St. Paul’s Journey

The St. Paul’s Journey is a 1:1 mentoring programme to prepare boys for the assessment and interview for entry to SPS at 13+.

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Why the St. Paul’s Journey

With intricate knowledge of the process, we support students with successful applications to SPS every year.

9 in 10 success rate

Nearly 9 in 10 Oppidan students receive offers to their preferred secondary school.

Up-to-date resources

Every year we adapt our teaching resources based on the previous year’s assessments.

SPS-educated mentors

We tend to match prospective students with mentors who’ve done the assessments themselves.

How it works

Journey timeline

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Step 1

Find the perfect mentor

You’ll be matched with a mentor with vast experience of the test and the interview. 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

Advisory meeting

You’ll have the option to book an advisory meeting with one of our client managers to align on anything you might be unclear about.  

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Step 3

Start the handbook

Prospective students will start work through our Eton Handbook; content is delivered online and is interactive.  

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Step 4

Monitor progress and next steps

You will receive progress reports following each of the sessions. This ensures you have oversight over the process.  

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Frequently asked questions

  • The programme is for children in Years 5 and 6.

  • Dependign on when you contact Oppidan, once or twice a week ahead of the application process.  

  • The content and delivery methodology come from our own understanding of what’s in the exams and the interview. 

  • Sessions are delivered online via our online platform. 

  • The majority of sessions are delivered online. 

  • 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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