11+ October half term Course (Year 5)
26th – 30th October 2026
Our Year 5 October Half Term Course is designed to give pupils an intensive yet engaging learning experience in preparation for the 11+ examinations. Over the course of the week, students will strengthen their core skills across Literacy, Reading Comprehension and Essay Writing, Mathematics, and Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. Each subject is taught by experienced tutors who understand the demands of the 11+, ensuring that every lesson builds knowledge, confidence, and exam technique.
Whether your child is aiming for grammar school entry or independent school admissions, this course offers targeted support in all key examinable areas. The small group format enables personalised attention, allowing tutors to address individual learning needs while maintaining a challenging and stimulating classroom environment.
Information about the course
Subjects
Our Year 5 October Half Term Course is designed to give pupils an intensive yet engaging learning experience in preparation for the 11+ examinations. Over the course of the week, students will strengthen their core skills across Literacy, Reading Comprehension and Essay Writing, Mathematics, and Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. Each subject is taught by experienced tutors who understand the demands of the 11+, ensuring that every lesson builds knowledge, confidence, and exam technique.
Whether your child is aiming for grammar school entry or independent school admissions, this course offers targeted support in all key examinable areas. The small group format enables personalised attention, allowing tutors to address individual learning needs while maintaining a challenging and stimulating classroom environment.
Our Literacy lessons focus on advanced vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and punctuation—key components for success in 11+ English assessments. Students will develop precision in their writing, using a wide range of sentence structures, sophisticated punctuation, and expressive vocabulary. Lessons combine guided instruction with practical exercises to help pupils identify and correct errors, improving both technical accuracy and written style.
- Use advanced vocabulary, spelling, grammar and punctuation with precision
- Write using a wide range of sentence structures and sophisticated punctuation
- Identify and correct errors in their own written work
- Improve both technical accuracy and written style
This course section equips students with strategies to analyse complex texts and respond effectively to comprehension questions. Pupils will explore a variety of fiction and non-fiction genres, enhancing their understanding of language, tone, and structure. Essay writing sessions will cover descriptive, persuasive, and narrative forms, with opportunities to practise planning, drafting, and refining their work.
- Analyse complex texts and respond effectively to comprehension questions
- Read across a variety of fiction and non-fiction genres
- Understand the effect of language, tone and structure
- Plan, draft and refine descriptive, persuasive and narrative essays
Our Maths lessons build fluency and problem-solving skills in key examinable topics such as number operations, algebra, measurement, probability, and geometry. Students will tackle both short exercises to consolidate new learning and multi-step word problems that require deeper reasoning. The emphasis is on applying mathematical knowledge with clarity and accuracy under timed conditions.
- Work fluently across number operations, algebra, measurement, probability and geometry
- Consolidate new learning through short, focused exercises
- Reason through multi-step word problems
- Apply mathematical knowledge with clarity and accuracy under timed conditions
These sessions strengthen pupils’ logical thinking, pattern recognition, and vocabulary skills. Students will work through a range of question types found in 11+ and independent school exams, from word-based puzzles to visual-spatial challenges. The aim is to build both speed and accuracy while developing flexible problem-solving strategies.
- Think logically and recognise patterns at speed
- Handle the question types used in 11+ and independent school exams
- Tackle both word-based puzzles and visual-spatial challenges
- Work with both speed and accuracy using flexible problem-solving strategies
Students will be given a homework booklet or revision task each day for each subject. Homework consists of 3 pages of tasks reflecting the topics covered during the day’s lesson. Students must submit their homework at the start of the following day. These booklets will be marked and returned to you with the tutor’s comments, providing feedback on students’ progress and highlighting their strengths and areas for improvement.
In case you’d like to review any of the work with your child after the course itself, mark schemes will be made available to view on the online portal until the end of the year, in December.
- There is no set homework on Friday
- Mark schemes stay available on the online portal until the end of the year
Our Year 5 October Half Term Course is designed to give pupils an intensive yet engaging learning experience in preparation for the 11+ examinations. Over the course of the week, students will strengthen their core skills across Literacy, Reading Comprehension and Essay Writing, Mathematics, and Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. Each subject is taught by experienced tutors who understand the demands of the 11+, ensuring that every lesson builds knowledge, confidence, and exam technique.
Whether your child is aiming for grammar school entry or independent school admissions, this course offers targeted support in all key examinable areas. The small group format enables personalised attention, allowing tutors to address individual learning needs while maintaining a challenging and stimulating classroom environment.
Our Literacy lessons focus on advanced vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and punctuation—key components for success in 11+ English assessments. Students will develop precision in their writing, using a wide range of sentence structures, sophisticated punctuation, and expressive vocabulary. Lessons combine guided instruction with practical exercises to help pupils identify and correct errors, improving both technical accuracy and written style.
- Use advanced vocabulary, spelling, grammar and punctuation with precision
- Write using a wide range of sentence structures and sophisticated punctuation
- Identify and correct errors in their own written work
- Improve both technical accuracy and written style
This course section equips students with strategies to analyse complex texts and respond effectively to comprehension questions. Pupils will explore a variety of fiction and non-fiction genres, enhancing their understanding of language, tone, and structure. Essay writing sessions will cover descriptive, persuasive, and narrative forms, with opportunities to practise planning, drafting, and refining their work.
- Analyse complex texts and respond effectively to comprehension questions
- Read across a variety of fiction and non-fiction genres
- Understand the effect of language, tone and structure
- Plan, draft and refine descriptive, persuasive and narrative essays
Our Maths lessons build fluency and problem-solving skills in key examinable topics such as number operations, algebra, measurement, probability, and geometry. Students will tackle both short exercises to consolidate new learning and multi-step word problems that require deeper reasoning. The emphasis is on applying mathematical knowledge with clarity and accuracy under timed conditions.
