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Prepare for your 11+ examinations with confidence

Our range of weekly English, Maths and Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning classes, available online and in person, have been specially designed to fully prepare our students for their upcoming examinations.

Across all subjects, our Year 5 tuition program focuses on reinforcing and extending our students’ knowledge in addition to developing the key skills and approaches essential for exam success.

We offer six courses for Year 5 students:

  • Core Maths
  • Problem Solving
  • Literacy
  • Comprehension
  • Creative and Essay Writing
  • Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning

My daughter attended on-line lessons from year 4 to 5 and it helped her to develop both her grammar and vocabulary knowledge. This massively helped her to prepare for the 11+ exam and successfully got the place. Their materials are top marks, well structured and illustrated.

Thank you so much Oxbridge Centre!

Emily Guess

One of my daughters attended at OxBridge and entered to a GDST independent school with a full scholarship. A few years later her sister joined online lessons during Covid and she also got a full scholarship from the same school. Both my kids enjoyed the lessons as the teachers were very dedicated and the materials provided had been extremely beneficial for them. I really thank to OxBridge.

Yoonhee Woo

Enrolling our son at the OxBridge Centre was probably the best decision we made in preparing him for the 11+ exams. He thoroughly enjoyed the interactive classes led by friendly and helpful tutors with a fun approach to learning. We are in no doubt that this equipped him with the relevant support he needed to achieve success in his grammar school exams. Many thanks again to the whole OxBridge team and keep up the good work!

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Why us?

Welcome to OxBridge Centre, where excellence meets individualised attention. Since 1997, we’ve been dedicated to nurturing young minds and empowering students to reach their full potential. Here’s why parents choose us for their child’s 11+ preparation and beyond:

Personalised Feedback

Tailored guidance to identify individual strengths and address areas for improvement.

Expert Curriculum

Meticulously crafted curriculum designed by educational experts for exam success.

Expert Tutors

Experienced professionals dedicated to inspiring rapid and sustained student progress.

Progress-Centred

Impactful tuition: rapid results you can track through regular progress tests.

Regular Reporting

Transparent reports offering insights into achievements and overall academic journey

Small Groups

Intimate class sizes (maximum 10) fostering collaborative learning and personalised attention.

Dedicated Student Support Team

Friendly staff providing assistance from enrollment.

Proven Track Record

Over two decades of success stories showcasing commitment to excellence.

Flexible Scheduling Options

Convenient options to fit diverse lifestyles and commitments.

Year 5 Courses

Each collection of Maths and English courses have been designed to complement each other, aiming to consolidate key skills and knowledge and deepen your child’s understanding. This format also enables you to tailor your tutoring to your child’s specific learning needs, as you can choose a course which focuses on specific skills or subjects which they need to prioritise.

Core Maths
Problem Solving
Creative Writing
Reading Comprehension
Literacy
VR/NVR
Core Maths
Problem Solving
VR/NVR
Creative Writing
Reading Comprehension
Literacy

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What you get with our Year 5 English and Maths courses

Face-to-Face lessons

Small groups (max. 10 students)
£ 25 per hour, per subject
  • A bespoke classwork booklet
  • Teaching from one of our excellent tutors
  • 1 hour lesson per week
  • Small groups (max. 10 students)
  • Progress test every 7 weeks
  • A biannual progress report
  • Student Support 6 days a week
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Online lessons

Small groups (max. 10 students)
£ 21 per hour, per subject
  • A bespoke classwork booklet to be printed at home
  • Teaching from one of our excellent tutors
  • 1 hour lesson per week
  • Small groups (max. 10 students)
  • Progress test every 7 weeks
  • A biannual progress report
  • Student Support 6 days a week
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If you are unsure about which subjects are more suitable for your child or have more questions, our admissions team will be happy to guide you through the process. We also offer free online test assessments.

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You can enrol through our online portal, by phone or email. We explain here in detail how to enrol in our courses.

All students are required to have a personal account with us before enrolling in any lesson. This account is free and can be created here.

We offer a free assessment test and a consultation with our admission team to guide you on which subject and level will be more suitable for your child and provide any information you may need.

In order to take the free assessment, you need to create an account on our online platform – it’s free!

Our Year 4 Maths course aims to establish a solid understanding of key subject areas; our Problem Solving course helps your child to apply this knowledge effectively to solve unfamiliar worded questions and scenarios.

Although our Maths course contains some introductory problem solving questions, our Problem Solving course focuses explicitly on developing this skill. This enables your child to learn essential approaches, including decoding the requirements of worded questions, developing effective methods to answering questions, and explaining their reasoning clearly. Remember: the ability to apply mathematical knowledge flexibly and fluently is a key skill assessed in 11+ examinations.

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Core Maths

Our Year 5 Maths course is designed to strengthen your child’s understanding of key mathematical concepts while preparing them for success in the 11+ exams.

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Each week’s booklet contains:

  • An arithmetic Speed Test
  • Clear explanations and practice questions on the week’s topic
  • Short-form problem-solving questions to encourage flexible thinking
  • A structured homework task 

Each lesson focuses on a core topic, giving students the opportunity to explore key subject areas in depth. By drawing on their existing knowledge, they’ll begin to access more advanced elements of each topic, gaining confidence and flexibility in how they apply their learning. By the end of the year, students will have developed a well-rounded understanding of all major areas of the 11+ Maths syllabus and feel equipped to tackle a wide range of question types with clarity and skill.

