Our Independent School Prep Mock examinations in 2025 (ideal for those preparing for KES and KEHS and Solihull School Exams) will be held on:
Saturday 21st June (morning)
Saturday 20th September (morning)
(English sections prepared and reviewed with The Literacy Club and Maths sections prepared and reviewed with Morine Whyte)
Papers are returned, alongside a breakdown of the writing scores and full video reviews.
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We recommend Grammar Prep Mocks with Morine or Maumita.
Mocks with Morine:
Please note that these are booked and paid to Morine and any queries should be directed to her at morinewhyte@gmail.com
DATES: Saturday 5th July and Saturday 9th of August, 2025 (these are entirely different mocks)
VENUE: Sports Hall, Lordswood Boys', Hagley Road, Birmingham B17 8DJ
TIME: 9.30am to 12.00pm (9.15 am entry, 12.00pm departure)
COST: £65
FORMAT: The format will mirror the real exam, based on the feedback I have received over the last two years. 2 papers of just under 1 hour each, to include all 4 subjects (English, VR, NVR and Maths) in each paper, with the weighting as 25% for each section.
FEEDBACK: An anonymous table of scores, the return of your child's paper plus answers and a video of my going over the whole paper.
PURPOSE OF MOCK: Mock exams should be used to familiarise your children with doing an external exam in an unfamiliar place as well as help you decide where you might want to put their efforts over the summer. They should not be regarded as a predictor of eventual outcome as while a significant number of children do score at around the same level in the mocks as they do in the real exam, there are usually about 1/3 of children who score quite differently.
PAYMENT: Payments will be requested around June.
BOOKING: Booking should be done on Setmore. YOU SHOULD BOOK UNDER YOUR CHILD'S NAME from the outset and NOT your own. Do NOT use an automatic filling in device. If you accidentally do book in your name, then email Morine.
We do recommend you try to ensure your child attends both mocks rather than one if finances and holidays permit. This year 7 out of the 8 types of VR and 6 out of 6 of the NVR which appeared in the real exam were included in one or other of these mock exams.
Mocks with Maumita:
We will be conducting 4 Mock tests in the coming months (Saturday 12th April, Saturday 24th May, Saturday 12th July, Saturday 16th August) to test the children on their various skill sets and give them practice for the 11+ exam.
All mock tests will be taking place at Woodlands School, Woodlands Lane, Shirley B90 2PX, from 09:50 to 12:00. There will be no online tests, as we are aiming to emulate the real test as closely as possible to give your child a similar experience to the 11+ exam.
It will cost £55 per mock test (including a review session where we will go through the paper). The question booklets and answer booklets will be given back to the child to take home after the review session so that you can have a look at their strengths and weaknesses.
Reports will also be emailed to the parents which give a breakdown of your child's scores in the different sections as well as their rank to give an idea of how your child has scored in comparison to the cohort.
These Mock tests are open to all -if you have a question and/or wish to book a mock test, apply by emailing us at admin@shirleyhomelearning.com