KS2 11+ prep tutors in St Albans
3 UK tutors who teach 11+ prep at KS2 in St Albans.
11+ prep is for entry to selective state grammar schools and many independent senior schools at age 10/11. Tests vary sharply by region: Kent, Bucks, Birmingham, Trafford, the Wirral, Lincolnshire and others use different combinations of English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning, run by GL Assessment, CEM (now retired but many regions transitioned), or bespoke school papers. Independent schools often use ISEB Common Pre-Test or their own papers. Tutoring helps most with format-specific exam technique (timing, multiple-choice strategy, the verbal/non-verbal reasoning content that schools don't teach). Match the tutor to the actual test the child will sit.
Key Stage 2 covers Years 3 to 6 (ages 7-11), ending with the Year 6 SATs in maths, reading, and grammar/punctuation/spelling (SPaG). It's where most primary-to-secondary academic gaps are formed and where tutoring demand peaks at primary level. Year 6 SATs aren't life-or-death but they affect set placement at secondary in many schools, and the reading paper specifically (fast comprehension under time pressure) is where most students lose ground. Tutoring helps most with timed reading practice, with the SPaG technicalities (which are taught explicitly and reward precise terminology), and with the maths reasoning papers. 11+ prep overlaps Year 5 and Year 6.
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Helen
55 reviews from First Tutors
Pinner 30 yrs In person · OnlineQualified Teacher DBS verifiedDyslexia / SEN Specialist & Qualified Teacher. 30+ years in teaching, and as Advisory Practitioner for the Society of Education & Training
- English Language
- Maths
- English Literature
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Group from £9/hr £45–£80/hr

Janer O.
5 reviews from First Tutors
Luton 10 yrs In person · OnlineQualified Teacher DBS verifiedSATs, GCSE,-11 Plus specialist
- Maths
- English Literature
- 11+ prep
25% off first Block discount£45/hr

Alison S.
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Shenley 15 yrs In person · OnlineQualified TeacherExperienced Primary Maths, English, SATS & 11+ Tutor. Specialist in confidence boosting and helping your child succeed and shine.
- Maths
- 11+ prep
- English
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