Throughout the year, your child will:

  • Improve their speed and accuracy when answering arithmetic questions
  • Confidently solve questions across key examinable topics, including Fractions, Decimals and Percentages; Measurement (Weight, Length, Money, and Time); Shape (Perimeter, Area and Volume); Ratio and Proportion; and Algebra
  • Apply their knowledge across a variety of problem types, developing strong reasoning and exam technique
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Problem Solving

Our Year 5 Problem Solving course is designed to help your child apply their mathematical knowledge with confidence and flexibility—essential preparation for the most challenging elements of the 11+ exams.

This course focuses on developing your child’s ability to approach unfamiliar, worded, and multi-step problems. These skills are particularly important for the second stage of 11+ assessments, where students are required not only to know the maths, but to apply it in complex, often unfamiliar scenarios.

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Each week’s booklet contains:

  • Warm-up problem-solving questions
  • Advanced, multi-step problems to stretch their thinking
  • Targeted questions exploring key subject areas
  • A structured homework task 

Each lesson introduces Problem Solving questions through three key topics. By exploring multiple topics in a single lesson, students learn to transfer their knowledge across different types of problems. One of these topics will link back to the previous week’s Year 5 Maths lesson, allowing students enrolled in both courses to deepen their understanding further.

Throughout the year, your child will:

  • Learn how to break down and understand complex, worded problems
  • Practise clear, structured strategies for approaching unfamiliar questions
  • Apply a wide range of maths knowledge to real-world problem-solving scenarios
  • Present their working clearly and logically to communicate their reasoning
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Creative and Essay Writing

Our Year 5 Creative and Essay Writing course equips your child to write with confidence, clarity, and imagination—essential for success in the 11+ exams. Students learn to respond to a wide range of prompts with well-structured, engaging fiction and non-fiction writing.

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Each week’s booklet contains:

  • Clear explanations of a key writing technique
  • Structured writing exercises
  • A targeted homework task

Each lesson focuses on a specific element of story or essay writing. Through example texts, clear explanations, and guided discussions, students learn how to plan and write effectively. A large part of each session is dedicated to writing, with individual support and feedback from tutors throughout.

Throughout the year, your child will:

  • Accurately apply spelling, grammar, and punctuation in their writing
  • Structure their work correctly for both narrative and essay formats
  • Use a range of language techniques and structural features
  • Express ideas clearly and coherently
  • Write in a way that engages the reader
  • Confidently use ambitious and appropriate vocabulary
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Reading Comprehension

Our Year 5 Reading Comprehension course helps your child develop the skills needed to understand, analyse, and respond to a wide range of texts—an essential part of 11+ exams for both grammar and independent schools.

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 Each week’s booklet contains:

  • One or two comprehension texts with a variety of questions
  • Short literacy tasks to build core reading and writing skills
  • A structured homework task

Each lesson focuses on comprehension techniques through a variety of short and extended questions. Over the year, students will explore texts from different genres, styles, and time periods, helping them become fluent, thoughtful readers.

Throughout the year, your child will:

  • Read and understand complex fiction and non-fiction texts
  • Accurately retrieve information and support answers with quotations
  • Summarise key ideas, make inferences, and identify language and structural features
  • Use a clear Point-Quotation-Development structure for extended answers
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Literacy

Our Year 5 Literacy course develops the advanced language skills your child needs for 11+ success. It builds on their foundations in spelling, punctuation, and grammar, helping them read confidently and write with precision.

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Each week’s booklet contains:

  • A vocabulary test with 20 carefully selected advanced words
  • Targeted exercises in spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, and vocabulary
  • A structured homework task

Each lesson introduces key literacy concepts through clear explanations, followed by targeted practice. Students apply their learning across a variety of tasks including multiple-choice, gap-fill, matching, and written response questions—encouraging both accuracy and independence.

Throughout the year, your child will:

  • Confidently explain and apply advanced grammar, punctuation, and spelling rules
  • Complete a range of structured exercises covering core literacy and verbal reasoning skills
  • Strengthen their vocabulary and word reasoning through focused tasks
  • Retain and apply a broad vocabulary with increasing fluency
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VR & NVR

Our Year 5 Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning course builds your child’s logical thinking and problem-solving abilities—essential for success in many private and independent school entrance exams.

As this subject is not part of the national curriculum, most students will not have encountered these question types at school. With expert guidance, our students develop the skills and strategies needed to approach these tests with confidence.

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Each week’s booklet contains:

  • Two focused booklets (one for Verbal, one for Non-Verbal Reasoning)
  • Targeted questions on the week’s topics
  • A structured homework task

Lessons are structured across two hours each week—one hour for Verbal Reasoning and one for Non-Verbal Reasoning. In Verbal Reasoning, students explore a broad range of topics to build flexibility and speed. In Non-Verbal Reasoning, they focus more deeply on specific question types, developing a thorough understanding of the logic and methods required.

Throughout the year, your child will:

  • Apply effective strategies across a wide variety of reasoning question types
  • Analyse complex diagrams, codes, sequences, puzzles, and patterns
  • Use spatial reasoning and mathematical concepts such as direction, symmetry, and rotation
  • Strengthen vocabulary and spelling accuracy
  • Respond confidently to topics including:
    • Non-Verbal Reasoning: Matrices, Analogies, Sequences, Codes, Odd One Out, Similarities, Shape Manipulation, Nets, and Cubes
    • Verbal Reasoning: A wide range of word- and logic-based question types

This course begins in January of Year 5 and continues through to December of Year 6, offering extended preparation and support.

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