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Whatever you are seeking, it is seeking you

(Rumi)

Well done to the 2025 cohort ! (will start Year 7 in 2025) 

I asked the children to answer this question following their exam:

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life (Mary Oliver)? 


I want to do well and be happy

This is the most challenging question of the day. I will give an answer rather than leaving a blank. At this point, I want to travel abroad.

Be kind and a good, charitable person.

 Get into an amazing university, study architecture and create quirky buildings. 

I'm not sure yet actually...

Spend it carefully and I would not waste it on unnecessary things.

First I want to be a dermatologist but I want to sleep for the rest of my life until GCSES and I want to remove (workbook name redacted so nobody sues us) from the world and never do it again I hate that book sooooo much I can’t explain it you should remove it from the whole course!!!!!!!!

Spread kindness.

Get into Oxford university, get a degree in architecture, create astounding buildings and attempt to be rich.

I adore literature, so as a career I would like to be either a part time English tutor for the 11+ or an author and I also like science like biology, chemistry and physics so I would also like to be either a doctor or a scientist.

Helping girls by setting up a youth club for socialising and learning new skills like archery, art ,become the best Muslim I can be, travel the world and see the aurora borealis (my dream since seven). Learn how to juggle, become an author, Inspire other people through courses like Noor kids, continue to express my feelings in art.

Thanks so much Rebecca, i will never forget you <💕

Become a doctor and make loads of money

I plan to be a great teacher just like you! Or maybe I will manage to publish my own books.

I plan to lead a successful life where I will help to CHANGE THE WORLD and become renowned as a person.

Carry on playing sports

Successful business leader

I want to become a footballer and esports gamer.

To start writing club and plan my new chapter that is about to start

My Dad called me to prepare my GCSE now, so no time to answer 😜😜😜

I really want to become a doctor

I don’t know yet

To be an inventor and look after my family.

I want to help my sister with her homework from Literacy Club and find out more about the world, particularly the history of the world .

I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. 
(W.B. Yeats)

Bham/Warks/Walsall Consortium Scores 

(will continue to be updated as these come in):

Children in this cohort mainly attended one of our four recommended Maths/NVR tutors but some made other arrangements. 

English/VR score given in brackets where we have this.  Girls/boys are pink/blue. Four pupils were known to be eligible for Pupil Premium. 

* pupils attended fewer than 2 Holiday Clubs from the entire May-September period despite advice to attend 1x per week, so missed out on exam condition prep. 

We believe the 212 pupil missed a VR section. The 201 child was taught Maths/NVR at home. The 213 child was absent for the final 2 classes of term before the exam. 

Pupils who attended Grammar Prep with us

280 (140), 277 (138), 276 (   ), 271 (140), 270 (  ), 264 (140), 264 (124), 261 (125), 260 (123), 258 (139), 258 (129), 

255 (133), 254 (134), 254 (130), 253 (140), 250 (  ), 250 (127), 250 (121), 250 (119), 249 (115), 247 (129), 247 (  ), 

246 (120), 246 (133),245 (127), 245 (124), 244 (119), 243 (136), 243 (126), 243 (125), 242 (125), 239 (121), 238 (124), 

238 (123), 238 (112), 238 (124), 238 (119), 237 (120), 237 (117), 237 (120) 233 (116), 232 (124), 231 (  ), 229 (119), 

229 (118), 229 (117), 229 (116), 227 (109), 226 (  ), 225 (111), 225 (111), 225 (110), 225 (108), 220 (110), 219 (119), 

218 (108), 216 (113), 216 (117), 216 (107)*, 216 (102), 214 (103)*, 213 (103), 212 (99), 201 (112)


Pupils who attended Ind Prep with us (were primarily prepared for KES/KEHS)

Some top pupils in this group did not take the Grammar exam. TWe are still waiting for many scores to come through. 

280 (140),  277 (140), 274 (139), 265 (  ), 265 (131), 264 (135), 264 (131), , 262 (132), 261 (137), 255 (124), 254 (137), 

252 (127), 251 (124), 251 (121), , 247 (129), 244 (122), 241 (126),  241 (125), 241 (113), 240 (125), 240 (121) , 

235 (124), 234 (122), 224 (  ), 222 (117)


Queen Elizabeth's School Barnet: 271 (141 in English), 258 (133 in English), 244 (127 in English). 



Independent School 2025 entry:

Interview invites can be for scholarship, assisted place, or borderline place consideration. It is fair to assume that our interview invitees have been invited for scholarship/assisted place interviews. given their academic record with us. 

12 girls were invited for interview at KEHS (5+music audition) - scholarships awarded between 25%-40%

One girl and one boy were invited to academic interview at King's High, Warwick - scholarships awarded of 30%

9 boys were invited for interview so far at KES (3 +music audition)- scholarships awarded between 30-40% academic and 50% when combined with music

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Well done to the 2024 cohort ! (will start Year 7 in 2024) 

I asked the children to answer this question following their exam:

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life (Mary Oliver)?

The answers I received are below:

Today is my birthday. I will relax for now. In future whatever I pursue I will give my best. Want to be heart surgeon, footballer, astronaut.

Be a car designer

Explore different countries and cultures and do math Olympiad as well as some international competitions.

First, I plan on finishing Ahsan's book. My future aspiration is study Medicine and become a doctor Insha'Allah.

I would love to get into the field of journalism and become better at tennis by joining a club I also really hope I get into a good school and have lots of fun there!

Become a pilot and travel the world

Learn medicine and law

Be a marine biologist

I’m literally ten years old. How am I supposed to know that yet?

I plan to maybe become a lawyer one day as I think I am good at memorising and thinking of others opinions. I wish to create rules with reasoning so everyone can be fair. If I don’t become a lawyer, I might want to be a teacher, although they do not get paid as much as they should. I also want to be a teacher because I like writing on whiteboards and teaching kids what I have learnt.

