City of London School for Girls · Barbican, London

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  • Stage 2 6 Jan 2027
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Taught by CLSG alumnae, not an agency

Every tutor sat the assessment your daughter is preparing for, and we prepare candidates specifically for CLSG — not for the boys’ school of nearly the same name, which sets a different exam.

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Entrance Exam Tutors is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to City of London School for Girls. All information about the school's admissions is taken from its own published pages and dated where shown.

How we prepare

Four steps, across both stages

  1. Cambridge Select Insight is neither the ISEB pre-test nor the Consortium assessment, so we start by testing your daughter on its shape rather than on a generic 11+ paper.

  2. An hour of numerical, verbal and non-verbal work on a computer. Practised on screen, because pacing a timed computer test is a different skill from pacing a paper one.

  3. Creative writing and analysis in English, problem solving in maths, 45 minutes each. These come six weeks after Stage 1, and the gap is where most families lose momentum.

  4. Interviews run through January alongside music auditions for those who qualify. We rehearse until the conversation feels ordinary.

We teach the method behind each mistake, not just the right answer, with written feedback after every session. We'll map these four steps to your child's timeline on a free 20-minute call.

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Pricing

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 daughter 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 daughter is preparing for.

In person in the city around City of London School for Girls, or online nationwide. You travel to your tutor, and locations are confirmed after the consultation.

  • Weekly 1:1 lessons
  • Every tutor is an alumna of City of London School for Girls, with first-hand experience sitting your daughter's exam and typically 0–1 years of admissions experience
  • Lesson plans built around City of London School for Girls's own exam format
  • Unlimited practice papers, mocks and marking
  • Interview and group-activity practice
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    £95/hr

    Papers, marking and mocks included.

    Led by one of the five most experienced tutors for City of London School for Girls. 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 City of London School for Girls, with at least a year of admissions experience, taking five students at a time
    • Mock papers written for your daughter, 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 daughter'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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    What parents say

    Reviews from families we've worked with

    GoogleRated 5.0 from 12 reviews by parents on Google, and every review below links to its source

    Richard worked with my son to prepare him for the 11+ entry exams for the Perse and the Leys and we have had a brilliant experience. Richard was very organised and knowledgeable about the requirements of the exams for the different schools and made sure we were aware of all of the steps in the application process and reminded us of approaching deadlines etc.

    Parent of a Year 6 boyPerse & The Leys · 11+Verify on Google

    We used Cambridge Tutors to prepare for my child 11+ exam, having started quite late with only four months to prepare and no prior support or preparation from her primary school. Richard, the lead, provided invaluable guidance, reassurance, advice, and resources from the outset, which really helped put us at ease.

    Parent of a Year 6 girl11+ · four months' preparationVerify on Google

    We've had a really excellent experience with Cambridge Private Tutors. Richard runs a highly professional and well-connected group of tutors, and it was clear from the start that he genuinely understands both the academic requirements and the pressures families face around entrance exams. He took the time to understand our child's needs and matched us with a tutor who was an excellent fit.

    Parent, entrance exam preparationTutor matchingVerify on Google

    Djia and Nathan are great tutors, they help my daughter get an offer for the Perse school 10+ entry. Thank you!

    Parent of a Year 5 girlPerse · 10+ offerVerify on Google

    Reviews are quoted in full as written by each parent on Google. Some name our Cambridge Private Tutors practice, the same team and tutors behind Entrance Exam Tutors.

    Planning ahead

    Suggested timeline, 11+ entry

    Starting late?

    There are two doors here rather than one, which helps. If Stage 1 is close, a short run goes on timed on-screen reasoning, because that is what decides whether your daughter reaches Stage 2 at all. If Stage 1 is already sat and she has been invited back, six weeks on the two written papers is a genuinely useful amount of time.

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    Before you book

    The practical questions

    No. The City of London Corporation is the proprietor of both City of London School for Girls and City of London School, along with City of London Freemen's School and City Junior School. They are separate schools with separate admissions, and their assessments are different. CLSG sits at the Barbican and City of London School on the Embankment. If you have read about "the City of London 11+" and found a 105-minute online assessment across six sections, that is the boys' school, not this one.

    Two stages. First Cambridge Select Insight, a 60-minute computer-based test assessing numerical, verbal and non-verbal skills. Then, for candidates who do well, two 45-minute written papers in January: english (creative writing and analytical skills), and mathematics (problem solving). Interviews follow.

    It is the computer-based platform CLSG uses for its first stage. It is neither the ISEB Common Pre-Test nor the London 11+ Consortium assessment, which are the two most families have heard of, so practice bought for either of those is practice for a different test. It runs an hour and covers numerical, verbal and non-verbal skills.

