City of London School for Girls, which has run a highly successful prep school for girls aged 7 – 11 in the past, will be opening a junior school for girls and boys aged between 7 and 11 in September 2022. Boys were previously only able to join City of London School at 10+ or […]

Guest post by Tony Thomas. My daughter recently prepared for the 11+ entrance exams across a variety of grammar and independent schools (Feb 2020-Jan 2021, for entry in Sep 2021). While there are (quite literally) a ton of resources and guides out there for prospective parents and their wards, I thought it might help to

Officially, there is no such thing as a feeder school to St Paul’s Girls’ School. However, a handful of London prep schools have historically filled a large share of the 90-100 places available at St Paul’s Girls’ School at 11+. Most of these tend to be highly selective themselves, so it is no surprise they

Some exciting changes are afoot at Arnold House School in St John’s Wood. Following The Hall School‘s move from 4+ and 5+ admission to 4+ admission only, it was a matter of time before Arnold House would change its admissions process, but they have gone further than we expected and moved to 3+ admission entirely.

Guest post by Alex Paseau. The author teaches at Oxford University. The 11+ exam has been roundly criticised by opponents of academic selection. But even those who believe in academic selection should recognise that the 11+ in its current form is flawed. It needs to be rethought. The first argument against the current 11+ is