I want to go to King Edwards Fiveways and when I grow up would like to be a doctor and an artist. I've always wanted to go to New York City, to visit many beautiful monuments and places.

To achieve my wildest dreams, become a footballer and help people from all around the world.

Travel the world and become a biologist like Sir David Attenborough .

To be successful in medicine and business inshaAllah

I'll probably be an engineer or something like that.

So much that I want to do it’s hard to decide yet.

As of now I want to finish (writing) my book before 2024.

Play a lot of cricket.

I plan to enjoy every moment and make it worthwhile


Bham/Warks/Walsall Consortium Scores:

Children in this cohort mainly attended one of our four recommended Maths/NVR tutors but some made other arrangements. 

English/VR score given in brackets. These were not provided to Walsall registered pupils. Girls/boys are pink/blue. Five  pupils were known to be eligible for Pupil Premium. The 209 result was a child who was absent from classes throughout Aug/Sept.

Pupils who attended Grammar Prep with us

283 (148), 279 (139), 269 (140), 269 (133), 269 (130),  268 (140), 267 (138), 267 (137), 266 (131), 264 (140), 264 (  ), 

263 (139), 263 (123),  259 (136), 259 (124), 257(133), 255 (134), 255 (130), 254 (138), 251 (127), 250 (126), 250 (121), 

249 (137), 249 (  ), 248 (129), 248 (124), 246 (123), 246 (121), 245 (121), 243 (132), 242 (132), 241 (123), 241 (123), 

241 (121), 240 (128), 239 (126), 239 (125), 238 (124), 238 (121), 238 (120), 237 (124), 237 (118), 233 (122), 233 (118), 

232 (116), 232 (  ), 231 (121), 230 (119), 230 (119), 229 (111), 228 (122), 228 (114), 227 (116), 227 (  ), 226 (109), 222 (117), 

221 (114), 220 (108),  217 (118), 217 (110), 216 (111), 209 (102), 207 (106), 203 (102) 


Pupils who attended Ind Prep with us (were primarily prepared for KES/KEHS)

Six top pupils in this group did not take the Grammar exam.

280 (140), 279 (  ), 276 (137), 272 (140), 268 (140), 265 (132), 259 (134), 257 (119), 256 (131), 256 (127), 255 (130), 

255 (127), 255 (125), 254 (126), 253 (130), 252 (  ), 251 (   ), 250 (130), 250 (  ), 250 (120), 249 (129), 249 (128), 248 (132), 

248 (126), 248 (120), 247 (  ), 247 (130), 247 (123), 242 (128), 241 (124), 241 (   ), 235 (114), 234 (125), 234 (123), 

231 (127), 228 (118), 226 (  ) 

 One girl has received a place off for Henrietta Barnett School, London at St Paul's Girls', London. 

Pupils who attended KS2 class with us (main focus was to strengthen literacy)

258 (127), 251 (125), 237 (  ), 230 (128), 211 (110), 206 (98), 


Independent School 2024 entry:

So far, 27 children have been awarded scholarships for KES and KEHS. 

One of these was a music scholarship, two were combined music/academic and 24 were academic.

Many girls received 40-50% scholarships at EHS. One pupil received a 50% scholarship at Warwick School. 

All Ind Prep pupils received a place at KES/KEHS apart from one girl. This was likely due to Maths, based on low Maths scores in our Mocks.                    She has a generous scholarship to EHS.  

All Grammar Prep pupils who attended Writing Club have a KES/KEHS place. 

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Congratulations to the 2023 cohort!

 (started Y7 in 2023)

 We are still missing the results of one consistently top student

Children in this cohort mainly attended one of our four recommended Maths/NVR tutors but some  made other arrangements. 

English/VR score given in brackets. Girls/boys are pink/blue. Three pupils were known to be eligible for Pupil Premium. 

BIRMINGHAM/WARKS CONSORTIUM GRAMMAR SCHOOLS

Pupils who attended Grammar Prep with us

(including a class who just moved into Grammar Prep in summer term Y5, italicised)

275 (140), 275 (136), 274 (140),  271 (140), 269 (140),  268 (131), 267 (136), 266 (135), 261 (132), 261 (126), 

260 (133), 262 (140), 259 (140), 259 (132), 258 (132), 258 (130), 257 (136), 257 (130), 256 (137), 255 (128), 

254 (121), 254 (  ), 253 (130), 253 (126), 251 (126), 250 (130), 249 (126), 248 (136), 247 (124), 246 (129), 245 (126),

 245 (113), 244 (133), 244 (123), 244 (122), 241(122), 241 (113), 241 (112), 240 (125), 240 (120), 240 (120), 

240 (119), 239 (120), 237 (127), 236 (107), 235 (124), 234 (128), 234 (122), 234 (120), 232 (122), 231 (115), 

230 (119), 229 (110), 228 (116), 228 (110), 225 (113), 224 (115), 223 (106), 219 (112),219 (105), 218 (115), 

215 (119), 215 (112), 214 (109), 213 (106), 210 (104), 210 (102), 204 (104)

One girl relocated so did not take the Bham exam, but attained a place at the prestigious Henrietta Barnett School, London.


Pupils who attended Ind Prep with us (were primarily prepared for KES/KEHS rather than Grammar)

Some very able pupils in this group did not take the Grammar exam.

