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Eleven Plus Exams Tuition shortlisted for National Tutoring Awards 2026
We are thrilled to announce that Eleven Plus Exams will be supporting the National Tutoring Awards 2026 as Platinum Sponsors, and that we have also been...
Eleven Plus Exams Finalists at the Education Resources Awards 2026
We’re proud to share more exciting news from a remarkable season of recognition. For the second year in a row, Eleven Plus Exams is honoured to...
Eleven Plus Exams signs the Publishers Association’s new Publishing Inclusion Pledge
Eleven Plus Exams has joined over 50 publishing industry colleagues as a founding signatory of the Publishing Inclusion Pledge 2026-28, launched last week by the Publishers...
Eleven Plus Exams CEO named The Enterprise World’s Most Influential Business Leader to Follow 2026
We are delighted to announce that Eleven Plus Exams CEO, Ilesh Kotecha, has been named one of The Enterprise World’s Most Influential Business Leaders to Follow...
Eleven Plus Exams Named Finalist at the GESS Awards 2025
We are delighted to share that Eleven Plus Exams was named a finalist in the GESS (Global Educational Supplies and Solutions) Education Awards 2025. The awards...
Eleven Plus Exams at the National Tutors’ Conference 2025
Eleven Plus Exams showcased our products, services and expertise at the 2025 National Tutors’ Conference, hosted by the Tutors' Association, at The Royal Lancaster Hotel in...
Finalists for Online School of the Year in the National Tutoring Awards 2025
We’re proud to share that Eleven Plus Exams Tuition was named a Finalist for Online School of the Year at the National Tutoring Awards 2025, held...
Eleven Plus Exams CEO finalist in the 2025 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards
Eleven Plus Exams’ CEO and founder, Ilesh Kotecha, has been named a finalist in the 2025 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards, shortlisted in the Technology...
Eleven Plus Exams CEO named EdTech Innovation CEO of the Year
Eleven Plus Exams’ CEO, Ilesh Kotecha, has been named one of the recipients of the CEO of the Year Awards UK 2025, presented by the Excellence...
Eleven Plus Exams Finalists in the Education Resources Awards 2025
The Education Resources Awards 2025 shortlist has been announced! Eleven Plus Exams are thrilled to be selected as finalists in the following categories: Supplier of the...
Eleven Plus Exams Finalists in EducationInvestor Awards 2025
Eleven Plus Exams are delighted to announce that we have been selected as finalists in the EducationInvestor Awards 2025, organised by Nexus Media Group, in the...
Celebrating 20 Years of Eleven Plus Exams
Our site, elevenplusexams.co.uk, was founded in August 2004 along with our 11 Plus Exams Forum, the nation’s most trusted, free, impartial source of 11+ advice. We’re...
People’s Choice for Tuition Partner of the Year 2024
It was an honour to receive the People’s Choice Award for Tuition Partner 2024 at the National Tutoring Awards last Friday. This year's awards ceremony was...
News Archive
At private school, I saw the arrogance of those ‘born to rule’
Pupil recalls being a pupil with a free place at a direct grant school, and the snobbery of...
Efforts to tackle lost learning could be undermined by end to tutoring subsidy
Schools have been working incredibly hard to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on pupils, but government support...
DIFFERENT CLASS What are grammar schools and why are they controversial?
MODERN grammar schools have split opinion ever since their introduction.
Here come the girls: 400-year-old Shropshire grammar decides to go fully co-educational
A 400-year-old grammar school in Shropshire has decided to open all its doors fully to girls.
Reading grammar Kendrick School achieves outstanding Ofsted
Staff and pupils at a grammar school in Reading are celebrating after it was rated ‘Outstanding’ by school...
Expert Tips for Preparing Your Child for the 11+ Exam
Preparing for 11+ exams can be a daunting task, and many parents find themselves feeling overwhelmed as they...
These are officially the British private schools that get the most Oxbridge offers
For if you’ve got a spare £30 grand.
Southend and Westcliff grammar schools plan to expand sixth forms
TWO south Essex grammar schools are looking to expand their sixth forms to create more than 100 new...
Bradford Grammar expansion sees pupils welcomed from reception
An exciting addition to the Bradford Grammar School (BGS) campus will be underway soon with the expansion of...
Principal pays tribute to Royal Grammar School students
THE resourcefulness and spirit of pupils has been praised by Enniskillen Royal Grammar School (ERGS) Principal, Elizabeth Armstrong.
NI grammars warn of staff cuts as schools face funding crisis
NI grammars warn of staff cuts as schools face funding crisis.
Only 44% of schools used catch-up tutors in September
But new DfE data shows it hit its revised 2 million catch-up course ‘starts’ target last year after...