11 Plus Maths Tuition Redbridge | Ilford and Woodford Test

In short

The London Borough of Redbridge runs the 11 plus for its two grammar schools, Ilford County High School for Boys and Woodford County High School for Girls, with GL Assessment as the provider. There are two papers: English and Verbal Reasoning, and Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning. The council's admission arrangements set a minimum threshold score of 104 for all applicants. For September 2027 entry, families registered between 1 May and 5pm on 15 June 2026, and the test was on Friday 18 September 2026; the council says to register in Year 5 for a test in Year 6. It also warns that free practice materials might not match its test in the number, type or difficulty of questions. So we teach the maths curriculum rather than a paper style, live online. There is no fee for the first lesson; after that a group place costs USD 100 a month and one to one USD 150 a month.

Starting in Redbridge

Three courses built on the curriculum

Since the practice papers may differ from the real one, choose by the gaps in the maths, not by paper scores.

REDBRIDGE / A

Curriculum-first 11 plus maths

Every Year 5 topic, including the measures and conversions that fill word problems.

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REDBRIDGE / B

Years 1 to 5, secured

For children whose place value, decimals or tables are not yet solid enough to build on.

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REDBRIDGE / C

Mental calculation

Multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000 in the head, which is most of converting units.

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The Redbridge 11 plus

What the council publishes about the test

Redbridge Council runs registration and testing and publishes both a parents' page and formal admission arrangements. Both read on 26 September 2026.

The Redbridge 11 plus for September 2027 entry, from the London Borough of Redbridge
Step	Date	What the council says
Registration	1 May to 5pm, Monday 15 June 2026	Registered in Year 5; no late registrations. Adjustment requests also closed on 15 June.
Invitation	Start of September 2026	An email with a photo ID form and a letter giving the time, place, test duration and what can be brought.
Test	Friday 18 September 2026	The completed photo ID form must be brought; without it a child cannot sit the test.
Results	Mid-October 2026	A child's position by total standardised score is given before the 31 October preference deadline.

The test has two papers, in the council's words: "English and Verbal Reasoning" and "Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning". GL Assessment provides it. The council does not publish the length of each paper on its page; the invitation letter sent in September gives the duration.

The admission arrangements state that "Admission to the two selective (grammar) schools is based on the optional selection procedure only", and set "a "minimum threshold score" of 104 for all applicants". Applicants below that score are not added to the ranked list.

Before registering, the council asks families to check whether they live in the schools' common catchment area, using the council's online map. That, and how children are ranked for places, is admissions, and we leave it to the council's documents.

The council also publishes data on registrations, the number of children who sat the test and scores, for families who want the background. We do not reproduce it here and do not use it to predict anything.

Sources: London Borough of Redbridge, Redbridge 11 plus; Redbridge Determined Admission Arrangements 2027-28. Modern Age Coders has no connection with Redbridge Council, GL Assessment, Ilford County High School or Woodford County High School.

An honest warning

When the council says practice papers may not match

Redbridge's sentence about familiarisation materials is worth reading closely, because it tells families where not to put their faith.

What the council says

Redbridge points families to GL's free familiarisation materials and to practice papers on GL's website, which "can help students get used to the format and style of the questions". Then it warns: "The 11 plus test can vary between areas, the free materials might not match the exact test your child will take. Differences could include the number of questions, types of questions, or difficulty."

Three things, then, may differ: how many questions, what kinds, and how hard. That is most of what a practice paper can teach a child about a test.

What follows for maths

Practice papers still have a job: getting a child used to a booklet, an answer sheet and a clock. What they cannot do, on the council's own account, is tell a family what the Redbridge maths will look like in detail.

The one thing that cannot vary between areas is the curriculum a child has been taught. So we build preparation on the Year 5 national curriculum, topic by topic, and use practice papers only for format and timing, late on.

There is a trap in the opposite direction too. A child who does many practice papers of one style can become quick at that style and brittle outside it. When the real paper has a different number of questions, or a question type they have not seen, the rhythm breaks. A child who knows the curriculum well does not depend on the rhythm.

The lesson

Measures and conversions: the maths inside word problems

Whatever form the Redbridge maths takes, word problems about length, mass, capacity, time and money will be in it. Year 5 measurement is where they live.