268 (140), 268 (135), 267 (140), 266 (131), 266 (139), 265 (140), 262 (129), 257 (136), 255 (125), 250 (  ), 

249 (114), 245 (127), 244 (120), 240 (120), 237 (121), 235 (118), 233 (119), 233 (115), 232 (120), 230 (118), 

 228 (119), 222 (118), 218 (116), 

Pupils who attended KS2 class with us (main focus was comprehension/to strengthen literacy, not 11 Plus prep)

229 (110),  225 (120), 216 (108)


WALSALL/WOLVES CONSORTIUM GRAMMAR SCHOOLS

The highest score in this exam for all candidates was 413 for girls and 395 for boys (Boys' scores rounded)

413, 399, 385, 385, 383, 379, 376, 366, 364, 345, 336


Independent School 2023 entry:

All girls who attended Ind Prep Club or full Writing Club course have a KEHS place except one girl. 

It is fair to note that was our 2nd top girl for English and Morine's top girl for Maths, expected to have received a scholarship and came near/at the top of all Holiday Clubs and Mocks, verified score 267 for Grammar & completed the KEHS exam well on the day, coming out happy, and was offered a place at the prestigious St Paul's Girls' School.  

Two girls have an academic & music scholarship at KEHS 

Four girls have  an academic scholarship and one has an Assisted Place at KEHS

Three girls have  a music scholarship  at KEHS

Girls also attained places at St Paul's Girls' School, Wycombe Abbey & Oxford High School for Girls. 

All boys who attended Ind Prep Club or Writing Club course have a KES place.

8 boys have an academic scholarship and 2 have an assisted place at KES.

One also has a music scholarship.


Congratulations to the 2022 cohort!

 (started Y7 in 2022)

This cohort faced an unprecedented preparation time - their last stable school year had been Year 3 and around half of the pupils below joined us after October, Year 5, and as late as summer term, having missed crucial foundation literacy work in Year 4. 

We were online from November - April (a legal requirement) and then (apart from one group) returned back to class from April onwards. 

A poem for my pupils and all the Year 6s who faced this year with such bravery and fortitude:

(by Steve Cooney)

Remember when we walked on hills of heather Singing weaving mystical rings Now in a while my precious child You will unfurl your wings And I'll have lost what I believed Had promised everything But before you go my friend, my kind companion Listen to this song I sing Then go in peace and grow in grace and goodness Know that you have nothing to fear And dry your eyes my little one And let there be no tears Send me a dream from way beyond I promise I shall hear Oh beautiful beloved soul companion Thank you for those beautiful years And heaven hold and watch your way forever May your every dream come true Forgive all wrong, always be strong And do what you must do You stand before this open door And you must now go through My precious friend, my own my sweet companion Bless the road that carries you

The breakdown of VR/literacy and Maths/NVR scores is provided where supplied.

Many of our families battled covid infections, repeated isolation requirements, and bereavement throughout the year. All pupils in this cohort should attain grammar school admission on offer day based on last year's scores, apart from:

One child who had a huge number of family deaths through spring/summer, so could not keep up with set learning long-term, but will likely receive a grammar school place from a waiting list (211) and scored highly for Walsall consortium
One child who had absences and missed homework over summer (due to covid in family) and attended a different Maths tuition to our recommendations so gained 92 for Maths, dropping score .(200)
One child who joined during Y5 but for genuine reasons had 7 absences over summer, but gained solid literacy foundations and has been offered a KEHS place, her first priority (199)

Children in this cohort mainly attended one of our four recommended Maths/NVR tutors but some (generally those with lower Maths/NVR scores) made other arrangements. 

This list includes children who prepared solely for Independent (KES/KEHS) exam formats with us but took the Grammar Consortium entry exam also. 

Some highly able Literacy Club pupils did not take the Grammar 11+ exam (wanting Independent admission).

 Girls/boys are pink/blue. Three pupils were known to be eligible for Pupil Premium.


275 (140.48 ),  273 (137.12),  270 (134.58), 266 (133.72 ), 265 (131.26),  265 (131.04),  264 (138),  263 (132.53),  

262 (135.88),  262 (134.84),  260 (133.98), 260 (126.65),  258 (129.98), 258 (130.63), 257 (125.71),  256 (127),  

255 (128.31),  253 (125.72),  253 (   ), 251 (123.99),  251 (134.57),  251 (124.28),   251 (127.92),  249 (124.3),  

249 (120.91), 248 (126.51), 248 (    ), 247 (122.57), 246 (125.90),  245 (126.48) , 245 ( 123.41) ,  245 (118.85), 

244 (121.58),  244 (119.78), 243 (128.36), 242 (   ), 241 (131.38),  240 (129.58),  238 (126.82),  238 (119.01), 238 ( 123.42),  

238 (117.70), 238 (116.49), 236 (119.97), 236 (118.13),  234 (112.77),  233 (122.52),  232 (118.96),  231 (112.63), 

228 (119.95),  226 (113.64),  226 (111.8),  225 (  ), 225 (121),  224 (113.98), 221 (100.35),  218 (122.77), 

218 (111.51), 218 (108.49),  215 (114.53), 211 (102.97), 200 (108), 199 (101.69)

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Results  from the Walsall/Wolves consortium examination (not all children took this exam) : 

400.77, 384, 370.4, 360.19, 360, 357, 347, 347, 335, 326, 


Independent School 2022 entry:

The majority of Ind Prep pupils had KES/KEHS scholarship interviews, with all gaining places.

14 girls have attained KEHS scholarships (some in combination with music)

1 girl has attained a Wycombe Abbey place

8 boys have attained KES academic scholarship interviews at present, and 3 boys invited for an assisted place interview, 2 of whom have received the assisted place and one yet to confirm = 11 boys.

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8 pupils have received Solihull School academic scholarships. 

Of these, three also had music assessments and two had sports assessments for music/sports scholarships in conjunction (not all Ind Prep pupils took the examination)

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Congratulations to the 2021 cohort!

I made this video for you.

