OHS’ Open Events provide prospective students with an insight into the school’s extensive offering. The events’ programme comprises guided tours, informal meetings with staff and a presentation from the Head, familiarising visiting families with the school’s ethos and philosophy. Details on how to book are available here . When fractions have unlike denominators the first step is to find equivalent fractions so that all of the denominators are the same. We find the

Please see below for further details and recommendations on how to prepare for the Sevenoaks School 13 Plus entrance examination.Most public schools use 13+ exams to help them select students. These exams are typically around an hour in length, with all pupils sitting papers in Mathematics, English and Science. Many schools also require students to sit papers in Science, Verbal/Non-Verbal Reasoning, and a paper from one or more options from ancient/modern Languages and the Humanities. The first thing to ask is whether the school is setting their own paper, or using the Common Entrance (CE) papers set by the Independent Schools Examination Board (ISEB). Schools using their own exams tend to be more prestigious, and so these exams are normally of a higher difficulty level. With many more applicants than the limited places available, the pass mark will vary from year to year with these schools. Schools will sometimes publish specimen papers, but this is by no means a universal practice. Just so you know: Tutor House will support your child in developing their verbal reasoning skills by incorporating regular testing to help keep your child learning new vocabulary weekly as well as practising with past VR papers to ease their nerves. We also use a range of NVR material to familiarise your child and to remove their fear. We highly recommend the use of the following papers to help develop your child’s arithmetic and problem-solving skills within the examination context of the Badminton School 13 Plus maths test:

The following Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT) online practice tests are highly recommended for successful preparation for the Wycombe Abbey 13+ CAT test. They help familiarise students with the various modules and question types that will come up in the exam. Our understanding is that Wycombe Abbey use the slightly harder CAT4 Level F tests for their 13+ entrance exam. As such, we recommend the following practice tests: The maths exam assesses your son’s problem-solving abilities and arithmetic skills. The paper will include questions on number, measurement, geometry, algebra and statistics. Sevenoaks is also one of the few independent schools in the country that switched entirely from A level exams to the International Baccalaureate.For the 13-plus exam, children could also sit a variety of humanities subjects, most commonly Geography, History, Religion & Philosophy. If your child is studying any languages, there may also be specific questions on this subject too. The maths exam assesses your child’s problem-solving abilities and arithmetic skills. The paper will include multiple-choice questions on number, measurement, geometry, algebra and statistics. The Oxford High 13+ standard entry exam consists of the same assessments, but at a more difficult, age-appropriate level. The 12+/13+ exam is for pupils in Years 7 and 8 who may have narrowly missed out on a grammar school place due to their 11+ exam results. The 12 Plus/13 Plus allows a child more time to prepare (up to 18 months) for the late transfer test. The tests have a strong academic focus on the core subjects and is used by many of the top grammar schools in the UK. The curriculum covers subjects in the following areas: English language & literature, classical languages, modern languages, economics, experimental sciences, mathematics, expressive arts, critical thinking and theory of knowledge.