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Taught by St Paul's alumni, not an agency

Every one of our St Paul's tutors is an alumnus of the school who sat this process himself. We teach in person in Hammersmith and online anywhere in the UK, and every fact on this page is taken from the School's own admissions pages and dated.

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

How we prepare

Four steps, across three years

  1. St Paul's takes 13+ registrations through ISEB from July, three years before entry. The deadline is ISEB's rather than the School's, which is the first thing families get wrong here.

  2. Sat in October or November, preferably at your son's current school. This is the filter: the January papers are for candidates who get through it.

  3. The January maths paper runs 75 minutes, which is long for this round, alongside 45 minutes of English. Building the stamina is a different job from building the accuracy.

  4. The Saturday interview covers numeracy and critical analysis of source material as well as co-curricular interests. It sits between a conversation and a paper, and we rehearse it as both.

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 son 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 son is preparing for.

In person in the city around St Paul's 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 St Paul's School, with first-hand experience sitting your son's exam and typically 0–1 years of admissions experience
  • Lesson plans built around St Paul's School's own exam format
  • Unlimited practice papers, mocks and marking
  • Interview and group-activity practice
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    Signature

    £95/hr

    Papers, marking and mocks included.

    Led by one of the five most experienced tutors for St Paul's 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 St Paul's School, with at least a year of admissions experience, taking five students at a time
    • Mock papers written for your son, 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 son'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, 13+ entry

    Missed out, or starting late?

    Two different answers here. If your son has been declined but invited to be reassessed in Year 8, that is a real route and we prepare candidates for it. If you are simply starting late, the constraint is the pre-test in Year 6 rather than the January papers, so the honest question is how much runway is left before the autumn.

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    The practical questions

    There is a third outcome most schools do not offer, and almost nothing written about St Paul's mentions it. Alongside an offer and a decline, candidates who show potential can be invited to be reassessed in Year 8, with further testing in September and interviews in October. It is an invitation to reapply rather than a guarantee of a place, but for a family whose son narrowly misses at 13+ it is the difference between the door being shut and being asked back.

    Through ISEB, not through the School directly, which surprises people and means the deadline is ISEB's. Candidates for 13+ 2029 entry register from July 2026 onwards, and there is no charge to register with ISEB. The pre-test itself is sat in october or november of year 6, preferably at your son's current school, or at St Paul's in November.

    Two, in January of Year 7: Mathematics, 75 minutes, and English, 45 minutes. The 75-minute maths paper is long by the standards of this round, and it is the one worth building stamina for rather than only accuracy.

    A Saturday in late January or early February. Numeracy, critical analysis of source material, and a discussion of the candidate's co-curricular interests. It is not purely conversational: there is numeracy and there is source material to analyse, so it sits somewhere between an interview and an assessment.

    A first decision, on who goes through to the January papers, comes in mid-December. Interview outcomes follow at the end of February. Registration is three years ahead of entry, so the whole process runs from Year 6 to a place in Year 9.

    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 the 75-minute maths paper and the Saturday interview. 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 St Paul's tutors is an alumnus 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.

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    Reference

    The St Paul's School admissions process, in detail

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

    The short version

    St Paul's School 13+ entry at a glance

    St Paul's registers 13+ candidates through ISEB three years before entry, pre-tests in Year 6, then sets written papers and a Saturday interview in Year 7. There are three possible outcomes, not two. Everything below is taken from the School's own admissions pages.

    Key facts about St Paul's School 13+ entry
    RegistrationISEB, not the School directly. Opens july 2026 for 2029 entry. No charge to register with ISEB.
    Pre-testOctober or November of Year 6. The ISEB pre-test, sat preferably at the candidate's current school, or at St Paul's in November.
    Written papersJanuary 2027: Mathematics 75 minutes, English 45 minutes.
    InterviewA Saturday in late January or early February. Numeracy, critical analysis of source material, and a discussion of the candidate's co-curricular interests.
    OutcomesOffer: Conditional on continued good conduct and academic progress at the candidate's current school. Year 8 reassessment: For candidates who show potential without being offered a place. They are invited to reapply, with further testing in September of Year 8 and interviews in October. Decline: The School is unable to offer a place.
    ResultsEnd of February. Interview outcomes are released. A first decision on who progresses is made in mid-December.
    Entry points7+, 11+, 13+, 16+.

    Verified against the school's assessment page on 18 August 2026.stpaulsschool.org.uk

    The outcome nobody writes about

    Three outcomes, not two

    Almost every school has two answers: an offer or a decline. St Paul's publishes a third. A candidate who shows potential without being offered a place can be invited to be reassessed in Year 8, with further testing in September and interviews in October.

    • Offer

      Conditional on continued good conduct and academic progress at the candidate's current school.

    • Year 8 reassessment

      For candidates who show potential without being offered a place. They are invited to reapply, with further testing in September of Year 8 and interviews in October.

    • Decline

      The School is unable to offer a place.

    Worth being precise about what this is: an invitation to reapply, not a guarantee of a place at the second attempt. But it is a route that stays open where most schools close, and a family who does not know it exists will read a December decision as the end. The School's own selection procedure page sets out all three.

    Every route in

    Four ways in, and 13+ is the main one

    St Paul's admits at 7+ and 11+ into St Paul's Juniors, which feeds the senior school, and at 13+ and 16+ directly. The number names the assessment rather than the year group your son joins, and 13+ registration opens three years before entry.

    St Paul's School entry points, showing the year each assessment is sat and the year of entry
    AssessmentSat inJoins inWhat it is
    7+Year 2Year 3 at St Paul's JuniorsEntry to St Paul's Juniors, which feeds the senior school. About 72 boys are admitted at this point.
    11+Year 6Year 7 at St Paul's JuniorsEntry to the Juniors, which feeds the senior school.
    13+Year 6 for the pre-test, Year 7 for the papersYear 9The main entry point. ISEB pre-test in Year 6, written papers the following January, then a Saturday interview. Three outcomes, including an invitation to be reassessed in Year 8.
    16+Year 11Year 12Sixth-form entry. The School publishes this round separately.