Please send me the answers to the two questions given; I will post them anonymously below.

What have you learned at Literacy Club?

 "I have learnt the importance of persevering and not giving up. I have picked up the skill of working hard and being industrious. I have realised that these abilities and skills will guide me for the rest of my life. I know now techniques and vocabulary that will stay with me forever. You have built my base and prepared me for challenges. These two years were my most profitable years for a long (time) to come."

"In literacy club I have learnt the meanings of so many different words, I have understood English in a different light, I have improved immensely on Creative Writing, and I have gotten so much better at comprehension than I had before." 

"Of course, I have learned a lot of vocabulary and verbal reasoning and such but my answer has nothing to do with that. What I have learned at the Literacy Club is that if I have done something wrong, I shouldn’t lose sleep over it (as my teacher says). If I have done something wrong then I have done something wrong and there is almost nothing I can do about it. For example, getting a low score in the 11+ is not a huge problem (although an unfixable one) because you can still succeed in life regardless" (NB This child gained a very high score!)

 "I have learnt and improved on my literacy , as in the beginning I was poor . Alhamdulillah ,my literacy has improved dramatically, due to your support .I’m proud to be part of the Literacy club family."

"I have learnt that even if you have the knowledge you will not always succeed unless you persevere and that you need to train your knowledge every week or you will forget some things that you have learnt."

"The Literacy Club has been an amazing journey for me because I have learned so much during my time there.  Everything from new authors, ambitious vocabulary and reciting poems to unlocking my potential. 
My confidence has boosted immensely and I am very proud of my achievements.   As Harry Potter said in The Order of The Phoenix, 'Working hard is important, but there’s something that matters even more. Believing in yourself.'”

"I've learnt to work hard and to know that scores don't matter much about you. I've also learnt about staying determined in difficult situations, as well as more basic (but equally important) literacy skills, such as comprehension and how to do it, or memorizing and understanding how to use new vocabulary."

"I have exceeded extraordinarily in my creative writing, VR and literacy all thanks to these passionate and remarkable tutors. I learned to never give up in these unprecedented times. I believe that this ... is unbelievable and unbeatable!"

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life (Mary Oliver)?

"Our lives are short ones. They give us little time to fully express ourselves. However, for the rest of my life, I would like to live a diligent, worthy life. Sadly, I cannot give you an answer for what I will do for the rest of my life as I don’t know myself. Whether I am a doctor, teacher ,scientist, lawyer or and other profession my heart chooses, I am positive that I won’t regret it. I plan to try to be successful in anything I endeavour unto, learning and picking up from my failures. Hopefully, I will make the most of my time here, in this world, using every second wisely. I will still make room to relax as it is a fundamental part of life.

I hope I can leave life as proud as I am leaving Literacy Club."


"Hopefully, now I can relax after all my exams. When I am older I hope to be an actor or a doctor or a dentist."

"Well, I want to be a businessman. But if that does not work out then I plan on becoming a teacher or a baker."

"I dream to be an AI engineer inshallah."

"I want to be a person .....who also needs to be very smart and persevering to be able to create a company.."

 "I have ambitions to be successful in many different arenas.  I want to be a professional athlete and a good businessman.  I also want to donate lots of money to charities and to stop wildlife from becoming extinct." 

"I want to help people, the world and the environment. Also, I want to go to good schools and a good University, where I will learn medical skills to become my dream job, a brain surgeon. One of my goals is to contribute to people all over the world as well as charities. I will do this by being a kind, helpful, honest, loyal, and generous person. These five qualities of a human are extremely valuable and worth more than anything in the world."

"I am not entirely sure what my future career will be but I want to help make a difference to the world!"

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We do not have the breakdown of the VR/literacy & Maths/NVR scores.

 A small number of parents received them on request and these are added in brackets to one decimal place.

Children in this cohort attended a variety of Maths/NVR tutors. 

This list includes some children who prepared solely for Independent exams but took the Grammar exam also. 

Scores from Sulayman and Ahsan's Literacy Club classes are underlined.   

 Girls/boys are pink/blue. Two pupils were known to be eligible for Pupil Premium.


270, 268, 263, 263,  262, 262 (133.7), 262, 262, 260, 259, 258, 258, 258, 256, 255, 255, 252, 252, 252, 252, 251, 251, 250,  

250, 249,  248, 247 (127.3), 246, 245, 243, 243, 243,  243, 243, 242, 241, 241, 241, 241, 240, 240, 

238 (123.5), 236, 236,  232, 231, 231,230, 230 (118.6), 228, 226, 225, 224, 220, 217, 215, 215(108.5)


Results  from the Walsall/Wolves consortium examination (not all children took this exam) : 

386, 384, 369, 369, 366, 366, 362 352, 351  


Independent School 2021 entry:

1 girl has a KEHS assisted place 

7 girls had interviews for a KEHS academic scholarship, and 6 have confirmed that they have received their academic scholarship award. 

1 girl had an interview for a KEHS music scholarship

Many girls received EHS scholarships (lost count unfortunately) with one receiving a full assisted place


4 boys received a KES assisted place

12 boys received a KES academic scholarship (including 3 with music scholarships)

1 boy received a KES music scholarship


1 boy received a place at Westminster School (aiming for scholarship at 13+ on entry) and a scholarship to Magdalen College School in Oxford (top exam score of all candidates)


9 children received a Solihull academic scholarship (including two with a music scholarship  and one with sports scholarship)

1 child for a Solihull music scholarship

(Not all children took the Solihull exam)


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Congratulations to the 2020 cohort!

Results from the Birmingham & Warwickshire consortium examination are below. 

They are completely accurate and correctly represented here. 

We do not have the breakdown of the VR/literacy and Maths/NVR scores.

