Private Tuition
Private tuition provides personalised, one-on-one support tailored to each student’s unique needs and learning style. With our hand-selected tutors supporting your child, tuition boosts confidence, improves academic performance, and helps students overcome challenges in a focused and comfortable environment. Our tutors have supported a vast number of our students to gain excellent results and places into leading day and boarding schools in London and across the UK. Our success lies in working with a small group of highly experienced tutors with access to excellent resources. Any tutor who supports your child with their preparation for school entrance or exams will have already been successful in helping another pupil gain excellent results or a place at a school of the same calibre.
School Entry 7+ and 8+
Select schools will require pupils to sit either a 7+ exam (for Year 3 entry) or an 8+ exam (for Year 4 entry). Both the 7+ and 8+ exams include English and Mathematics questions and have a similar structure, though the expected attainment for pupils sitting the 8+ exam is higher. The precise content of the test varies depending on the target school. As well as a Maths and English test, pupils may also be required to sit a Reasoning test or a separate punctuation and spelling test for 8+ exams.​
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School Entry: 11+ London Consortium
The London 11+ Consortium is a group of independent schools in London that have agreed to use the same admissions process for entry into Year 7. All the schools in this group will have the same mark scheme, entrance exam and share the results with all the schools. You can see the list of schools that use the London 11+ Consortium application process on their website.
From 2019 onwards, the maths and English tests have been replaced with a bespoke cognitive abilities test. The test covers verbal ability questions (verbal reasoning and comprehension), numerical ability questions (mathematics) and non-verbal ability questions (non-verbal reasoning). Some of the questions may be multiple choice but others may not, so it is vital that your child has a good understanding of how to apply different exam techniques depending on the question type.
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GCSE and IGCSE
Pembroke has an outstanding reputation in providing support to pupils sitting IGCSEs and GCSEs. Our tutors have an in-depth knowledge of the GCSE and IGCSE curricula and structure lessons around a targeted review of content, exam technique and time management. Your child will benefit from a rigorous yet empathetic approach to ensure they feel fully prepared and confident by the time they sit their exams.
After discussing your tuition requirements, we will match a tutor with your child’s educational requirements. Your Client Manager will also support in ensuring that communication is seamless throughout the duration and that your goals for your child/children are met.
GCSE and IGCSE
Pembroke has an outstanding reputation in providing support to pupils sitting IGCSEs and GCSEs. Our tutors have an in-depth knowledge of the GCSE and IGCSE curricula and structure lessons around a targeted review of content, exam technique and time management. Your child will benefit from a rigorous yet empathetic approach to ensure they feel fully prepared and confident by the time they sit their exams.
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After discussing your tuition requirements, we will match a tutor with your child’s educational requirements.
ISEB Common Pre-Tests
The ISEB Common Pre-Tests are an adaptive, computerised set of tests and are usually taken when your child is in Year 6 or Year 7. You can see the list of schools that require your child to sit the Common Pre-Tests on the ISEB website. The tests cover English, Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
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As the ISEB Common Pre-Test is an adaptive test, the questions become more or less difficult depending on how the pupil is performing. This means that exam technique and understanding how to effectively manage your time is crucial. Our tutors will support your child in developing their exam technique, content knowledge and confidence to ensure success.
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Common Entrance & Scholarship
The ISEB Common Entrance exams are taken by pupils to gain entry to select senior independent schools at 11+ or 13+. A candidate needs to have already been offered a place at the senior school subject to their passing the examinations. You can see the list of schools that require your child to sit the Common Entrance exams at 11+ here and at 13+ here.
Children in year 6 taking the 11+ Common Entrance exams will be mainly those applying to girls schools. These tests are closely linked to the national curriculum and cover English, Maths, Creative Writing and Science. Children taking the 13+ examination will cover the original core subjects (English, Maths and Science) alongside modern foreign languages, classics, history, geography and religious education.
We have assisted hundreds of pupils into leading day and boarding schools in London and across the UK. Our success lies in working with a small group of highly experienced tutors with access to excellent resources. Any tutor who assists your child with preparation for school entrance will have already been successful in helping another pupil gain a place at a school of the same calibre.
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For entry at 13+, some schools award scholarships in a variety of subjects to pupils who excel in that area. There are the ISEB Common Academic Scholarship exams in mathematics, English, science, French, Latin, history and geography, as well as school-specific scholarship exams in many more subjects such as music, sports and art. You can see which schools use the Common Academic Scholarship at 13+ here.
A-Level, IB and Pre-U
Chancellors Tuition has supported pupils sitting Pre-U, IB and A Level examinations in a range of subjects and has an excellent reputation at this level.
Our tutors have a deep understanding of the expectations of the different exam boards and create lessons which target curriculum knowledge, exam technique and the development of independent learning skills. We will ensure that your child feels confident and prepared by the time they sit their exams through our tutors focused and detailed approach.
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School Entry: Grammar 11+
Grammar schools are state secondary schools that require pupils to sit an entry exam known as the 11+ to secure their place. There are two main Grammar School 11+ test types, GL and CEM. Which exam board your child will sit varies by region. The test is typically taken early in Year 6, but pupils are encouraged to start preparing for the test at least a year in advance as they will need to have an in-depth understanding of the KS2 curriculum.
Both GL and CEM assessments test the pupil’s skills in reasoning, mathematics and English, though the format of both tests differs. GL covers the four 11+ subjects (mathematics, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning) though a school may choose not to test in all areas. CEM covers verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and numerical reasoning. There is a great deal of overlap between the skills covered in CEM’s verbal reasoning and GL’s English exam. The same can be said for GL's maths exam and CEM’s numerical reasoning questions.
We have assisted hundreds of pupils into leading secondary schools in London and across the UK.
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