11+ Supertutor

20/10/2026

Good evening,

Please do let me know how your child got on with their 11+ exam if you haven’t done so already 🙏🏻
I’ve had butterflies in my tummy all week..! 🦋

20/10/2026

2026 Kent Test results broken down by district

Of those who sat the 11+ exam for the 2027 intake, just over half (53.6%) achieved the required grade.

The magic number required this year was 345/423 total points, with no single score in the three papers lower than 111. Last year, the pass score was 332, with a minimum of 108 required in each paper.

In Medway, which has its own separate exam, 3,962 children took the Medway Test, including 2,113 Medway-based pupils.

With a 47.1% pass rate, 995 pupils from Medway were successful in achieving the required score of 478/700, which is down from 481 last year.

17/10/2026

The landscape of 11+ testing across England is undergoing a massive shift, with multiple regions and consortia moving away from traditional providers like GL Assessment.
The transition is happening across a staggered timeline depending on the area, with some changes taking effect immediately for the current application cycle and others finalised for future cohorts.

🗺️ Regions and Schools Changing Providers

1. London Borough of Bexley

• The Change: Bexley Grammar Schools transitioned from GL Assessment to Quest Assessments
• Timeline: Applied to the recent 2026 entry exams.

2. Kent

• The Change: Kent County Council announced it is ending its long-standing contract with GL Assessment and appointing Quest Assessments.
• Timeline: This switch will be introduced in 2027 for children aiming for September 2028 grammar entry.

3. Gloucestershire

• The Change: The Gloucestershire "G7" consortium has replaced GL Assessment with FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise).
• Timeline: Announced this year, the contract officially changes in summer 2027 (for 2028 entry).

4. Trafford (Greater Manchester)

• The Change: The Trafford Grammar School Consortium announced they are dropping GL Assessment and switching to FSCE.
• Timeline: The provider change is locked in, with the transition fully modernising the admissions cycle over the next two years.

5. Devon, Slough and parts of London

• Individual schools/consortia like Reading School (Berkshire), Colyton Grammar and Plymouth Grammars have also recently integrated or completely switched over to FSCE or Quest Assessments.

📝 What the Provider Changes Entail

The core differences manifest in two ways:

1. The Switch to FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)

• Curriculum Focus: FSCE tests are designed to align closely with the National Curriculum Key Stage 2 foundations.
• Less Abstract Reasoning: Rather than testing heavily rehearsed patterns like abstract non-verbal reasoning (spatial reasoning, coding, matrices), it prioritises deep English comprehension, vocabulary, mathematics and problem-solving.
• Timeline Shifts: Most regions adopting FSCE are also pulling the exam window forward from September (Year 6) to July (end of Year 5) to stop students from spending the entire summer break cramming.

2. The Switch to Quest Assessments

• Delivery & Presentation: Quest is primarily known for a highly curriculum-aligned approach. Though they still measure elements of verbal and non-verbal reasoning, the emphasis stays locked into core primary English and mathematics fluency.
• No Process Changes for Kent/Bexley: Local authorities like Kent have explicitly clarified that the subjects, structure and early September timing will remain identical—only the design layout of the questions and the computer-scoring mechanisms are changing.

So if your child is currently preparing, there’s no need to panic, just continue to focus heavily on strong core primary English and Maths capabilities. 👌🏻

16/10/2026

Just look at these scores!!
Logan and Thomas! Both Borden and Kent Tests smashed! Total Superstars! 💥🥳

16/10/2026

This is how we roll at The 11+ Supertutor… LOOK 👀 at that score!! Albert, you Superstar!! 💥

16/10/2026

Well! What a week it’s been! 😅
11+ results have been coming in from across the UK all through the week - my phone and emails have been going crazy!! 📱 📱 📱

I am absolutely over the moon with another year of record results! We achieved some amazing scores again this year. 💥
CONGRATULATIONS to all of my super students!

This is my favourite week of the year where we get to celebrate all of our hard work! 🥳 Students, Parents and…Me…The Dream Team! 🤩

I want to thank you all for choosing me to support your children and I hope you believe me when I say I truly gave them my all. ❤️

I’m so passionate about helping your children achieve their dreams and it’s always a sad time, when it comes to say goodbye. 😔

But I’m excited for their next chapter and I wish them every success!

Reach for the stars ✨ my Superstars..! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

And now, it’s time for a cuppa…and a very large bar of chocolate. 🍫 ☕️

16/10/2026

Bexley 11+ Test

The London Borough of Bexley officially changed its 11+ selection test provider from GL Assessment to Quest Assessments starting with the 2026 exam cycle (for students entering grammar school in September 2026).

While the new Quest Assessment for the Bexley 11+ tests the exact same four subjects as GL Assessment—English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning, and Non-Verbal Reasoning—the major change lies in how these skills are evaluated. Quest shifts the focus away from predictable patterns to reward genuine problem-solving and cognitive flexibility.

The primary differences in test style between the two exam boards include:

1. Structure & Format

• GL Assessment: Very structured and formulaic. GL exams typically feature dedicated, linear sections where every child answers the exact same list of questions at a fixed pace.
• Quest Assessments: For the Bexley grammar consortium, the exam remains a paper-based multiple-choice test using optical mark sheets. However, the paper layouts are designed to feel more dynamic, often blending core concepts into integrated "modules" rather than heavily isolated blocks.

2. Reasoning Style: Formulaic vs. Flexible

• GL Assessment: Famous for drawing from 20+ specific Verbal Reasoning question types (such as "Move a Letter," "Word Connections," or "Hidden Words"). Because it is highly predictable, GL heavily rewards children who have memorised the specific "tricks" or mechanics of those formats through repetitive practice.
• Quest Assessments: Quest relies more heavily on logic puzzles, critical thinking and spatial awareness tasks (such as nets, 3D rotations and cubes).

3. Subject Emphases

• English: While GL heavily uses standard text comprehensions followed by multiple-choice questions, Quest incorporates "Creative Comprehension" structures. This means children are tested on their ability to draw deeper inferences, synthesise information from text context and demonstrate a richer vocabulary.

• Maths: GL Maths leans on speed and answering standard curriculum questions quickly. Quest frequently frames Maths concepts inside problem-solving scenarios, forcing the child to figure out what mathematical operation a puzzle requires before they can solve it.

This book contains three complete mock tests designed to replicate the new Quest style format.
Available on Amazon.

16/10/2026

Have you been to any Open Days yet?

Here’s another - for

15/10/2026

Morning!

I just came across this and thought it was great! So I’m quickly sharing it with you too!

C.S. Lewis giving writing advice to a schoolgirl in 1959. I think it still stands as good advice almost 70 years later.
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14/10/2026

Medway Parents

🗣️ NEWS: A consultation on Medway’s secondary school admission scheme for the 2028 – 2029 academic year is open now.

The proposed change would see the proportion of Medway children deemed eligible for a grammar school place through the Medway test increase from 26 per cent to 27 per cent of the Medway cohort. This change would be subject to additional grammar school places in Medway being available from 2028.

🗓️ Have your say before the consultation closes on Thursday, 19 November.

🏫 The primary and secondary admissions schemes set out how the admissions processes work in Medway. There are no proposed changes to the primary school admissions scheme for the 2028/29 academic year.

Find out more and have your say ➡️ https://orlo.uk/QG4pV