- Buckinghamshire · Year 3, 4 & 5
Online 11 Plus Tuition in Welling, Greater London
For Year 3, Year 4, and Year 5 children in Welling (Bexley), including DA16, DA17, DA18, and the areas around Danson Park, Adnan Khan Tutoring offers live one-on-one online 11 Plus coaching. Lessons are built around the Bexley Selection Test, the single shared entrance exam used by all four of Bexley’s Grammar Schools, assessed through Quest Assessments papers covering verbal ability and English comprehension, numerical reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.
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Located close to Welling High Street, Bexley Grammar School on Danson Lane gives local families in DA16 and surrounding postcodes DA7, DA6, and DA5 a strong advantage. Adnan Khan Tutoring offers live 11 Plus tuition for Year 3 to 5 students aiming for Beths Grammar School, Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, and Townley Grammar School. The four Grammar Schools that make up the Bexley consortium.
Because every lesson is delivered live online, families don’t need to plan around the Saturday-morning traffic into Welling or Bexleyheath; tutoring takes place from home, fitted around school, clubs and the rest of the week.
Why Families in Welling Choose 11 Plus Tuition
Welling parents tend to get in touch once they realise just how competitive the Bexley Selection Test has become, particularly as thousands of children across the borough sit it each year. A few worries come up again and again:
Why 11 Plus Preparation Matters for Welling Families
Bexley runs its Grammar School admissions differently from many other London boroughs: rather than separate tests for each school, all four Grammar Schools share a single Bexley Selection Test, coordinated by Bexley Council alongside the schools themselves.
According to the council’s official Selection Test information page, 5,866 children sat the test for the most recent entry round, and 2,070 were deemed selective, competing for around 800 Grammar School places across the borough’s four schools. The average total weighted age-standardised score was 200, with roughly two-thirds of candidates scoring between 170 and 230.
Because more children are deemed selective than there are places, each school applies its own oversubscription criteria once the Bexley standard is met. Several schools, including Bexley Grammar School, have no catchment area but prioritise the highest-scoring applicants, then break ties by home-to-school distance.
There’s no single fixed pass mark published in advance. Each year, Bexley Council and the four Grammar Schools agree on the selective standard together, based on that year’s results, as confirmed on the council’s official Selection Test page. Meeting that standard makes a child eligible for consideration, but doesn’t guarantee a place at any particular school.
With one shared test deciding access to all four schools, and competition this tight, it’s easy to see why so many Welling families start preparing well before Year 5.
Students We Support for the 11 Plus in Welling
From Falconwood and East Wickham to the streets around Welling Corner, we work with families throughout Welling’s DA16 and surrounding postcodes DA7, DA6, and DA5, extending further into Bexleyheath and Sidcup. We regularly support pupils from schools, including Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School and East Wickham Primary Academy.
Beyond Welling and Bexley, we extend our support to families in Sidcup and Farnborough with dedicated online 11 Plus routes that follow their specific school requirements and registration periods.
In Welling, the majority of our learners are in Years 3 to 5, working towards Grammar School places at Bexley Grammar School, Beths Grammar School, Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School or Townley Grammar School.
Registration for the Bexley Selection Test typically opens for one month in the spring of Year 5, with the test itself sat at the start of Year 6 in September. According to Bexley Council’s official registration page, the registration window runs from 1 to 31 March, with results issued in early October and the deadline to submit secondary school preferences falling at the end of October. Since these dates are confirmed each year afresh, families should always check the current cycle directly with the council.
We also provide 12 Plus and 13 Plus tuition for Welling families planning a later entry into Grammar School.
The Journey of a Welling Student Improving Their 11 Plus Preparation
At the start of Year 5, a Welling student joined our programme with good Maths ability but difficulty with timed Verbal Reasoning and comprehension under exam pressure. With consistent weekly tuition, regular timed papers, and targeted feedback, her performance and confidence steadily developed, helping her feel ready and composed for the Bexley Selection Test.
