Specialist 11 Plus tutors in Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire prepare children for the GL Assessment exam format used by local grammar schools, including Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. Compare rates and profiles, and enquire directly with no agency fees.
Buckinghamshire is one of only two fully selective English counties: all state secondary schools are grammar schools or secondary moderns. Find a specialist tutor, compare rates, read profiles and enquire directly. No agency fees.
The Bucks 11+ (Secondary Transfer Test) is provided by GL Assessment. All children registered at a Buckinghamshire primary school sit the test automatically in Year 6; families outside the county register directly in May–June of Year 5. The qualifying standardised score is 121. Children who reach 121 receive a grammar school recommendation and can apply to any Buckinghamshire grammar.
Buckinghamshire's fully selective system means 11+ preparation is standard practice for almost all families. The most selective schools, Royal Grammar School (RGS) and Dr Challoner's, attract applications from across the county and beyond. Tutors in Amersham, Beaconsfield, High Wycombe and Marlow are in consistent demand year-round.
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Buckinghamshire runs a fully selective county system. Registration for the Secondary Transfer Test is in June of Year 5. The test is held in September.
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Yes. Buckinghamshire is a fully selective county. All children attending a Buckinghamshire state primary school automatically sit the Secondary Transfer Test (STT) in September of Year 6, unless parents opt out. The test determines whether a child receives a grammar school recommendation, which is required to apply to any Bucks grammar school.
Children who do not receive a grammar school recommendation are allocated a place at a non-selective secondary school in Bucks. Some families apply to independent schools as an alternative. A small number of selective schools also operate an 'appeals' process for borderline scores, which a specialist tutor can help prepare children for.
Royal Grammar School and Dr Challoner's are the most selective schools in Buckinghamshire. A grammar school recommendation is necessary but not sufficient: these schools are also heavily oversubscribed, so distance to the school plays a significant role in allocation. Many families in the catchment area invest heavily in 11+ preparation to ensure their child scores well above the minimum qualifying mark.
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