11+ Tuition in Ealing

Ealing has no grammar school: none of the 17 state-funded mainstream secondary schools on the Department for Education's register for the London Borough of Ealing is selective. For an Ealing child, 11+ entry means a selective independent school in the borough, such as Notting Hill & Ealing High School or St Benedict's School, or a grammar school outside it, such as the Tiffin schools in Kingston, the Slough Consortium or the Buckinghamshire grammars.

The exam depends on the school. Notting Hill & Ealing High School and St Augustine's Priory use the London 11+ Consortium's shared online test, St Benedict's has its own Mathematics and English 11+ examination, and each grammar-school route has its own test. Knowing which schools use which test, and what each one demands, is the first step.

Preparing for the 11+ in Ealing — Where to Start

The first thing to establish is your target school list, because preparing for the London 11+ Consortium test, for St Benedict's own papers and for a grammar school's test are not the same job. Notting Hill & Ealing High School and St Augustine's Priory are independent girls' schools in Ealing, and St Benedict's School is an independent co-educational Catholic school in Ealing; all three are recorded as selective on the Department for Education's register. The grammar-school options are outside the borough, and each has its own test, its own dates and its own rules on where an applicant must live.

It is also worth being honest about the timeline. The grammar-school routes register in the summer term of Year 5 — Buckinghamshire's window for 2027 entry ran from 1 May to 2 June 2026, and the Slough Consortium's closed at 10.00am on Friday 5 June 2026 — while the independent schools test in November and December of Year 6. Memorising practice papers is not enough on its own; real confidence with the underlying skills matters more.

Which Schools and Which Exams?

These are the main selective routes for September 2027 entry, from each school's or consortium's own published dates; registration has already closed for the Tiffin, Slough and Buckinghamshire routes:

Our reading of those dates, not a claim any school makes: the Consortium assessment falls on one of Friday 27 November, Tuesday 1 December or Thursday 3 December 2026, between eight and two days before St Benedict's exam on Saturday 5 December 2026, and both send offers on Friday 12 February 2027. A family applying to Notting Hill & Ealing High School or St Augustine's Priory and to St Benedict's has its tests within the same fortnight and its offers on the same day.

The Consortium test is sat once, at the child's current school where possible, and its results go to every Consortium school the child has applied to; each of the two Ealing schools then interviews separately, and each Consortium school asks the current Head for its own reference. St Benedict's asks every candidate to sit its exam, invites the majority to an assessment day of group tasks, and also asks the current school for a reference.

What the Exams Test — and Where Children Come Unstuck

The London 11+ Consortium assessment is an online, adaptive cognitive test followed by a non-adaptive section on problem solving and creative and critical thought. The Consortium says it includes cognitive reasoning, English comprehension, Maths and some creative components, and Notting Hill & Ealing High School describes it as 100 minutes long, with a break part-way through.

St Benedict's 11+ entrance examination is in Mathematics and English, and it publishes an 11+ sample paper for each on its Senior School admissions page. The Slough Consortium's test is two GL Assessment papers of about 60 to 65 minutes each, testing verbal, numerical and non-verbal ability, with answers on a computer-marked sheet. The Tiffin schools' entrance tests are in English and maths, at Stage One on a computer-marked sheet and at Stage Two in written answers; Tiffin School also awards up to 10% of places for sport or music aptitude.

The ISEB Pre-Tests are a different thing again: four online, adaptive assessments in mathematics, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning, often taken in Year 6 or Year 7, with the results shared with each senior school the child applies to and gives their Applicant ID. Ealing's three selective independents named here use the Consortium's test or their own papers instead, and our ISEB Common Pre-Test guide covers the Pre-Tests for families whose list includes schools that use them.

Speed matters as much as knowledge, especially in an online test, where time spent stalling on one question is time not spent on the next. Practising under timed conditions, and learning to make a confident attempt rather than stalling, is one of the most important skills to build. A concrete tip: use short timed drills in a single subject area, scored immediately, so your child gets used to working quickly without losing accuracy.

Our 11+ specialists work with children targeting Ealing's selective schools and the grammar schools beyond the borough, building the reasoning, maths and English skills each of these tests rewards. Our students have achieved a 95%+ offer rate across selective school entry. Book a free consultation to discuss a preparation plan for your child's target schools.

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A Realistic Preparation Timeline for Ealing Families

A sensible timeline for most Ealing families looks like this. In Year 4, focus on core Maths and English — times tables, written arithmetic, reading widely and building vocabulary. There is no need for exam-specific practice at this stage, but strong foundations matter later. In the first half of Year 5, introduce verbal and non-verbal reasoning if a Slough or Buckinghamshire grammar or the Consortium's cognitive test is on the list, and begin light timed practice. In the second half of Year 5, move to regular timed sessions and targeted work on weak areas.

The grammar-school routes run earliest. For 2027 entry, Buckinghamshire's registration window was 1 May to 2 June 2026 and its test was on 10 September 2026; the Slough Consortium closed registration at 10.00am on Friday 5 June 2026 and tested on Saturday 19 September 2026; and The Tiffin Girls' School closed registration at 12.00 noon on Tuesday 1 September 2026. So for a grammar school the working window is Year 5 and the summer before Year 6, while the independent schools' tests fall in November and December of Year 6.

Where you live decides which grammar schools are realistic. The Slough Consortium says its schools are there primarily to serve children already living in Slough and the immediate surrounding area. The Tiffin Girls' School has offered every place since September 2014 to girls living inside its Designated Area, which includes the W3, W4, W5, W7 and W13 postal districts but no UB district; for the places left after its first allocation, its determined arrangements rank girls living inside the Designated Area ahead of girls living outside it, and Tiffin School's Priority Area covers applicants living within 10km of the school, measured in a straight line; in recent years all its places have gone to applicants inside it. Our Slough grammar schools guide goes through the Slough Consortium's four schools, and our Tiffin Girls' School 11+ page lists all 44 Designated Area districts.

Working With Leading Tuition in Ealing

Leading Tuition provides 1-to-1 specialist tutoring for children preparing for selective entry in and around Ealing. Our tutors prepare children for the London 11+ Consortium test that Notting Hill & Ealing High School and St Augustine's Priory use, for St Benedict's own Mathematics and English papers, and for the Tiffin, Slough and Buckinghamshire grammar tests. Because we work with each child individually, we can identify exactly where they are losing marks — whether that is speed in Non-Verbal Reasoning, extended writing under pressure, or multi-step Maths problems — and build a programme around those specific needs.

We do not offer a generic 11+ course. Every child who works with us has a preparation plan built around their target schools, their current level, and the time available before their exams. Parents receive regular updates so that preparation at home is aligned with what we are working on in sessions.

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Reviewed October 2026: dates, figures and rules checked against The Tiffin Girls' School and Tiffin School admissions pages, determined arrangements and FAQs, the London 11+ Consortium, Notting Hill & Ealing High School, St Augustine's Priory and St Benedict's School admissions pages, the Slough Consortium guide, Buckinghamshire Council, ISEB and the DfE GIAS register.

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