In our most recent cohort, 82% of Headway Tuition students passed the 11+ and received grammar school offers from March onwards. A small number of students also remained high on waiting lists.

We’re incredibly proud of these results because our students are not selected solely on academic ability. We work with children of mixed abilities and focus on developing the skills, confidence and resilience they need to reach their potential.

While no tutor can honestly guarantee a pass, we can guarantee a personalised approach that gives every child the best possible opportunity to succeed.

Every lesson begins with a short, timed assessment, so arriving promptly is important. These regular assessments help children become familiar with working under timed conditions while allowing us to monitor progress throughout the year.

Students then work through carefully planned learning activities created by Headway Tuition. Lessons develop the core skills required for the 11+, including:

Each lesson is designed to build confidence as well as academic ability.

Yes. Homework forms an important part of your child’s progress.

We also believe that parent involvement makes a significant difference. Rather than simply asking, “Have you done your homework?”, we encourage parents to spend a few minutes looking through the completed work each week.

This simple habit helps reinforce good learning behaviours, highlights any areas of difficulty and shows your child that their learning matters.

The most successful 11+ journeys are built through a partnership between the child, the family and the tutor.

Our classes are intentionally small, with between 2 and 5 students.

Small groups allow us to adapt lessons to individual needs while encouraging discussion, confidence and participation.

Children are placed according to both their academic needs and their personality. If we believe a child would benefit from moving into a different group, we’ll recommend this.

Equally, if we feel the 11+ may not be the most appropriate pathway, we’ll always have an honest conversation with parents. Our priority is helping every child achieve the outcome that’s right for them, even if that means recommending an alternative focus such as strengthening the skills needed for Key Stage 2 or SATs.

We offer both online and face-to-face tuition, giving families the flexibility to choose the learning environment that best suits their child.

Whichever format you choose, every child follows the same structured curriculum, benefits from regular assessments and receives the personalised support that is central to the Headway Tuition approach.

Take the free Headway Tuition 11 plus Readiness Check. It scores ten questions across motivation, engagement, family readiness, learning mindset, academic foundations and guidance, then gives you a readiness band and a personalised next step, so you decide with evidence rather than guesswork.

If your child is capable but inconsistent, slows down under timed conditions, or has never met verbal and non verbal reasoning, structured support helps. Headway Tuition uses the Readiness Check and a free discovery call to tell you honestly whether tuition is genuinely warranted.

Most families begin between Year 3 and Year 4, around age eight. Headway Tuition uses Year 3 to build vocabulary, comprehension, mathematical confidence and reasoning habits rather than cramming papers, so formal preparation later feels calm and familiar instead of rushed.

Booster tutoring fills gaps in school work. Eleven plus tuition at Headway Tuition prepares children for a competitive timed exam across English, mathematics, verbal reasoning and non verbal reasoning, building exam technique, pacing and confidence deliberately over terms rather than a few weeks.

Group 11 plus tuition in the UK typically ranges from around £20 to £45 per hour, with one to one tuition higher. Headway Tuition confirms exact fees on your free fifteen minute discovery call, because the right programme depends on your child's year group and needs.

The 11 plus usually tests English, mathematics, verbal reasoning and non verbal reasoning. Verbal and non verbal reasoning are not part of the primary curriculum, so most children meet them for the first time during preparation with Headway Tuition rather than at school.

Start early, keep sessions short and consistent, and build skills before speed. Headway Tuition teaches in small groups of two to five, uses conversation rather than endless worksheets, and tells families honestly when a child needs to slow down or pause.

A Headway Tuition discovery call lasts about fifteen minutes with lead tutor Anita. You talk through your child's Readiness Check result, school context and timescales, then receive an honest recommendation covering the right programme, the fee and next steps, with no pressure to commit.

A mock exam replicates real 11 plus timing and conditions. Headway Tuition follows every mock with a parent consultation, so the score becomes a plan: which topics to revisit, where pacing is costing marks, and exactly what to practise before the next assessment.

Yes, as a reviewer rather than a solver. Headway Tuition asks parents to spend a few minutes each week looking through completed work. That simple habit reinforces good learning behaviours, surfaces difficulties early and shows your child that their learning genuinely matters to you.

Headway Tuition courses run across the school year with weekly small group lessons plus homework. Most families commit to one lesson each week alongside short, regular practice at home, which is consistently more effective than long, occasional cramming sessions close to the exam.

The extremely competitive nature of the exam, coupled with limited spaces available for students and high volume of applicants, means that most children will be unsuccessful. However, this is not a reflection on their ability. The vocabulary, reasoning, resilience and study habits built at Headway Tuition carry directly into Key Stage 2, SATs and secondary school, whichever school your child goes on to attend.