Sat in Year 2, for entry into Year 3.

7+ tutoring

The 7+ is the first major entrance assessment in the UK independent sector, sat in Year 2 for entry into Year 3. Papers usually cover reading, writing and maths, and most schools add a group activity or an informal conversation on the day. It is the round where the gap between what a child can do and what they can do in an unfamiliar room matters most.

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First, the thing that costs people a year

The number in 7+, 11+ or 13+ names the assessment, not the year group your child joins. The assessment is always sat the academic year before entry, so a child sitting the 11+ is in Year 6 at the time and joins in Year 7.

So the 7+ is sat in Year 2, at age 6–7, for entry into Year 3. The first major entry point at most prep and junior schools, assessed in reading, writing and maths with the papers sat in Year 2.

Who runs a 7+, and what they set

6 of the 14 schools we cover run a 7+ round

There is no national 7+ paper. Each school sets its own, and the differences are large enough that preparing for the wrong one is preparing for a different exam. Every assessment below is taken from that school's own admissions pages.

The schools we prepare 7+ candidates for, and the assessment each sets
School	Where	What they set at 7+
The Perse School	Cambridge	Quest, a 70-minute computer-based test (maths 20 minutes, English 30, non-verbal reasoning 10, verbal reasoning 10), plus a 30-minute handwritten creative writing task, a group activity and a short informal interview. Prep entry at 7+ to 10+ is a half-day of English, maths and reasoning.
Westminster School	London	11+: ISEB Common Pre-Tests in November of Year 6 (English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning), then 40-minute maths and English papers in January and an interview with two senior members of staff in February. 13+: the same ISEB pre-tests in Year 6, further 40-minute maths and English papers in early January, then an interview. 16+: a 45-minute paper in each of four chosen subjects, four subject interviews, a general interview and a 45-minute Interview Day Assessment.
St Paul's School	London	13+: the ISEB online pre-test in Year 6, then a 75-minute maths paper and a 45-minute English paper in early January, followed by an interview. 7+ entry to St Paul's Prep is a written exam and half-day group assessments.
King's College School	Wimbledon, London	King's sets its own tests rather than the ISEB pre-test: English, mathematics and verbal reasoning, sat in December of Year 6, with interviews in January and offers in mid-February. Both 11+ and 13+ are assessed in Year 6 and a boy may apply for one or the other, not both.
Magdalen College School	Oxford	11+: a test day of two online sessions and one written — 115 minutes online across mathematics, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning, English, puzzles and problem solving, and creative comprehension, three of which adapt to the candidate's answers, plus a 45-minute handwritten creative writing task. Candidates invited back sit a 30-minute interview.
Dulwich College	Dulwich, London	11+: about three hours of online tests (maths, English, non-verbal and verbal reasoning, puzzles and problem solving, creative comprehension) plus a 20-minute handwritten creative writing task, with interviews in January. Years 3 to 5: digital assessments, creative writing and a short written maths paper, then a one-to-one assessment and group activities.

6 of these 6 assessment descriptions are checked against the school's own admissions pages, and each school page carries the date it was last verified and a link to the source. We prepare candidates at every entry point these schools run, from 7+ through to 16+ sixth-form entry.

The 7+ mistake: preparing the paper and not the day

A six-year-old who can read fluently at the kitchen table may not do it in a hall full of strangers. Most 7+ rounds include a group activity or a short conversation alongside the written papers, and those are what unsettle children rather than the maths. Making the shape of the day ordinary is worth more here than any extra practice paper.

When to start

Most families we work with start around a year out, in Year 1 or the very start of Year 2. Much earlier than that and a child is being prepared for something they cannot yet conceive of.

What we have actually done

25 of the 35 candidates we prepared for 2026 entry received offers. That is every candidate we prepared across every school and every entry point, not a figure for this round alone. 84 students prepared for entrance assessments since 2024.

Pricing

7+ tutoring prices

Two levels, both charged per tutoring hour. Your first lesson is no commitment, there are no contracts, and you can stop any time.

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Everything your child needs for assessment day.

Core

£60/hr

Papers, marking and mocks included.

Full preparation for every part of the assessment, taught by a tutor who sat the same exam your child is preparing for.

In person in the city around your target school, or online nationwide. You travel to your tutor, and locations are confirmed after the consultation.

Weekly 1:1 lessons
Every tutor is an alumnus of your target school, with first-hand experience sitting your child's exam and typically 0–1 years of admissions experience
Lesson plans built around your target school's own exam format
Unlimited practice papers, mocks and marking
Interview and group-activity practice

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Our most experienced tutors, handling everything.

Signature

£95/hr

Papers, marking and mocks included.

Led by one of the five most experienced tutors for your target school. Each takes five students at a time, and runs the whole process from first lesson to offer day.

Five Signature tutors for each school, five students each — 25 places a school, and no more.

Online only. Our most experienced tutors teach remotely, wherever you are.

Everything in Core
One of our top five tutors for your target school, with at least a year of admissions experience, taking five students at a time
Mock papers written for your child, not pulled from a bank
Unlimited mock interviews, not a set number of sessions
The application handled end to end: shortlisting, personal statement, forms and deadlines

The same lead tutor from first lesson to offer day
A revision timeline mapped to your child's exam date
Scholarship and bursary application support
Your tutor reachable between lessons for short questions

Capped at 5 students per tutor

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