7+ vs 11+/13+? Or one school all the way to 18? What is best?
I keep getting asked by readers and clients if it is better to choose a pre-prep and focus on 7+ / 8+ exams, or a prep that goes all the way to 11+ or 13+. I was reminded of this debate on Sunday...
View Article11+ results London 2015
Most schools have published their 11+ exit results for 2015 by now, while we need to wait until the summer for Common Entrance results. But we do have the results from a few co-educational prep schools...
View ArticleWhat came up in last year’s 7+ and 8+ exams?
Advice and insights for the 2016 exams by guest author Faisal Nasim, tutor and director of Exampapersplus.co.uk (see further info and bio below) The purpose of this article is to highlight some of the...
View ArticleFalkner House opens a new boys’ pre-prep school in Earls Court!
While Central London seems awash with excellent girls’ prep schools, there has for a long time be a shortage of excellent boys’ pre-preps, which is why competition for places at Wetherby or the popular...
View ArticleExclusive interview on the opening of Falkner House pre-prep for boys
There is a shortage of boys’ pre-preps in London, which is why competition for places at Wetherby or the popular co-educational prep schools is so intense. It is great news then that Falkner House is...
View ArticleA-Level results 2016: best London secondary schools
And the top secondary school in London is…. the St Paul’s Girls’ School (again)! The second place goes to Westminster School, followed by the North London Collegiate School (as always, it seems)....
View ArticleSt Paul’s feeder schools
Following separate posts on leading feeder schools to Westminster School and Eton College, below is the same information for St Paul’s School in Barnes. First, here are pre-preps that feed St Paul’s...
View Article7+ specimen papers
For those of you preparing for upcoming 7+ exams in December and January, here is a helpful overview of very good past papers published by the top target schools in London, along with a few more from...
View Article7+ / 8+ results London 2018
It is still very early days but the first pre-prep schools have started releasing their 7+ results. This post will be updated as schools release their results. Please see the summary of Westminster...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about the 7+ exam
This is a guest post by Faisal Nasim of exampapersplus.co.uk (see further info and bio below). What is the 7+? The 7+ assessment is a competitive selection exam used by an increasing number of top...
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