KS1 13+ prep tutors
1 of 1 UK tutor teaching 13+ prep at KS1.
13+ prep covers Common Entrance and senior-school entrance tests for independent schools at age 12/13, including ISEB Common Entrance, ISEB Common Academic Scholarship, and bespoke school papers (Eton, Westminster, Winchester, St Paul's and others use their own). Subject coverage is broader than 11+ — full Common Entrance includes English, maths and science as core, plus humanities, languages and Latin/Greek for scholarship candidates. Tutoring helps most with the breadth of preparation, with specific past-paper familiarity for the target school, and with the interview prep that scholarship rounds typically include. Tutor familiarity with the specific school's papers is decisive.
Key Stage 1 covers Years 1 and 2 (ages 5-7), ending with the Year 2 SATs and the Year 1 phonics screening check. Core focus is reading fluency, phonics, basic arithmetic, and the foundations of writing. Tutoring at KS1 is uncommon but earns its keep where reading hasn't clicked — phonics gaps that don't close in school tend to widen — and for early-maths confidence. The Year 2 SATs are now teacher-assessed rather than externally graded, so the stakes are low; the underlying fluency they measure is what matters. Look for tutors trained in synthetic phonics rather than generalists comfortable with primary-age children.
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