Children in this cohort attended a variety of Maths/NVR tutors. Some high attaining children attended a Maths/NVR tutor for only part of Y4 before leaving, or only a few workshops, including after the Grammar examination. They cannot therefore be fairly said to have been a pupil nor would the parents accept that when their main Maths/NVR tuition was elsewhere. Under pressure, my previous version highlighted them as being so.  I have rectified this now. 

The cohort below includes scores from Sulayman and Salah's Literacy Club class, which are underlined.   

 Girls/boys are pink/blue. Four pupils were eligible for Pupil Premium.

It is hard to analyse without a breakdown of the Lit/VR score, but from % information obtained by some parents, the lower scores are due to Maths/NVR drops.

275, 262, 261, 261 257, 255,  254 253,  253, 252, 247, 247, 246, 246, 246,  243, 242, 242, 241, 241, 241,

 240 240, 240, 240, 237, 236, 236, 235, 234, 233, 232,  230, 228, 227, 226, 226, 223,

 222, 222, 222, 220, 220, 219, 216, 215, 214,  214, 214, 209, 203, 200


Results  from the Walsall consortium examination were: 

386, 368, 368, 356, 349, 347,  340, 338, 330, 

(Not all pupils took the Walsall consortium examination; a number of able but lower scoring pupils in the Bham exam did far better in the Walsall exam, happily securing a clear Grammar School place through this)


KEHS and KES Results

19 boys and 8 girls attended Writing Club.  

Every child who attended has a KES or KEHS place; a real achievement in a very competitive entry year.

The majority of pupils had scholarship interviews at KES, KEHS and/or Solihull and Warwick Schools. 

So far we know that six boys have attained a KES scholarship

Two girls have attained a generous EHS scholarship. 

School Choices:

The majority of children in this cohort will be attending KES, KEHS and KES Stratford. To be updated when we finally have our postponed celebration party!


Congratulations to the 2019 cohort!

Results from the Birmingham & Warwickshire consortium examination are below. 

VR/Literacy score appears after the main score, in brackets. For ease of reporting here, decimals are rounded to the nearest whole number, but the consortium does not necessarily do this when adding scores together. 

The cohort below includes scores from Sulayman's Literacy Club class, which are underlined.  

 Girls/boys are pink/blue. Three pupils were eligible for Pupil Premium


274 (148),  274 (142), 271 (142), 267 (138), 266 (133),   265 (139), 265 (137), 265 (136) , 264 (134), 262 (129),

261 (139), 261 (137), 260 (131), 258 (130), 257 (138), 256 (132), 256 (131), 256 (128), 256 (    ),  255 (133), 255 (130) , 

253 (129),  253 (125),  252 (134),  251 (134), 249 (126), 248 (    ),   247 (124),  247 (124),   246 (118),   245 (124),  

 245 (122), 242 (140), 242 (125), 242 (124),  241 (122), 239 (137), 239 (122), 232 (116), 228 (122), 228 (121), 

227 (119), 226 (115), 


In this cohort, an additional Support Class was run with Salah; this was a small group of children who could not manage easily/initially in the faster paced Literacy Club classes. The aim was to increase literacy confidence and still provide good access to the curriculum. Most of these pupils attended no, or few, Mock tests and holiday clubs. I did not, in all honesty, initially predict a grammar school entry for Support pupils but with Salah's outstanding motivation & teaching & their hard work, they have done incredibly well.  These results are below:

260 (129), 238 (123), 237 (122), 237 (121), 232 (114), 232 (113), 229 (118), 223 (113),


Results  from the Walsall consortium examination were: 

389, 388, 348, 330   (Not all pupils took the Walsall consortium examination)


KEHS and KES Results

10 boys and 14 girls attended Writing Club.  

Every child who attended all 13 Writing Club classes, has a KES or KEHS place.

Seven girls have attained a KEHS scholarship. 

Six boys attained a KES scholarship. 

One girl attained a Kings (Warwick) scholarship.

One girl  attained a Solihull School scholarship.

Six girls attained EHS scholarships.

Some of the scholarships above have been combined with Assisted places. 


2019 Cohort School choices

14 girls will be attending KEVI Camp Hill Girls

12 boys will be attending KES (6 with Scholarship)

10 girls will be attending KEHS (7 with Scholarship)

8 boys will be attending KEVI Camp Hill Boys

1 girl will be attending KEVI Handsworth Girls

1 girl will be attending Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

1 boy will be attending KES Stratford

1 girl will be attending King's Warwick (Scholarship)

1 girl will be attending Solihull School (Scholarship)

2 children - will attend either a KEVI Grammar or KEHS/KES - not confirmed



Congratulations to the 2018 cohort!

Results from the Birmingham & Warwickshire consortium examination are below. 

VR/Literacy score appears after the main score, in brackets. For ease of reporting here, decimals are rounded to the nearest whole number, but the consortium does not necessarily do this when adding scores together. 

The cohort below includes scores from Sulayman's Literacy Club class, which are underlined. 

Five pupils were eligible for Pupil Premium. Girls/boys are pink/blue. 


269 (136), 267 (140), 264 (134), 262 (134), 261 (134), 261 (130), 260 (140),  259 (135), 258 (134), 258 (129), 258 (138), 

257 (131), 256 (136), 255 (124), 253 (132), 253 (127), 253 (132), 252 (123), 251 (136),  250 (121), 249 (127), 248 (132), 

248 (122), 247 (124), 247 (122), 247 (   ), 246 (123), 246 (134), 246 (   ), 245 (135), 245 (113),  244 (124), 243 (128),

242 (116), 241 (122), 241 (115), 239 (127), 239 (122), 239 (123),  239 (119), 238 (122), 237 (123),  236 (126), 235 (131), 

232 (110),  224 (111), 223 (109),  223 (121), 223 (114),  222 (119), 221 (117),  220 (112), 216 (103) ......(109)

45 out of 54 students above gained scores likely high enough for KEVI Camp Hill Schools but a number of these are likely to choose KES/KEHS . 

