One-to-one tuition for Slough families, with Urdu-speaking tutors who understand the household. Slough Consortium 11+, GCSE, KS3 and primary — the same tutor at the same hour every week.
Slough has four grammar schools — Herschel, Langley, St Bernard's Catholic and Upton Court — and together they form the Slough Consortium. A child sits one entrance test however many of the four you apply to. The test is set by GL Assessment and runs as two papers of roughly an hour each, covering verbal, numerical and non-verbal reasoning.
Registration opens in May of Year 5 and closes in early June, and the test is sat in September of Year 6. A standardised score of 111 qualifies, which is roughly the top 35% of the children who sit it — but qualifying is not the same as a place, because each school then applies its own admissions criteria. Buckinghamshire's grammar schools, a short drive away, set a separate test of their own.
Generic 11+ books spend a lot of time on long English comprehension and creative writing. The Slough papers reward fast, accurate reasoning under time pressure instead. Tell us your target schools and we weight every session to the test your child is actually sitting, starting with a steady Year 5 plan rather than a summer cram.
Most Slough children go to comprehensive schools, where GCSE Maths, English and Science grades decide post-16 options. That is where an hour a week compounds furthest.
Where an hour a week does the most good, by stage.
| Stage | What matters most | What we focus on |
|---|---|---|
| Primary (KS1–KS2) | Reading fluency, times-table recall and writing confidence | Diagnosing whether a reading problem is decoding, fluency, vocabulary or comprehension — each needs a different fix |
| Year 6 SATs | Reading, SPaG and maths papers at the end of Year 6 | Steady work across the year rather than a panicked spring term, plus timed arithmetic practice |
| KS3 (Years 7–9) | The gaps that quietly open when nobody is examining anything | Algebra above all, plus written structure in English — the two strongest predictors of later GCSE grades |
| 11+ (Slough Consortium) | One GL test for Herschel, Langley, St Bernard's and Upton Court, sat in September of Year 6 | Verbal, numerical and non-verbal reasoning at speed, timed papers, and a Year 5 plan that starts well before registration |
| GCSE (Years 10–11) | Maths, English and Science grades, and the tier your child is entered for | Full specification coverage on the correct board, past papers, and exam technique from the start |
| Written English | Fluent speech, underpowered writing — very common in bilingual households | Paragraph structure, embedded quotations and analytical sentences taught explicitly |
Lessons in English, because that is what the exam is in — with Urdu available for the thirty seconds it takes to unlock a stuck idea.
Preparation built around the GL papers the four Slough grammar schools actually use.
Three one-hour sessions every week, which works out at under £5 an hour.
A written report every week and every lesson recorded, with updates in English or Urdu as you prefer.
Session times shift during Ramadan and pause around Eid, with no charge for the weeks you miss.
An hour a week in Year 8 is worth more to a GCSE grade than three hours a week in Year 11, and costs far less stress.
| Plan | Sessions | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 3 × 1-hour sessions per week | £60 / month | Steady support in one subject alongside school |
| Intensive | 5 × 1-hour sessions per week | £100 / month | Exam years, catch-up, or two subjects at once |
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