11+ English Tuition & Creative Writing — places restricted to 5 pupils.
London & the Home Counties

Schools we prepare children for

English Matters has a strong and consistent track record with London's most competitive grammar and independent schools — and because all sessions are online, that preparation extends equally to selective schools across the Home Counties.

12 years of London 11+ results Multiple-choice and written papers School-specific preparation Grammar and independent schools
M.A. English
Literature · M.Ed
32 five-star
Google reviews★★★★★
30+ years
of teaching

Many of London's most selective schools test written English — not just multiple-choice comprehension.English Matters prepares children for both.

Grammar and independent schools

The schools English Matters pupils most often sit for. Henrietta Barnett and Queen Elizabeth's each have their own page on how we prepare for them.

Grammar schools

  • Henrietta Barnett SchoolGirls · Barnet
  • Queen Elizabeth's SchoolBoys · Barnet
  • The Latymer SchoolMixed · Edmonton
  • Tiffin SchoolBoys · Kingston
  • The Tiffin Girls' SchoolGirls · Kingston
  • Wilson's SchoolBoys · Sutton
  • Sutton Grammar SchoolBoys · Sutton
  • Wallington County Grammar SchoolBoys · Sutton
  • Nonsuch High School for GirlsGirls · Sutton

Independent schools

  • North London Collegiate SchoolGirls · Edgware
  • Haberdashers' Girls' SchoolGirls · Elstree
  • Haberdashers' Boys' SchoolBoys · Elstree
  • St Paul's Girls' SchoolGirls · Hammersmith
  • St Paul's SchoolBoys · Barnes
  • Merchant Taylors' SchoolBoys · Northwood
  • The John Lyon SchoolCo-ed · Harrow
  • St Helen's SchoolGirls · Northwood
  • Northwood College for GirlsGirls · Northwood

Further selective schools

Because all sessions are online, the same preparation applies to selective schools across London and the Home Counties.

Hertfordshire
  • South West Herts Consortium
  • Watford Grammar School for Boys
  • Watford Grammar School for Girls
  • Dame Alice Owen's School
  • Rickmansworth School
Buckinghamshire & Slough
  • Buckinghamshire grammar schools
  • Dr Challoner's Grammar School (boys)
  • Dr Challoner's High School (girls)
  • Beaconsfield High School
  • Slough grammar schools
South London
  • Wallington High School for Girls
  • St Olave's Grammar School
  • Newstead Wood School
Kent & the City
  • Kent grammar schools
  • City of London School for Girls
  • City of London School

The written stage matters — and most tutors don't prepare children for it

HBS, Latymer, Tiffin and all five Sutton grammar schools assess written English alongside or after a multiple-choice stage, and many independent schools set their own written papers. Children who have only practised multiple-choice often struggle here. English Matters builds the written skills that make the difference.

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Pupils who got there

HBS · NLCS · SPGS Scholarship

She absolutely excelled in her 11+ exams—receiving offers from all the grammar and independent schools we applied to: HBS and NLCS, including scholarships from SPGS.

— Sakshi Grover

Queen Elizabeth’s · Wilson’s · St Paul’s

Thanks to her expertise and guidance, my son successfully gained admission to QE, Wilson’s Grammar and St Paul’s School. I highly recommend her as an English tutor for the 11+ exam.

— Shilpi Sahu

NLCS · Habs · St Helen’s · Northwood College Scholarship

My daughter got into all the private schools we applied for — North London Collegiate, Haberdashers, St Helen’s and even an academic scholarship at Northwood College. She enjoyed coming every week and improved so much.

— Sejal Desai

Merchant Taylors’ · plus four other schools

Sumona has been instrumental in our son securing a place at Merchant Taylors’ — our target school — and four other schools he applied for. She is very methodical and structured, and knows exactly what each school is looking for.

— Arjit Bose

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