All pupils except one who attended Literacy Club should gain a Grammar School place. The one pupil who did not, worked very hard and made super progress in literacy; their overall score is withheld above at parents' request; VR score is shown. 


Results  from the Walsall consortium examination were: 

400, 392, 380, 373, 372, 372, 365, 350, 350, 344, 340, 337, 335         (Not all pupils took the Walsall consortium examination)


Pass scores for the Birmingham Consortium  and Walsall Consortium Schools on offer day for last year are here

24 children attended the Writing Club for additional KES/KEHS preparation support. 

KEHS: 10 girls received scholarships/APs.

 KES: 8 boys received scholarships/APs. 


Congratulations to the 2017 cohort!

Results  from the Birmingham & Warwickshire consortium examination are below. 

VR/Literacy score appears after the main score, in brackets. For ease of reporting here, decimals are rounded to the nearest whole number, but the consortium does not necessarily do this when adding scores together. The average score across all pupils for VR was 120.52.

The cohort below includes scores from Sulayman's class. 

One of the pupils in this cohort is eligible for Pupil Premium. The highest score of all children taking the exam, was 269. 

24 out of 36 students below gained scores high enough for KEVI Camp Hill Schools but a number of these are likely to choose KES/KEHS and other more local grammar schools. 

All other pupils except two underlined, whose Maths/NVR scores were significantly lower than their VR scores, have received a selective school place. 

267 (138), 260 (130), 257 (133), 257 (133),  256 (127), 255 (131) , 255 (126), 251 (124),  250 (128), 250 (126), 

248 (125), 247 (122), 246 (122), 245 (119), 244 (  ), 242 (125),   240 (127), 240 (116), 238 (115), 237 (122), 237 (112), 

237 (117), 236 (118), 236 (118),236 (130), 236 (122), 235 (127), 234 (119), 232 (111), 231 (109), 231 (127), 230 (114),  

225 (116),  222 (117), 216 (106), 212 (115), 209 (117), 207 (101), 188 (99)

Some pupils above joined part-way through Year 5. Pupils who attended no, or very few, holiday clubs over the summer term and holidays, have generally lower VR scores.


Results  from the Walsall consortium examination were: 

383, 378, 364, 351,                      (Not all pupils took the Walsall consortium examination)


12 children attended the Writing Club for additional KES/KEHS preparation support. 9 children were invited for scholarship/AP interviews.

KEHS: Two girls received scholarships KES: Seven boys have received scholarships; at least one  was combined with an assisted place.

Eton: One boy has received a conditional place


Children attended the following schools in September 2017:

6 girls are attending King Edward VI Camp Hill Girls

1 girl is attending King Edward VI Five Ways 

3 girls are attending King Edward VI High School (Edgbaston), two with scholarships

2 girls are attending KE VI Handsworth Girls

2 girls are attending Sutton Coldfield Girls' Grammar School

1 girl is attending Edgbaston High School for Girls with a scholarship

1 girl is attending the University of Birmingham School


6 boys are attending King Edward VI Camp Hill Boys

7 boys are attending King Edward's School (Edgbaston), all holding scholarships

6 boys are attending King Edward VI Five Ways

2 boys are attending King Edward VI Aston 

2 boys are attending King Edward VI Handsworth Boys

1 boy is attending Hall Green School


Pass scores for the Birmingham Consortium Schools on offer day this year are here


Congratulations to the 2016 cohort!

Results  from the Birmingham & Warwickshire consortium examination are below. 

All children except two have been offered a grammar school place for September 2016 (both of these should gain a place via the waiting list by summer). 

VR/Literacy score appears after the main score, in brackets.

Some of the pupils in this cohort are eligible for Pupil Premium.

258 (133), 258 (130), 258 (130), 257 (139), 256 (131), 255 (133), 254 (124), 253 (131), 252 (126), 250 (117), 246 (133), 

246 (129), 245 (126), 245 (122), 243 (126), 243 (125), 242 (124), 242 (124),  240 (129), 237 (134), 236 (117), 236 (115), 

236 (114), 236 (113),  233 (119), 232 (121), 232 (111), 230 (112), 226 (109), 225 (112), 224 (111), 222 (118), 220 (122), 

219 (115), 217 (111), 213 (110), 207 (101)


Children are now attending the following schools:

10 girls are attending King Edward VI Camp Hill Girls

2 girls are attending King Edward VI Five Ways 

2 girls are attending King Edward VI High School (Edgbaston)

1 girl is attending Stratford Upon Avon Grammar School for Girls

1 girl is attending Sutton Coldfield Girls' Grammar School


11 boys are attending King Edward VI Camp Hill Boys

2 boys are attending King Edward's School (Edgbaston), one with a scholarship

1 boy is attending King Edward VI Five Ways

2 boys are attending Bishop Vesey Grammar School

2 boys are attending King Edward VI Aston 

2 boys are attending Handsworth Grammar School 



Pass scores for the Birmingham Consortium Schools on offer day this year are here


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Results  from the Walsall consortium examination were: 

404, 385, 384, 376, 375, 367, 365, 360, 358, 355, 355, 355, 354, 351, 350, 347, 345, 344, 

342, 337, 332, 331, 330, 329, 322, 321, 320, 317,316, 314, 312

(Not all pupils took the Walsall consortium examination)

'Pass scores' for last year on offer day were 309 for Queen Mary's High (Girls) and 318 for Queen Mary's Grammar (Boys)

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Results from Independent School examinations are as follows, from a writing and comprehension class of 10 children, 8 of whom took Independent school exams:

KES Scholarship, KEHS place and EHS 50% scholarship, KES place and Solihull School scholarship, 

KEHS place,  KES place, KES place, KES place, One boy not offered KES place based on Maths score



Congratulations to the 2014 cohort!

