United Kingdom · Entrance test

Where to prepare for the 11 Plus

The most useful 11+ material is free: the familiarisation papers from your area’s test, plus GL Assessment’s and SEAG’s free downloads. Online practice and tutoring cost more, from about £65 a year to over £180 a month. Here’s what each option gives you, with prices checked in October 2026.

Official and free

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test familiarisation booklet

Official · PDF
Price
Free
Free to use
The whole booklet, with sample questions and advice

Made for Buckinghamshire’s GL Assessment test. It shows the question types and how the answer sheet works. Children at state-funded Buckinghamshire primary and partner schools get a printed copy. Anyone else can download it.

Checked October 2026

SEAG Practice Papers 1 to 4

Official · PDF
Price
Free
Free to use
Four practice papers with answer sheets, plus a parents’ guide with answer keys

For Northern Ireland’s SEAG Entrance Assessment, in English and in Gaeilge. The parents’ guide was revised in September 2026. SEAG doesn’t sell or endorse any other practice papers.

Checked October 2026

GL Assessment free familiarisation materials

Test maker · PDF
Price
Free downloads. Verbal reasoning practice packs £11.99 each
Free to use
About 10 hours of familiarisation papers in verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, English and maths

GL Assessment sets the 11+ in several areas, including Buckinghamshire. The free PDFs are for printing at home. Its paid practice packs have three papers each. Verbal reasoning packs cost £11.99, or £31.99 for all three. GL says your local test’s timings and question numbers may differ.

Checked October 2026

Oak National Academy

Website · lessons
Price
Free
Free to use
Year 6 English and maths lessons, among other subjects

Free lessons that follow the national curriculum. They aren’t 11+ papers, but they’re a good way to fill gaps in the Year 5 and 6 English and maths that most tests build on.

Checked October 2026

Apps and websites

Bond 11+ (Oxford University Press)

Books and online practice
Price
Bond Online: £65 a year or £7.50 a month, per child
Free to use
Free practice pages and interactive quizzes on the website

A long-running 11+ series covering maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning. Bond Online gives unlimited auto-marked tests, timed mocks and progress reports for parents. It also sells assessment papers and books.

Checked October 2026

Atom Learning

Online learning
Price
£39.99 to £69.99 a month, or 20% less paid yearly
Free to use
A free trial

Adaptive online practice for ages 7 to 11+. The £39.99 plan covers English, maths and science. Exam prep (£59.99) adds verbal and non-verbal reasoning, and Exam prep plus (£69.99) adds unlimited online and printable mock tests.

Checked October 2026

In person

Explore Learning

Tuition centres and online
Price
From £190 a month in centre. Online one-to-one from £180 a month
Free to use
A free trial session

Entrance exam tuition in groups of up to 6 at its centres, or one-to-one online. It includes weekly 60-minute lessons and 3 full-length mock exams. Prices can vary by centre.

Checked October 2026

Buckinghamshire practice test

Official · in school or at a grammar school
Price
Free
Free to use
A full practice sitting a couple of days before the real test

Two multiple-choice papers of about 40 minutes each. They aren’t marked or sent home, but your child gets to try the real answer sheet in exam conditions. Children at Buckinghamshire state primaries normally sit it at school. Others are invited, usually to a grammar school, in September.

Checked October 2026

Sources: GL Assessment 11+, SEAG, Buckinghamshire Council. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.