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 […]

Here we are, 9 months into the pandemic, and perhaps predictably, the absurdity of testing thousands of 6 to 10 year olds just after the Christmas holidays is becoming apparent to all. The wisest schools shifted their exams to the autumn term (7+ and some 8+ in person, 11+ online via ISEB or CEM pre-test),

We live in extraordinary times, and many secondary schools have changed their 11+ admissions process for September 2021 as a result. If you are following the news, you will have heard about the ISEB by now. What is the ISEB and how will it affect admissions this year? Will all schools use this test and

There are 180 11+ places available at Latymer Upper School, although 40 of those are usually taken up by pupils moving up from Latymer Prep School. Latymer Upper also aims to take a considerable share of pupils from state primary schools at this stage, which means only about 70 places are available for boys and

The below are London’s highest performing state primary schools based on 2019 SATS test data for Year 6 pupils (see here for most up to data 2023 rankings). The schools are ranked based on the percentage of pupils who achieve a high level of attainment in Writing, Reading and Maths. These statistics tend to be

This is a post from 2020. See here for an updated 2022 feeder list. Officially, there is no such thing as a feeder school to St Paul’s Girls’ School. However, you will certainly notice that a small handful of London prep schools have historically filled a large share of the 90-100 places available at St