29 of 30 children are now attending a grammar or independent school.

7 girls are attending King Edward VI Camp Hill Girls

5 boys are attending King Edward VI Camp Hill Boys

2 children are attending King Edward VI Five Ways

4 girls are attending King Edward VI Handsworth

3 boys are attending King Edward VI Aston

2 boys are attending Bishop Vesey's Grammar School

3 boys are attending King Edward's School (Edgbaston) with scholarships/assisted places

One child is attending Edgbaston High School, one attending Solihull School, and one attending Priory School

It is fair to say that, at the Literacy Club, we do not work solely on examination practice alone but genuinely build children's love and understanding of reading and language and their ability to use spoken and written English with confidence in all areas of their lives. 

Some of the children in this cohort came through challenging times over the past year with fortitude and resilience and have my respect for their hard work, irrespective of final scores from one examination. 

I feel that this cohort has made very strong individual progress in developing reading, vocabulary and other literacy skills which will provide a very sound basis for their future. 

Birmingham Consortium Results ..

(VR/Literacy score appears after the main score, in brackets. Seven of the pupils in this cohort are known to be eligible for Pupil Premium and have therefore achieved a place at a grammar school with a lower score than the official cut-off)

261 (130), 258 (132), 245 (127), 242 (121), 242 (117), 238 (115), 236 (134), 236 (125), 236 (118), 236 (118), 236 (117), 

 233 (123), 233 (123), 233 (115), 233 (111), 225 (112), 225 (110),  223 (116),  221 (107), 221 (105), 

220 (122), 218 (103), 216 (118), 216 (111), 210 (108), 210 (103), 207 (110), 199 (107), 197 (95)

 

Walsall results

Overall, children have scored very highly with the vast majority attaining a mark high enough to ensure a secure place at Queen Mary's Grammar or High Schools.

Walsall scores are not broken down into curriculum areas, so we have no data on children's literacy scores, only their overall score. 

The Walsall examination allocates more marks for Maths/NVR overall than the Birmingham and Warwickshire examination.

'Pass scores' for last year on offer day were 309 for Queen Mary's High (Girls) and 318 for Queen Mary's Grammar (Boys).

Results so far are below:

384, 374, 374, 366, 360, 353, 345, 345, 343, 342, 338, 336, 335, 335, 334, 331, 326, 322,  321, 320,  310, 299, 297,282

Independent School Results

Our tuition primarily focuses on the Grammar School examinations. However, a small group of 10 children attended Writing (with comprehension) Club in Year 6 in order to prepare for the Independent School examinations. 

Not all children took the KES/KEHS examinations as some were aiming for places in EHS/Solihull. Some results have come through:

All boys from Writing Club have been offered KIng Edward's School. All girls but one have been offered King Edward's High School.

One girl has a combined scholarship and assisted place for King's Edward High School.

One girl has an assisted place for King Edward's High School.

Two girls received assisted places for Edgbaston High School.

Two boys have an assisted place for King Edward's School.


Congratulations to the 2013 cohort!

School allocations and choices for the 2013 exam cohort 

All children gained a selective school place at one of the following schools:

Queen Mary's High School Walsall.

King Edward VI Camp Hill Girls' School

King Edward VI Aston School

Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall

King Edward VI Camp Hill Boys' School

King Edward's High School (Edgbaston), including a scholarship and an AP.

King Edward's School (Edgbaston), including one boy on a full scholarship/AP.


Results in detail:

Girls: 227 (118), 227 (117), 229 (130), 229 (121), 231 (118), 244 (134), 

253 (134), 264 (134) 

Boys: 213 (117), 222 (123), 226 (121), 229 (124), 232 (127), 238 (114), 254 (135), 269 (143) , 291 (149)

The score of 291 was the highest score of all children who took the examination.

All children except one scored higher in VR/Literacy; their VR/Literacy score is posted in brackets after the main score.

One child did not attain a high enough score for a Birmingham Grammar School but fortunately scored very highly in their Walsall examination, which will enable them to take a place at Queen Mary's.


Independent Schools

From the 8 boys who attended Writing/Higher Comprehension Club with me, 5 were invited to scholarship/assisted place interviews at King Edward's School, Edgbaston.

All 8 boys have gained places, one boy has a 50% scholarship, one has a 40% scholarship and another has a scholarship and assisted place combined resulting in a full free place. 

Not all boys took the Solihull School examination but one had been invited for a scholarship interview. All who took the examination, received places.

From the 6 girls who attended Writing/Higher Comprehension Club with me, two were invited to scholarship interviews at King Edward's High School, Edgbaston..

Four girls have places, and of these, two girls have scholarships combined with assisted places and one girl has an assisted place. 


Warwickshire Results: 

231, 237, 247, 259, 259, 286 (not all pupils took this examination).

Walsall Results:

Most of the Literacy Club children scored between 350 and 385 in the Queen Mary's Grammar and High School examinations, with two pupils scoring 418 and 420. 

The 'pass score' last year was 314 for Queen Mary's High School (Girls) and 318 for Queen Mary's Grammar School (Boys).



Congratulations to the 2012 cohort!


The children gained places at the following schools:

King Edward VI Camp Hill Boys.

King Edward VI Camp Hill Girls

King Edward VI Five Ways.

King Edward VI Handsworth Girls

Queen Mary's Grammar School 

Bishop Vesey's Grammar School 

Alcester Grammar School 

All boys who took the Handsworth Grammar School examination, scored high enough to gain a place. 


