- Buckinghamshire · Year 3, 4 & 5
Online 11 Plus Tuition in Totteridge, Greater London
In Totteridge and the surrounding N20, N21, N23, and N24 areas, such as Totteridge Lane, Totteridge Green, and Totteridge Village, Adnan Khan Tutoring delivers structured, live, one-to-one online 11 Plus coaching for children in Years 3–5. The programme is based on the Secondary Transfer Entrance Tests and GL Assessment standards covering Maths, English comprehension and vocabulary, Verbal Reasoning, and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
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If your child goes to school in Totteridge and you’re starting to think seriously about Grammar School entry, Adnan Khan Tutoring runs live online 11 Plus lessons designed for Year 3 to Year 5 pupils. We support families working towards places at Queen Elizabeth’s School, The Henrietta Barnett School, and St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School.
Because lessons happen entirely online, there’s no need to factor in journey time from Totteridge’s quieter, more spread-out streets; your child simply logs on, and tutoring fits in wherever it suits the rest of the week.
Why Families in Totteridge Choose 11 Plus Tuition
Totteridge parents realise that a child who’s doing fine at school, but whose practice scores haven’t quite reached the Grammar School standard yet. A few patterns crop up again and again:
Why 11 Plus Preparation Matters for Totteridge Families
Totteridge sits close to several of the capital’s most fiercely contested Grammar Schools. Rather than one shared test for the borough, families apply through Barnet Council’s secondary school place process, while each Grammar School manages and publishes its own admissions outcomes independently.
If more students qualify than there are places available, schools rely on their oversubscription rules. Queen Elizabeth’s School does not operate a catchment area and resolves tied scores using straight-line distance between home and school. The Henrietta Barnett School prioritises looked-after children, then uses a Pupil Premium quota ranked within the top 300, followed by candidates within three miles who complete both stages of testing, and then proceeds by rank order.
Barnett School’s official admissions page confirms a Published Admission Number of 120 for September 2027 entry, having offered places up to number 33 on its waiting list for the 2026 round as of 22 June 2026. St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School has held a Published Admission Number of 128 since expanding under the Department for Education’s Selective Schools Expansion Fund.
Queen Elizabeth’s School sets a requirement of 225 or above for the combined age-standardised score, as confirmed in its official FAQs. Meanwhile, The Henrietta Barnett School and St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School assess applicants by ranking overall performance rather than using a fixed cut-off, allocating places from the highest scores downward until capacity is reached.
It’s this mix of limited places and independently run tests that leads so many Totteridge families to begin preparation well before Year 6.
Students We Support for the 11 Plus in Totteridge
Our support extends across Totteridge N20, N21, N23, N24, covering Totteridge Lane, Totteridge Green, and Totteridge Common, as well as nearby areas like Whetstone, Oakleigh Park, Mill Hill, and High Barnet. Students join us from a range of local primary schools, including St Andrew’s CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School and St John’s CofE Primary and Nursery School.
Families in North Finchley and New Barnet can also access our online 11 Plus support, with structured pathways adapted to their local schools and key admission dates.
Most of our Totteridge students are in Years 3 to 5, working towards selective places at Queen Elizabeth’s School, The Henrietta Barnett School, or St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School.
For the September 2027 entry, Queen Elizabeth’s School closes registration at noon on 8 July 2026, with entrance tests on 16–17 September 2026 and provisional results due on 1 October 2026. St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School opens Year 5 registration after the Easter holidays, with results confirmed before the end-of-October local authority deadline. Since these dates are reconfirmed each year, families should always check directly with each school.
For Totteridge families planning a later move to Grammar School, we also offer 12 Plus and 13 Plus tuition.
How Consistent Practice Helped a Totteridge Student Succeed in the 11 Plus
Starting early in Year 4, a Totteridge student joined our programme with strong Maths skills but initial difficulty in Verbal Reasoning and extended English writing. Over 18 months of weekly tuition, regular mock tests, and targeted feedback, she developed greater accuracy, confidence, and exam readiness.
