School directory

The 14 schools we prepare candidates for

Every tutor attended the school your child is applying to. Choose a school to see its assessment and how we prepare for it.

We prepare candidates at every entry point these schools run, from 7+ through to 16+ sixth-form entry.

Region
Entry point

14 of 14 schools

Independent day school

The Perse School

Cambridge

Entry points

7+8+9+10+11+13+16+

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.

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Independent day and boarding school

Westminster School

London

Entry points

7+11+13+16+

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.

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Independent day school

St Paul's School

London

Entry points

7+11+13+16+

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.

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Independent day school

King's College School

Wimbledon, London

Entry points

7+8+9+11+13+16+

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.

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Independent day and boarding school

Brighton College

Brighton, East Sussex

Entry points

11+13+16+

11+: an Academic Assessment Day in early December of Year 6 covering maths, English and verbal and non-verbal reasoning, then an Interview and Activities Day in January with two short interviews. 13+: ISEB Common Pre-Tests in Year 6, then an Orientation Day in February with interviews and written assessments in English and maths, with places offered in early March.

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Independent day and boarding school

Sevenoaks School

Sevenoaks, Kent

Entry points

11+13+16+

13+: the ISEB pre-test in the autumn, then competitive English and maths examinations, a group discussion activity and a reference from the candidate's school.

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Independent day school

Latymer Upper School

Hammersmith, London

Entry points

11+16+

11+: the School's own papers, sat in one sitting in early December of Year 6 — English comprehension and multiple choice (35 minutes), English descriptive writing (45 minutes) and mathematics (60 minutes). Shortlisted candidates return in January for a half day of classroom activities and a 1:2:1 interview. 16+ is three papers in November covering mathematics, written communication and critical thinking. The School does not use the ISEB Common Pre-Test.

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Independent day school for girls

North London Collegiate School

Edgware, London

Entry points

11+16+

11+: two written papers sat on paper, English (1 hour 15 minutes, comprehension and creative writing) and mathematics (1 hour 15 minutes). NLCS sets no verbal or non-verbal reasoning test and does not use a computer-based assessment. Candidates who do well are invited to a 30-minute interview in January.

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Independent day school for girls

Godolphin and Latymer

Hammersmith, London

Entry points

11+16+

11+: the London 11+ Consortium assessment, a bespoke 100-minute online test sat once and shared across the fourteen member schools, covering verbal, mathematical and non-verbal ability alongside creative and critical thinking, analysis, synthesis and problem solving. It is not the ISEB Common Pre-Test. Candidates who do well are invited to a Godolphin interview in January.

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Independent day school for girls

City of London School for Girls

Barbican, London

Entry points

11+16+

11+: a one-hour computer-based test, Cambridge Select Insight, assessing numerical, verbal and non-verbal skills, then two 45-minute written papers in January — English testing creative writing and analytical skills, and mathematics testing problem solving — followed by interview.

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Independent day school for girls

St Paul's Girls' School

Brook Green, London

Entry points

11+16+

11+: the ISEB Common Pre-Test, then three written papers sat on one day — English (close reading of literary prose), mathematics (arithmetic and problem solving, then multi-part questions), and General Comprehension (deduction and inference from visual, numerical or written material) — then an interview of around twenty minutes.

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Independent day school

Magdalen College School

Oxford

Entry points

7+8+9+11+13+16+

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.

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Independent day school

Dulwich College

Dulwich, London

Entry points

7+8+9+10+11+13+16+

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.

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Independent day school

City of London School

City of London

Entry points

10+11+16+

10+ and 11+: a 105-minute online assessment (maths, English, non-verbal and verbal reasoning, puzzles and problem solving, creative comprehension) plus a 30-minute creative writing task, with a 15 to 20-minute interview and a group activity for those shortlisted.

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