Independent School Results

One boy was offered a full Assisted Place at King Edward's School, Edgbaston..

4 other places were offered at King Edward's School, Edgbaston, one of which will be taken up.

All girls who took the examination for King Edward's High School, Edgbaston, were offered places.

All children who took the Solihull School examination were offered places, one of which will be taken up.

Three children were offered scholarships to Priory School, one of which will be taken up.


Congratulations to the 2011 cohort!


From the 4 children who attended the Literacy Club in preparation for the 11 Plus examination, 2011:

One attained a place at King Edward VI Five Ways School and three attained a place at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys.



Genuine parent views

Results from our annual parents' survey:

I would recommend the Literacy Club to other parents........................100%


Comments

I was told that the progress she has made has been amazing. Not only have her marks gone up significantly at school but apparently she is a different person altogether in class, more confident, proactive and contributes more.
I wanted to thank you for all your hard work and support with M's work.
We are very grateful for all your effort and keeping us on our toes even when it feels incredibly hard. THANK YOU..

Thank you Sulayman for your very positive impact on D.....we are  very pleased  that D  is gaining confidence. 

I would just like to say a massive Thank you to Sulayman.
Thank you for supporting J throughout the year, I know it's not been easy.
I appreciate everything you have done. 

(To Sulayman) H scored ** in her grammar test, we are very pleased with her result.
I just want to take this opportunity to thank you for all the time and effort you put in for H to get this far, she scored ** in her English section which demonstrates just how valuable your club is.

Thank you for helping M and you'll see him again at the Writing Clubs. Thank you for believing in him and also for your efforts with all the children attending the Literacy Club.

Good News, N  has been offered a 25% KES scholarship and assisted place. We want to thank you once again... we were told he did very well in English and he could not have done it without you. N ... has the pick of Camp Hill and KES, something we were dreaming about for him when we first introduced him to the Literacy Club.

When he first joined the Literacy Club he was eight and because he is a summer baby it was obvious that his literacy skills would benefit from improvement (seeing that he was not reading that much). Now he enjoys reading a lot more and we are very proud of his LearnThatWord achievements and the fact he has read a few classics.

The Literacy Club has been a complete success even if D does not go to Grammar School as his literacy skills have improved along with his confidence. He has made good friends and hopefully some of them may end up going to the same secondary school.

We will recommend the Literacy Club to everyone we come across. You should be very proud of your efforts in helping all the children achieve their dreams.

Thank you for all your sincere hard work with the children. You have kept them happy, motivated and been a shoulder of strength to us as parents. Z has thoroughly enjoyed the past 2 years and has flourished in her literacy levels more so she is becoming passionate about reading harder books for leisure. 
We all feel emotional as it's the end of the road, we will miss your smiling face. Many times Z has said to me that Rebecca is the best teacher. Thank you for being a friend to our children.

B chose KEHS and we couldn't be happier. It's what we always wanted for her. Thank you for all your hard work with her.

I have accepted a place at Camp Hill Boys and A is very excited about starting there. Thank you once again for all your hard work and advice. 

Once again just want to send you our heart-felt thanks to you ! 
Thank you for your hard work, professional tutoring and nurturing. It's our luck to have you along C's journey of seeking a better education, aiming to lay a solid foundation for her future academic pursue (sic). Really appreciate your tutoring, guidance and inspiration all through the time. I do strongly recommend you  to any of my friends asking me for 11+ tuition

Fantastic news..A made it into Camp Hill! We are all so pleased for him. Thank you so much for all your hard work. Could NOT have done it without you and without our prayers :)

Just wanted to let you know I have accepted a place at KE Five Ways for D. Thank you so much for all your hard work and effort with him-  and not giving up on him.

Thank you for all your help and commitment. A has benefited greatly from the literacy club. 


Many thanks for your exemplary support to N over the last couple of months.
He has developed a taste for reading after joining the Literacy Club and really enjoyed your sessions including the holiday clubs.

Thank you for all your hard work and commitment.

I have seen in the holidays that H has improved quite a lot since he has been with you, and I am very grateful to you.

My child has really enjoyed attending the literacy club and has really learned a lot from what he knew before he started the literacy club.

It has been a memorable and rewarding experience for S to be a part of the Literacy Club. As we come to the end of our journey together in his learning, he moves on as a more confident, resilient and informed learner. He takes with him love for literature and books which he imbibed during your lessons. Mere thanks would not suffice, for you have made such an impact on him. Whatever the outcome of 11+, S has already emerged as a winner! Please continue with problem solving clubs, S loved them!

L has progressed well over the last past year due to the excellent tuition by his tutor. Thank you so much.

I'm very happy with all aspects of the literacy club. I have taken my sons to many tuition centres and so far this has been the best. I have not come across such a dedicated tutor like Rebecca.

The rewards offered for being on time and reading etc. are all good ways of keeping kids interested. Games, fun way of learning again keeps kids interested. Thank you.

Thank you for all your efforts, concern, care for the children. Your teaching and subject knowledge has been excellent.

(After receiving Queen Mary's examination results): Thank you, thank you so much. Now I can jump for joy. I feel so happy for H. All his hard work has paid off. Thank you for everything you have done for him. I can not thank you enough.

The teaching is excellent. Rebecca has dedication for what she does. I would recommend the club

F has been getting full marks at school. He said everything you have taught him helped. 

I wanted to drop you a note to say a heartfelt thank you for the support you have given L ... he got a lot from your sessions and it's really helped him in the build up to the exam. He speaks very highly and positively of his time with you - thank you. 

We cannot express our gratitude enough for all your hard work and dedication you have shown for A. His confidence has grown and his knowledge in vocabulary is now exceptional thanks to you.