
Although it’s not part of the National Curriculum, students will typically have to sit an exam at the beginning of Year 6 in order to obtain a place at these schools. Competition and demand for places is usually extremely high.
The admission criteria and exam format vary from school-to-school, but typically there are usually three components to the exams:
- English
- Maths
- Verbal Reasoning OR Non-verbal Reasoning
These exams contain topics that are not taught in schools, and so to give your child the best chance of exam success we recommend one of our 11+ courses! We offer groups and 1-2-1 classes, which can either cover all four components (if you wish to apply for more than one school), or can be tailor-made to suit your child’s school of choice.
To ensure a greater chance of success, we always recommend that pupils begin their preparation at least six months before the examination. This allows the tutor sufficient time to identify and address any problems or difficulties which the pupil may have with any particular aspects of the learning requirements for the examination. However there is no case of it being “too early” to start preparing, with many students beginning their tuition in Year 4 or the beginning of Year 5.
Aside from the regular tuition, we also offer additional preparation during the Easter and summer holidays, and more information can be found on the Boosters & Intensive Courses page!