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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...
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Take the 11+ test and see if you could get into a grammar school
We bet you get at least a couple wrong - it's not as easy as you might think!
Will grammar school ban be lifted when Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak becomes new Prime Minister
As thousands of children prepare to take the 11-plus in the annual scramble for a place at one...
Lord Kinnock: ‘Passing the 11-plus was the path to liberation’
In the first of a new series, the former Labour leader reflects on how his education shaped him
What do voters think of grammar schools?
Polling on public support for academic selection and the expansion of grammar schools.
The social mobility case against grammar schools
Plenty of Conservative party members won't like this article. I apologise in advance for that: I know grammar...
Liz Truss suggests she will lift ban on new grammar schools
Foreign Secretary sends her two daughters to a selective school, and says she wants ‘people around the country’...
A tale of two sisters and the eleven-plus
It was results day and the news was starting to sink in. I had passed my eleven-plus. My...
The best grammar schools in the UK for getting a place at Oxford or Cambridge university
Use our interactive tools to show results for grammar schools across the country, or search by your postcode...
Where to buy a home near a grammar school for less than £300k in 2022
Here's how to get your children a free education with a 25pc house price discount.
Primary schools with highest 11+ success rate revealed
Half the intake starting this year at one of the toughest schools to win a place in Essex...
Top primary head reveals secret of sending so many children to grammar school
A PRIMARY school has revealed the secret to sending so many children to grammar school – telling students...
The best places to live with top secondary schools in the UK – and where teenagers won’t get bored
These are the best places to buy a home in England if you are planning a move with...