    Registration closes Friday 30 October 2026, with a fee of £192 for uk applicants and £300 for international applicants. The first assessment runs 13 to 18 November 2026, the second is on Wednesday 6 January 2027, interviews run 11 to 21 January 2027, and offers are emailed on Friday 12 February 2027.

    No. The School states that offers are unconditional, and accepting one requires a deposit. Places, scholarships and bursaries are all offered together on Friday 12 February 2027, so a family weighing a scholarship against another school's plain offer has both numbers on the same day rather than waiting.

    Most families we work with start twelve to eighteen months out. That leaves room to build the underlying English and maths before anything is timed, and to spend the final autumn on Cambridge Select Insight and the January English and maths papers. Shorter runs work and are common — we have prepared candidates in under four months — but a short run is triage rather than a full pass, and we will be straight with you about what is realistic before you book anything.

    Every one of our CLSG tutors is an alumna of the school and sat this assessment themselves. We teach in person in London and online anywhere in the UK. Tutoring is charged per hour from £60, with no contracts and no packages to buy up front. The first lesson is no commitment and you can stop at any time, and a free 20-minute consultation comes first.

    Every tutor is identity-checked, reference-checked and interviewed, and every tutor working with under-18s holds an Enhanced DBS check. We have a named Designated Safeguarding Lead. Read our safeguarding policy.

    More questions are answered on our FAQ page.

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    • A named Designated Safeguarding Lead (Freddie Sudeep)
    • A parent present for under-18s, online and in person
    • All tutor-pupil contact is parent-supervised, in a group chat only if strictly necessary
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    Reference

    The City of London School for Girls admissions process, in detail

    Checked against the School's own admissions pages and dated. Where CLSG does not publish a detail, this page says so rather than filling it in from elsewhere.

    The short version

    CLSG 11+ at a glance

    CLSG assesses 11+ candidates in two stages: Cambridge Select Insight, a 60-minute computer test in November, then two written papers on Wednesday 6 January 2027, followed by interview.

    Key facts about City of London School for Girls 11+ entry for September 2027 entry
    Registration closesFriday 30 October 2026. The fee is £192 for uk applicants and £300 for international applicants.
    Stage 113 to 18 November 2026. Cambridge Select Insight, 60 minutes on a computer. Numerical, verbal and non-verbal skills.
    Stage 2Wednesday 6 January 2027. English (45 min, creative writing and analytical skills), Mathematics (45 min, problem solving).
    Interviews11 to 21 January 2027. Interviews, with music scholarship auditions for qualifying candidates.
    OffersFriday 12 February 2027. Places, scholarships and bursaries are offered by email, with acceptances due in early March. The School states that offers are unconditional.
    Not to be confused withThe City of London Corporation is the proprietor of both City of London School for Girls and City of London School, along with City of London Freemen's School and City Junior School. They are separate schools with separate admissions, and their assessments are different.
    Entry points11+ (joins Year 7), 16+ (joins Year 12).

    Verified against the school's assessment page on 11 September 2026.clsg.org.uk

    Two schools, one proprietor

    Not the same exam as City of London School

    The City of London Corporation is the proprietor of both City of London School for Girls and City of London School, along with City of London Freemen's School and City Junior School. They are separate schools with separate admissions, and their assessments are different.

    The 11+ assessments at City of London School for Girls and City of London School, compared
    CLSG (this school)City of London School
    WhoGirls, 11 to 18Boys
    WhereBarbicanVictoria Embankment
    First stageCambridge Select Insight, 60 minutes onlineA 105-minute online assessment across six sections
    Second stageTwo 45-minute written papers in JanuaryA 30-minute creative writing task on the same day
    Rounds11+ and 16+10+, 11+ and 16+

    Looking for the boys’ school? Our City of London School page is here. CLSG’s own assessment details are checked against its 11+ admissions page.

    Every route in

    Two ways in

    CLSG takes girls at 11+ and again into the Sixth Form. Note that the boys’ school also runs a 10+ round; CLSG does not, so a family moving between the two sets of information should not plan for one here.

    City of London School for Girls entry points, showing the year each assessment is sat and the year of entry
    AssessmentSat inJoins inWhat it is
    11+Year 6Year 7The main entry point. Cambridge Select Insight in November, two written papers in January, then interview.
    16+Year 11Year 12Sixth Form entry, with its own separate application process.

    The two stages

    Stage 1
    Cambridge Select Insight, 60 min online
    Stage 2
    Two 45-minute written papers
    Total written time
    90 minutes

    Only candidates who do well in Stage 1 are invited to Stage 2.

    Dates for 2027 entry

    Registration closes
    Friday 30 October 2026
    Stage 1
    13 to 18 November 2026
    Stage 2
    Wednesday 6 January 2027
    Offers
    Friday 12 February 2027