11 Plus Maths Tuition Bromley | St Olave's and Newstead Wood

Is there maths in the Bromley 11 plus?

It depends on the school. The London Borough of Bromley says its two grammar schools, St Olave's Grammar School and Newstead Wood School, each admit on their own selection test, which the council does not run. St Olave's Selective Entrance Test, held on Friday 18 September 2026 for 2027 entry, "will last one hour and will comprise multiple choice questions in English, Logic (both Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning) and Mathematics", and the top 450 boys sat a Stage 2 English Paper and Mathematics Paper on Friday 13 November 2026. Newstead Wood's test, on 25 and 26 September 2026, is verbal and non-verbal reasoning only. Modern Age Coders teaches the maths behind the St Olave's papers live online, in a group or 1-on-1, through our 11 plus maths preparation course.

Where to start

Courses for a Bromley 11 plus candidate

For a boy aiming at St Olave's, the first card is the core course; the second firms up arithmetic before a timed hour; the third adds the early secondary topics a demanding written paper can reach towards.

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Our 11 plus maths course

Upper primary maths for a multiple-choice hour and then a written paper, with diagrams and full working.

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Arithmetic that holds up

Fluent facts and mental strategies, so a mixed English, logic and maths hour is not lost to slow sums.

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Early secondary maths

Ratio, equations and geometry for a strong Year 6 who wants more depth.

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Two schools, two answers

Which grammar schools are there in Bromley, and do they test maths?

Two. The council's booklet names them and says both "admit children based on the outcome of their selection test", with applications "prioritised in score order from highest to lowest." Only one of the two tests maths.

Bromley's grammar schools for September 2027 entry, from the council booklet and the schools' pages
	St Olave's Grammar School (boys)	Newstead Wood School (girls)
Who runs the test	The school	The school
Maths in the test?	Yes, in Stage 1 and in Stage 2	No: verbal and non-verbal reasoning only
Test dates for 2027 entry	Stage 1 Friday 18 September 2026; Stage 2 Friday 13 November 2026	25 and 26 September 2026
How places go	Rank order from both stages, with parental preferences	Score order, within a 9-mile catchment
Catchment	None	9 miles from the main entrance
Demand the school publishes	Around 1,600 applicants on average for 2025 and 2026; 1,595 applications for 2027 entry	1,510 registrations for September 2025 entry

What the council does

The booklet is clear: "The London Borough of Bromley does not administer the selective/grammar testing for either of the two grammar schools in Bromley." Families register with each school, and the council handles only the common application, open from 1 September and closing on 31 October 2026.

It also warns that "being successful in a test does not guarantee admission". The grammar school still has to be named on the council form, and the council offers the highest named preference that can be met.

Why the difference matters to a family

A family with a son and a daughter in Year 5 faces two quite different years. For St Olave's, maths is central, and written maths matters by November. For Newstead Wood, our maths lessons would be for school and Year 7, not for the test.

We say that plainly because it would be easy to sell maths tuition for a test that sets none. If your daughter is applying only to Newstead Wood, the school's own advice and its familiarisation links are the right starting point.

Sources: London Borough of Bromley, Secondary education in Bromley 2027-2028; St Olave's FAQ; Newstead Wood, About the Selection Test. Modern Age Coders works independently of both schools and of the borough council.

The boys' school

What is in the St Olave's Grammar School entrance test?

Two stages. Stage 1, the Selective Entrance Test, is one hour of multiple choice in English, logic and maths. The 450 highest scorers come back for Stage 2: an English Paper and a Mathematics Paper.

