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The 11+ timeline, month by month

When to start, when to book mocks, and when to stop and breathe.

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Most families start in the spring of Year 4 or autumn of Year 5. Here is how the months usually go.

Register for the test in May of Year 5. Two mocks over the summer. Then rest the week before.

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Thursday 4.30 · Year 8 maths

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Tutoring for Years 4–13 in maths, English, science and 11+. Small groups and one-to-one, at our Bath centre and online.

Tutoring for Years 4–13 in maths, English, science and 11+. Small groups and one-to-one, at our Bath centre and online.

A worksheet a fortnight, plus exam dates

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2 Ainslie’s Belvedere, Lansdown, Bath BA1 5HT

Mon–Fri 3.30–8pm · Sat 9am–1pm

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