11 Plus Maths
Our approach to Maths puts problem-solving ahead of repetition. Pupils strengthen numerical reasoning, early algebra, geometry, and data handling through carefully varied questions, while picking up exam habits, setting out their working clearly, and double-checking each answer, all of which keep marks safe under time pressure.
11 Plus English
Barnet’s Grammar Schools look for sharp comprehension, precise vocabulary, and confident writing, and that’s exactly what our online English lessons focus on. Pupils work on close reading, inference questions, spelling and punctuation, and on building a written answer that holds up under a strict time limit. We build vocabulary steadily too, through synonyms, antonyms, prefixes and word roots, so unfamiliar words stop feeling intimidating in the exam.
11 Plus Verbal Reasoning
Verbal Reasoning rewards practice as much as ability, since the question types rarely appear anywhere else. We work through analogies, letter and number sequences, code-breaking and word-relationship puzzles, gradually adding timed papers so both speed and accuracy are ready well before exam day.
11 Plus Non-Verbal Reasoning
Non-Verbal Reasoning catches most children off guard at first, since it has little in common with ordinary classroom learning. We guide pupils through shape sequences, rule-spotting, rotations, reflections, and matrix puzzles until what once felt like guesswork becomes a method they can apply with real confidence.
How Our 11 Plus Tuition Plan Works for Totteridge Families
Thorough 11 Plus preparation relies as much on consistency as on raw ability. Here’s what Totteridge families can expect when they work with us:
From the very first lesson, your child works with GL Assessment-style questions that reflect those used in Barnet Grammar School entrance tests.
Why Families Choose Adnan Khan Tutoring
Led by Adnan Khan, a qualified teacher, senior university lecturer, and teacher trainer, Adnan Khan Tutoring has been helping families since 2000. More details are available on the “Why Choose Adnan Khan Tutoring” page.
Built on the GL Assessment format, our 11 Plus programme focuses on the exact areas tested by Barnet Grammar Schools: Maths, English vocabulary and comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
The same academic standards reflected in Adnan Khan’s work with Buckinghamshire New University are applied consistently throughout our tutoring sessions.
You can find independent feedback from parents on Trustpilot about Adnan Khan Tutoring, reflecting their experiences with our service.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who provided the online 11 Plus tuition in Totteridge, Barnet?
Across Totteridge and Barnet, Adnan Khan Tutoring provides structured, live, one-to-one online 11 Plus tuition for students in Years 3 to 5 who are preparing for admission to Grammar School.
What score does my child need for consideration at Barnet Grammar School?
It depends on the school. Queen Elizabeth’s School requires a combined, age-standardised score of 225 or above. The Henrietta Barnett School and St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School don’t publish a fixed pass mark; instead, they rank candidates on combined performance across each test round.
How is the Barnet 11 Plus structured?
All three Barnet Grammar Schools use GL Assessment papers, though the format varies. Queen Elizabeth’s School sets two papers, Maths and English, in one sitting. St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School tests English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning in a single day. The Henrietta Barnett School runs two rounds — a GL Assessment first stage, followed by the school’s own second-round papers.
Does meeting the required score guarantee a place at a Barnet Grammar School?
No. None of the three schools has a catchment area, so reaching the required standard doesn’t guarantee a place. Offers depend on each school’s own oversubscription criteria, applied through the Barnet Council Common Application Form process.
When should my child start 11 Plus tuition in Totteridge?
Starting in Year 3 or Year 4 usually leaves the most time to cover Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning properly before Year 6 exams arrive.
Is online 11 Plus tuition effective for Grammar School preparation?
Yes. Live, one-to-one online lessons with real-time feedback and screen-sharing are just as effective as in-person tuition, and combined with homework and timed practice, they give children everything they need without any travel time.
Do you run 11 Plus mock exams?
Yes. We run full-length, timed mock exams modelled on the GL Assessment format, so students go into the real test already familiar with the pacing and pressure.
For more detailed answers, visit our full Adnan Khan Tutoring FAQ page.
Grammar School Entry Preparation for Totteridge Students
A structured, live 11 Plus programme that helps your child develop confidence, refine key skills needed for Barnet Grammar School entry, and stay on track with consistent feedback and exam-style practice.