- Work fluently across number operations, algebra, measurement, probability and geometry
- Consolidate new learning through short, focused exercises
- Reason through multi-step word problems
- Apply mathematical knowledge with clarity and accuracy under timed conditions
These sessions strengthen pupils’ logical thinking, pattern recognition, and vocabulary skills. Students will work through a range of question types found in 11+ and independent school exams, from word-based puzzles to visual-spatial challenges. The aim is to build both speed and accuracy while developing flexible problem-solving strategies.
- Think logically and recognise patterns at speed
- Handle the question types used in 11+ and independent school exams
- Tackle both word-based puzzles and visual-spatial challenges
- Work with both speed and accuracy using flexible problem-solving strategies
Students will be given a homework booklet or test to complete each day for each subject. Homework consists of 3 pages of tasks reflecting the topics covered during the day’s lesson. Students must submit their homework at the start of the following day. These booklets will be marked and returned to you with the tutor’s comments, providing feedback on students’ progress and highlighting their strengths and areas for improvement.
In case you’d like to review any of the work with your child after the course itself, mark schemes will be made available to view on the online portal until the end of the year, in December.
- Upload only the designated homework page(s) to the online portal for marking
- The remainder of the workbook is completed and marked at home using the mark scheme
- There is no set homework on Friday
Face-to-Face
- Literacy, Reading Comprehension and Essay Writing, Maths, and Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning
- Classes between 9am and 2:15pm, 60 minutes each
- Sutton Centre, Willow House, 47 West St, Sutton SM1 1SJ
- Daily marked homework with individual tutor feedback
- Mark schemes available on the online portal until the end of the year
Online
- Literacy, Reading Comprehension and Essay Writing, Maths, and Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning
- Classes between 9am and 2:15pm, 60 minutes each
- Accessed via our Online Learning Platform (BigBlueButton)
- Workbooks posted out to you before the course begins
- Daily homework uploaded and marked via the online portal
Testimonials
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
My daughter had lessons in Oxbridge Sutton Centre before entering Sutton High. Her English and Math improved a lot and it ended up with the happy entry to the school we wanted. Certainly, we recommend this institute and good luck to your kids.
Chi Park
Teachers are very friendly and encouraging. My daughter had developed confidence with her math and English. We never expected her to achieve great success in +11 Plus but with the help of Oxbridge tutors she manage to get in Tiffin Girls school. Thank you so much.
Joanne Lee
My daughter attended Oxbridge Sutton for approximately two years, starting from Year 5 and currently in Year 7. The teachers at Oxbridge are very dedicated, and the exercises provided have been extremely beneficial for her. I highly recommend Oxbridge to anyone who wishes to help their child improve significantly.
Fiona T
FAQs
Please note that priority will be given to those who book the full course (all subjects).
To reserve a spot on the course, you will need to make a minimum payment of a £100 Non-Refundable Deposit. Once full payment is processed on our end, a member of our team will review your booking and despatch a ‘Booking Confirmation’ email as confirmation of your space on the course.
Please note that spaces are offered as First Come First Served based on the order of deposit payment received, and priority is given to those who make bookings for ‘All Subjects’.
We offer a 100% refund (minus the £100 Non-Refundable Deposit) before 27th September 2026.
Unfortunately, after 27th September, we are unable to offer any refunds.
The full timetable will be released by 7th October 2026. Your specific schedule will depend on which subjects you have selected, but your times will fall between 9am and 2:15pm.
Please note that there is no set homework on Friday.
Please notify us if your child has any severe allergies, medical conditions, or any regular medications that we should be aware of prior to the start of the course so that necessary arrangements can be made.
If you would like your evening classes to be removed from your invoice during the October Half Term Course, please notify us at least four weeks in advance.
- Pay and Display spaces, Robin Hood Lane
- St Nicholas Centre Parking (1 minute walk away)
- Gibson Road Car Park (3 minute walk away)
We ask that you continue to be respectful and considerate towards our neighbours when picking up and dropping off. Please ensure that you do not block driveways at any time, and ensure to switch off your engine when you are waiting in your car.
Please ensure to let us know as soon as possible and we will do our best to support you.
A 5% sibling discount is applied when both siblings book the course, and all discounts are stackable.
Please note that priority will be given to ‘All Subject’ bookings.
To reserve a spot on the course, you will need to make a minimum payment of a £100 Non-Refundable Deposit. Once full payment is processed on our end, a member of our team will review your booking and despatch a ‘Booking Confirmation’ email as confirmation of your space on the course.
Please note that spaces are offered as First Come First Served based on the order of deposit payment received, and priority is given to those who make bookings for ‘All Subjects’.
We offer a 100% refund (minus the £100 Non-Refundable Deposit) before 27th September 2026.
Unfortunately, after 27th September 2026, we are unable to offer any refunds.
The full timetable will be released by 6th October 2026. Your specific schedule will depend on which subjects you have selected, but your times will fall between 9am and 2:15pm.
We recommend that our online students have a computer or laptop device with access to Google Chrome for the best experience.
Please ensure your child has access to the correct workbook for the correct day and all necessary stationery (pencil, rubber, ruler). Calculators are not necessary for this course.
Please note that there is no set homework on Friday.
If you would like your evening classes to be removed from your invoice during the October Half Term Course, please notify us at least four weeks in advance.
A 5% sibling discount is applied when both siblings book the course, and all discounts are stackable.