St Olave's Grammar School, entry to Year 7 in September 2027, from its key dates, test information and FAQ pages
Step	What the school publishes
Register (the SIF)	Opened Monday 8 June 2026 at 9am, closed Monday 29 June 2026 at midday; no late applications
Stage 1, the SET	Friday 18 September 2026: one hour, multiple choice, English, logic (verbal and non-verbal reasoning) and mathematics, HB pencil on an answer sheet
Stage 1 outcome	Mid-October, before half term and before the council deadline
Who goes through	The top 450 performing boys, all of whom have met the minimum standard
Stage 2	Friday 13 November 2026: an English Paper in pen, a Mathematics Paper with pencils, an eraser and a ruler
Not allowed	Mobile phones, wristwatches and calculators at both stages; dictionaries at Stage 1
Places	A published admission number of 124, plus up to 4 chorister places
Offers	Monday 1 March 2027, by the council, from the final rank order and parental preferences

The awkward timing, explained by the school

Stage 2 falls after the 31 October council deadline. The school's answer is that every boy invited to Stage 2 has already met its minimum standard, so families know before the deadline whether St Olave's is worth a preference.

The reverse is just as firm: "Any boy who does not proceed to the Stage 2 test will not be eligible for an offer." The school advises such families not to name it, since that "would be a waste of one of your school preferences."

Two different kinds of maths

Stage 1 asks maths inside a single hour shared with English and logic, all multiple choice. Speed and accuracy count, and an answer can be checked against the options.

Stage 2 is a Mathematics Paper of its own, and the school's kit list tells you something about it: a ruler, an eraser and pencils. A boy should be at ease drawing a neat diagram and writing his working, not only choosing a letter.

No catchment, no siblings

The school says it has no catchment area, no sibling policy and no feeder schools. Entry rests "solely on performance in our entrance tests".

No past papers

The school publishes sample questions for both stages on its site but says it does not provide past papers. We do not reproduce its samples here.

Your place on the list

The final rank order goes only to the council. After offer day the school can indicate how many boys remain above a child, but it does not hold the waiting list.

Sources: St Olave's, Key Dates, Entrance Test Information and FAQ, read 31 October 2026. For 2028 entry the school lists Stage 1 on Friday 17 September 2027 and Stage 2 on Friday 12 November 2027, with registration from 7 June to 28 June 2027.

The girls' school

Is there maths in the Newstead Wood School 11 plus?

No. Newstead Wood says its Selection Test "consists of two papers. The first will assess Verbal Reasoning and the second will assess Non-Verbal Reasoning. We do not test on any other subjects."

Newstead Wood School, from its Year 7 admissions and selection test pages
Question	What the school says
What is tested?	Verbal reasoning in one paper, non-verbal reasoning in the other; no other subjects
When?	At the end of September, just after a girl starts Year 6 (25 and 26 September 2026 in the council's list)
How to register	The school's Supplementary Information Form, open in the summer term of Year 5; late registrations are not accepted
Results	Emailed at least one week before the council application deadline
Cut-off	"The cut-off score on National Offer Day 2026 was 225."
Demand	"We received 1510 registrations to sit the test for entry in September 2025."
Practice material	The school does not sell past or specimen papers; free online familiarisation for disadvantage-funded girls

Where maths lessons still fit

For school, for the Year 6 SATs in May, and for Year 7 wherever a girl goes. A girl who also applies to a grammar school in Kent or Bexley may meet maths in that test; the council booklet reminds families that those tests are arranged by the other area, not by Bromley.

Non-verbal reasoning is not maths, and we will not claim that maths lessons raise a reasoning score.

The 225 figure

Newstead Wood publishes the score at which offers stopped on National Offer Day 2026. It is a standardised score from that year's cohort and catchment, not a target; a later year's line can fall elsewhere.

The council's booklet lists both schools as offering places "on Test Score" rather than distance, and records that in 2026 neither school had an appeal upheld.

Sources: Newstead Wood, Year 7 Admissions and About the Selection Test, read 31 October 2026.

Our lesson family

What is a bar model, and why bring a ruler to a maths paper?

A bar model is a drawn rectangle split into equal parts that stands for the quantities in a word problem. With a ruler it is quick and neat, and once the picture is right the arithmetic is usually one step. These examples are ours, written for this page; they are not St Olave's questions.

Draw what you know

Read the problem once and draw one bar for each person or quantity. Make bars that are meant to be equal the same length, using the ruler.

Mark the parts

Split the bars into equal units wherever the problem gives a fraction or a ratio. Label the total or the difference you were told.

