13+ entrance exams

Through mentoring and tuition, Oppidan students achieve top grades in Common Entrance or Year 8 assessments.  

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Why 13+ exam tuition

Our entrance exam tuition ensures that students get the grades to flourish at senior school.

Skills focus

Directly addressing student skills including revision and exam technique builds sustained habits. 

Targeted tuition

Specific tuition for the Common Entrance and Year 8 tests ensures each student is academically ready. 

Enhanced independence and responsibility

Common Entrance mentoring helps students understand how to plan, prioritise and manage tasks ahead of senior school.

Timeline

How it works

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Step 1

Find the perfect mentor

After getting to know your child, we’ll suggest a mentor pairing based on relevant experiences, backgrounds and matching interests. Our mentors span a huge range of backgrounds from working at the Civil Service and Netflix, to the world of journalism and the West End.

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Step 2

Start exam tuition

Using a model developed in collaboration with world-leading schools, students work through our programme which includes all the academic tuition and mentoring needed to get students ready.  

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Step 3

Monitor progress

You will receive progress reports following each of the sessions from your mentor and regular check-ins from our team. This ensures you have oversight over the process and that we’re working towards the results you’re looking for. 

Our mentors

Meet our 13+ exam experts

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Frequently asked questions

  • This is for children in Years 7 and 8, with the delivery tailored accordingly. 

  • Session cadence should be at least once a week.

  • Our Common Entrance programmes are designed in response to work with our partners - the world’s leading senior schools. 

  • Almost always we recommend a hybrid approach. The first session is wherever possible in person, to establish a good rapport and thenceforth online to make scheduling easier. 

  • We don't expect you to want or need to change your mentor. Families are permitted one change if things aren't working effectively.

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