11 Plus Maths
Our Maths teaching is built around numerical reasoning rather than rote repetition, since that’s exactly what the Bexley Selection Test assesses. Pupils work through problem-solving questions up to the standard expected by the end of Year 5, strengthening accuracy and speed under timed, multiple-choice conditions that mirror the real exam.
11 Plus English
The Bexley Selection Test’s verbal ability paper covers comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and sentence completion, so that’s where our online English lessons focus. Pupils practise close reading, technical English skills and inference questions, building the accuracy needed to perform confidently across a multiple-choice format with no separate writing section.
11 Plus Verbal Reasoning
Verbal Reasoning makes up a substantial share of the verbal ability paper, so we treat it as a core focus rather than an afterthought. Pupils work through word relationships, code-breaking and logic-based questions, gradually adding timed practice so both accuracy and speed are ready for exam day.
11 Plus Non-Verbal Reasoning
Non-Verbal Reasoning often feels unfamiliar to children at first, since nothing quite like it comes up in ordinary classroom learning. We work steadily through shape sequences, pattern recognition, and the relationships between diagrams and shapes until what once felt like guesswork becomes a method that pupils can apply with confidence.
How Our 11 Plus Tuition Plan Works for Welling Families
Thorough 11 Plus preparation depends on consistency just as much as ability, especially with a single test deciding access to all four Bexley Grammar Schools. Here’s what Welling families can expect from working with us:
Every lesson is mapped directly to the Quest Assessments format used in the Bexley Selection Test, so your child is practising the right kind of questions from the very first session.
Why Families Choose Adnan Khan Tutoring
Led by Adnan Khan, a qualified teacher, senior university lecturer, and teacher trainer, Adnan Khan Tutoring has been supporting families since 2000. You can learn more about our approach on the “Why Choose Adnan Khan Tutoring” page.
Built around the multiple-choice, timed format used in Bexley Grammar Schools, our 11 Plus programme covers verbal ability, English comprehension, numerical reasoning, and non-verbal reasoning as assessed in the Bexley Selection Test.
Through Adnan Khan’s ongoing academic work at Buckinghamshire New University, we maintain consistently high standards across all tutoring sessions.
Independent parent feedback is available on Trustpilot for Adnan Khan Tutoring, where families share their own experiences of working with us.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who offers online tuition for the 11 Plus in Welling?
In Welling and across the London Borough of Bexley, Adnan Khan Tutoring provides live, one-to-one online 11 Plus tuition for children in Years 3 to 5, preparing them for the Bexley Selection Test.
What score does my child need for a place at Bexley Grammar School?
There’s no fixed pass mark published in advance. According to Bexley Council, the selective standard is agreed upon each year by the council and the four Grammar Schools together, based on that year’s results. The average total weighted age-standardised score is around 200, with most candidates scoring between 170 and 230.
How is the Bexley 11 Plus structured?
The Bexley Selection Test consists of two multiple-choice papers, each lasting around 50 minutes, sat in a single session. Together, they assess verbal ability and English comprehension, numerical reasoning, and non-verbal reasoning. Quest Assessments administers the test.
Does meeting the selective standard guarantee a place at Bexley Grammar School?
No. More children are deemed selective each year than there are places available, so meeting the standard makes a child eligible for consideration but doesn’t guarantee a place. Offers are made according to each school’s own oversubscription criteria, as part of the Bexley Council-coordinated admissions process.
When should my child start 11 Plus tuition in Welling?
Starting in Year 3 or Year 4 generally gives the most time to build verbal ability, numerical reasoning and non-verbal reasoning skills properly before registration opens in Year 5 and the test itself is sat at the start of Year 6.
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 Bexley Selection Test format, so students go into the real test already familiar with the pacing, the multiple-choice style and the pressure of a strict 50-minute paper.
For more detailed answers, visit our full Adnan Khan Tutoring FAQ page.
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