Find one unit

Most problems collapse to "so many units make this number". Divide to find one unit, then build the answer the question asks for.

Worked examples (ours), at upper primary level
Problem (ours)	The bar picture	Working
Sam has three times as many cards as Ben. Together they have 84. How many has Sam?	Ben: 1 unit. Sam: 3 units. Total: 4 units = 84	1 unit = 21, so Sam has 3 x 21 = 63
Ella has 18 more stamps than Ruby. They have 100 altogether. How many has Ruby?	Two equal bars, plus an extra 18 on Ella's	100 minus 18 = 82; 82 divided by 2 = 41, so Ruby has 41
A ribbon is cut so that 2/5 is used and 45 cm is left. How long was it?	One bar in 5 parts; 3 parts left = 45 cm	1 part = 15 cm, so the ribbon was 5 x 15 = 75 cm
The ratio of red to blue beads is 3 : 5, and there are 24 more blue than red. How many beads in all?	Red: 3 units. Blue: 5 units. Difference: 2 units = 24	1 unit = 12; total 8 units = 96 beads
After spending a quarter of his money and then 6 more, Leo has half left. How much did he start with?	One bar in 4 quarters; 1 quarter spent, half left, so the 6 fills the last quarter	1 quarter = 6, so he started with 4 x 6 = 24

Our practice set. Draw the bars first, every time. (1) Two numbers add to 70 and one is four times the other. Find both. (2) A jug and a cup hold 1,200 ml together; the jug holds 600 ml more than the cup. How much does the cup hold? (3) Three fifths of a class are girls and there are 8 more girls than boys. How many children? (4) Ali and Zoe share 45 sweets in the ratio 4 : 5. How many does Zoe get? (5) A book costs twice as much as a pen, and both cost 27 points in a class reward shop. What does the book cost? Answers, ours: (1) 14 and 56; (2) 300 ml; (3) 40, since 1 unit is 8 and there are 5 units; (4) 25; (5) 18 points.

Why this lesson family

Multi-step problems with fractions, comparison and ratio are where a written paper separates careful thinkers from quick guessers. A bar model shows the structure before any number is calculated, which makes the right operation obvious.

It also produces exactly the kind of working a marker can follow, and the ruler on the St Olave's kit list makes the diagram quick to draw cleanly.

Common slips we correct

Bars of unequal length for equal quantities: the picture then lies. We insist on ruled, matching units.

Answering the wrong question: finding one unit and stopping when the question asked for the total. Our children underline the final question before they write the answer.

Year by year

A Bromley route from Year 4 to November of Year 6

St Olave's registration closes at the end of June in Year 5, so the plan starts early and ends later than most areas, with a written paper in November.

Our plan for a boy aiming at St Olave's for 2028 entry
When	Maths focus (ours)	Secure when
Year 4, summer	Fluent tables and the four written methods	Short division and long multiplication are accurate
Year 5, autumn	Fractions of amounts and simple bar models	Any "fraction left over" problem is drawn before it is solved
Year 5, spring	Ratio and comparison problems with bars; register from 7 June 2027	Two-person ratio problems are solved in a few lines
Year 5, summer to Stage 1	Mixed multiple-choice hour, with English and logic beside it	The hour ends with every question attempted
Year 6, October to November	Written problems with full working, if invited to Stage 2	Each answer has a ruled diagram and clear steps

Keeping perspective

With some 1,600 boys applying for about 124 places, most boys who apply will not receive an offer. That is arithmetic, not a judgement of any child.

Bar models and careful working pay off in any secondary school.

Next steps

Our GCSE maths page is for the exams at 16.

For maths challenges through the year, see the UK competitions calendar.

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Primary maths

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Our 11 plus maths course

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Mental arithmetic for children

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KS2 SATs maths papers

Arithmetic and reasoning for May of Year 6.

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For younger children starting out.

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Into secondary

Years 6 to 8

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Early secondary maths

Equations, ratio and shape beyond primary.

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Olympiad and competition maths

For boys and girls who like hard problems.

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Maths in code

Ages 8 and up

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Maths through coding

Ratios and fractions modelled in Python.

