Top Tips For Getting Into A Competitive Secondary School

- For all entry points including and up to 11+, I recommend practice practice practice! Try and get your child used to the question styles and this will be important to boost her confidence for the day of the exam.

- If there is an interview element, I would recommend doing as many mock interviews as possible and preparing questions which will help reduce the unpredictability of the process.

- Find out if the school offers past papers on their website.

- Examinations also follow a set format, so using the 11+ papers range which can be bought off the shelf is a very useful tool.

- Practicing these papers is a very good way of getting used to the format of questions as well as working out good strategies for the exams.

- Start practicing early - It is vital to get the extra edge over other candidates due to the high competition that your child will face.

- Another tip I would give is to get a feel for the school; is it right for you? The website link for the school is attached below, where you can find a prospectus and more about their curriculum.

- For the admissions procedure it is clear that the criteria are different for all sections. I suggest going through the sample papers they have on their website as well as further practice papers which can be bought off the shelves, which may not necessarily be completely the same as their question style but will be very similar and so is yet more material for practice.

- For the interview, your child needs to demonstrate why they deserve a place at the school. The best way to do this is for your child to be themselves and talk about what they do outside the classroom.