13+ tutoring that improves scores

At Edmento, lessons start from £15 an hour. Across the UK, 13+ tutoring costs vary with the tutor's experience, how many subjects your child is sitting and how much exam preparation and support is included. We start with a free consultation and a trial lesson, with no large upfront package, so you can judge the value before committing.

It usually is when lessons target the specific reasons your child is losing marks. General revision across many subjects rarely moves results on its own; a tutor who diagnoses gaps, prioritises the papers that matter and gives feedback on your child's own work can. The trial lesson lets you judge before committing.

The 13+ is the entry route many independent senior schools use for pupils joining in Year 9. Depending on the school, it can involve a pre-test in Year 6 or 7, ISEB Common Entrance exams in Year 8, the school's own papers, scholarship exams and an interview.

A pre-test is usually taken in Year 6 or 7 and often leads to a conditional offer. Common Entrance is sat later, typically in Year 8, and confirms the place. Many schools use both, so preparation needs to cover the reasoning and core skills for the pre-test as well as the subject knowledge for Common Entrance.

Many families start in Year 6 so there's time to prepare for any pre-test and build subject knowledge steadily before Common Entrance in Year 8. Later starts are possible but need a more focused plan around the papers that matter most.

We support English, Maths and Science, along with languages and humanities subjects such as French, Spanish, History and Geography. We also help with the reasoning skills tested in pre-tests and with interview preparation. Tell us which papers your child is sitting and we'll plan around them.

Once a week per priority subject suits most children, often increasing in the months before pre-tests or Common Entrance. We'll suggest a plan based on your child's starting point, the subjects they're sitting and their target schools.

Yes. Scholarship papers ask for deeper understanding, extended answers and confident handling of unfamiliar questions. We stretch your child beyond the Common Entrance syllabus and practise the thinking and writing that scholarship examiners look for.

It can, though no honest tutor guarantees a result. Progress comes from fixing the specific gaps and technique problems that cost marks, practising past papers under timed conditions and getting feedback. We track progress and share updates, so you can see whether it's working.

Yes. We help your child talk confidently about their interests, reason aloud through unfamiliar questions and give thoughtful, natural answers rather than rehearsed ones.

Lessons happen live, 1-to-1, over video. Tutor and student work on a shared digital whiteboard, so every line of working and written answer is visible, and past-paper questions are tackled step by step together. Your child needs a laptop or tablet and a quiet space; many families find it easier than travelling to lessons.

We match on the subjects and exams your child is sitting, their target schools, their needs and their personality. After the free assessment we suggest a tutor, and your child has a trial lesson so you can both judge the fit before committing.

Yes. You can receive lesson feedback and progress updates, and your Student Success Manager is available whenever you have a question or concern.

Tell your Student Success Manager and we'll find a better match. It happens occasionally, and it's easy to fix.