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Scratch for young coders

Logic with drag-and-drop blocks.

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Fresh problems

Each problem is written for our classes, never taken from a school's samples.

Short reports

Brief notes on what has improved and what to work on next.

No promises

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Bromley 11 plus questions

What Bromley parents ask

Is there maths in the St Olave's 11 plus?

Yes, at both stages. Stage 1 is one hour of multiple choice in English, logic and mathematics, and Stage 2 includes a separate Mathematics Paper, sat with pencils, an eraser and a ruler.

Is there maths in the Newstead Wood 11 plus?

No. The school says its two papers assess verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning, and that it does not test any other subjects.

When are the St Olave's 11 plus exam dates for 2027 entry?

Stage 1 was on Friday 18 September 2026 and Stage 2 on Friday 13 November 2026. Registration ran from Monday 8 June to midday on Monday 29 June 2026.

What are the St Olave's dates for 2028 entry?

The school lists registration from 7 June to 28 June 2027, Stage 1 on Friday 17 September 2027 and Stage 2 on Friday 12 November 2027.

How many boys get through to St Olave's Stage 2?

The school says the top 450 performing boys in Stage 1 are invited, and all of them have met its minimum standard. A boy not invited is not eligible for an offer.

How many apply to St Olave's?

The school reports an average of around 1,600 applicants for the 2025 and 2026 seasons and 1,595 applications for 2027 entry, for 124 places plus up to 4 chorister places.

What was the Newstead Wood cut-off score?

The school says the cut-off on National Offer Day 2026 was 225. It also has a 9-mile catchment from its main entrance.

Does the council run the Bromley 11 plus?

No. The London Borough of Bromley says it does not administer the testing for either grammar school. It runs the common application, which closed on 31 October 2026, and passing a test does not guarantee a place.

Can my son use a calculator or watch in the St Olave's test?

No. The school says mobile phones, wristwatches and calculators are not allowed at either stage.

When are your maths lessons?

Weekdays or weekends, flexible: choose your batch, or for a very personalised plan choose 1-on-1 at your convenience, weekend mornings or weekdays. Times are booked in UK time.

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Courses for a Bromley 11 plus candidate

Our 11 plus maths course

Arithmetic that holds up

Early secondary maths

Which grammar schools are there in Bromley, and do they test maths?

What the council does

Why the difference matters to a family

What is in the St Olave's Grammar School entrance test?

The awkward timing, explained by the school

Two different kinds of maths

No catchment, no siblings

No past papers

Your place on the list

Is there maths in the Newstead Wood School 11 plus?

Where maths lessons still fit

The 225 figure

What is a bar model, and why bring a ruler to a maths paper?

Draw what you know

Mark the parts

Find one unit

Why this lesson family

Common slips we correct

A Bromley route from Year 4 to November of Year 6

Keeping perspective

Next steps

Maths and coding courses for Bromley children

Primary maths

Our 11 plus maths course

Mental arithmetic for children

KS2 SATs maths papers

Primary maths foundations

Into secondary

Early secondary maths

Olympiad and competition maths

Maths in code

Maths through coding

Scratch for young coders

Live online, from Beckenham to Biggin Hill

Curriculum depth

No travelling

Batch or one-to-one

Fresh problems

Short reports

No promises

What our students go on to make

NutriLife

Misti

GuardianX

SkyCast

Monthly fees

Rated 4.9 across 547 Google reviews

What Bromley parents ask

Is there maths in the St Olave's 11 plus?

Is there maths in the Newstead Wood 11 plus?

When are the St Olave's 11 plus exam dates for 2027 entry?

What are the St Olave's dates for 2028 entry?

How many boys get through to St Olave's Stage 2?

How many apply to St Olave's?

What was the Newstead Wood cut-off score?

Does the council run the Bromley 11 plus?

Can my son use a calculator or watch in the St Olave's test?

When are your maths lessons?

More for Bromley families

11 plus maths in Bexley

11 plus maths in Kent

Coding classes in Bromley

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Northern Ireland transfer test

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