Year 5 measurement, with practice questions of our own
Year 5 skill	Our question	Answer and method
Convert metric units	How many metres is 2.35 km?	2,350 m: multiply by 1,000
Measure with decimals	Four cartons each hold 750 ml. How many litres altogether?	3 litres: 4 × 750 = 3,000 ml
Approximate imperial equivalents	Roughly how many centimetres is 12 inches?	About 30 cm, using 1 inch as roughly 2.5 cm
Perimeter of composite shapes	An L-shape is made from a 6 m by 4 m rectangle with a 2 m by 1 m corner removed. What is its perimeter?	20 m, the same as the full rectangle
Converting time	How many minutes are there in 2.5 hours?	150 minutes
Scaling	A recipe for 4 uses 300 g of flour. How much for 10?	750 g: 75 g per person

The national curriculum asks Year 5 pupils to "convert between different units of metric measure" and to "use all four operations to solve problems involving measure ... using decimal notation, including scaling". The first three rows are conversions; the last is scaling, which Year 5 does with simple multiplication and division before ratio arrives in Year 6.

The curriculum also asks for "approximate equivalences between metric units and common imperial units such as inches, pounds and pints". These are approximate on purpose, and questions about them usually say so. The skill is knowing a sensible rough equivalent and using it.

The perimeter row is our favourite, because it catches strong children. Removing a corner from a rectangle does not change its perimeter: the two sides of the notch replace exactly the lengths removed. Children who compute every edge get 20 m the long way; children who see why get it in seconds and can check their answer.

Underneath almost every conversion is place value: multiplying or dividing by 10, 100 or 1,000. That is why a Year 5 measures lesson with us often turns, for ten minutes, into a place value lesson. It is the part that fails most often.

Source: national curriculum in England, mathematics, Year 5 measurement (statutory requirements). All questions in the table are Modern Age Coders' own.

How we prepare

Curriculum first, papers last

This is how the council's warning shapes a year of lessons with us.

Topic by topic

We work through the Year 5 curriculum in order, number, fractions, measures, geometry and statistics, and a topic is not finished until it is quick and correct.

Varied questions

Each topic is practised in several forms: plain calculation, a word problem, a multiple-choice question and a question written backwards. No single style becomes a habit.

Papers for format only

In the summer before the test, timed mixed papers train stamina and pace. By then the maths is secure, and the paper is a rehearsal, not a lesson.

The Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning paper mixes two kinds of question. We teach only the mathematics. Families who want help with non-verbal reasoning should look elsewhere, and we say so before anyone books.

We do not reproduce GL familiarisation papers or any test content. Our questions are written for the curriculum.

We are also careful about the minimum threshold of 104. It is a published rule of the admission arrangements, not a target we coach towards, and we never predict a child's score.

Older brothers and sisters are welcome in our secondary classes, where the approach is exactly the same: the curriculum, taught properly, rather than a style of paper.

Ilford, Woodford and around

Two schools, one test, taught from home

Ilford County High School and Woodford County High School share the Redbridge test. We list them only to show which test this page covers.

Redbridge's two grammar schools, as the council names them
School	Who it admits
Ilford County High School	Boys
Woodford County High School	Girls

Both schools use the one test on one day, so a family applying to either is preparing for the same papers.

For coding and computing in the borough, see our Redbridge coding page.

Lessons are live on video, and groups are matched by level, so a child in Gants Hill, Barkingside or Woodford Green learns with children at the same stage of Year 5 maths from anywhere in the country.

We have no connection with either school or with the council, and we give no advice on the catchment area, applications or places.

Source: London Borough of Redbridge, Redbridge 11 plus, read 26 September 2026.

A year of work

Four stages before a September test

For a child in Year 5 now, the council's pattern points to registration around May to June 2027 and a test early in Year 6. The council publishes the exact dates.

From place value to timed papers
When	Stage	You can see it when
Autumn, Year 5	1. Place value and decimals	Multiplies and divides by 10, 100 and 1,000 without hesitation
Winter, Year 5	2. Measures	Converts units and solves measure problems with decimals correctly
Spring, Year 5	3. The rest of Year 5	Fractions, geometry and statistics are as secure as number
Summer holiday	4. Papers, for format	Finishes a timed paper calmly, whatever its length or layout

Starting now, in the spring

There is still time if the order holds: place value, then measures and the rest of Year 5, then papers.

We will give you our honest estimate at the free lesson.

After October

Measures and conversions run straight through secondary science and maths. Some pupils continue into maths through coding, where units become variables.

Pupils who relish problems try the national challenges listed on our competitions calendar.

Courses

Maths and coding for Redbridge families

Grouped by stage; each links to its syllabus.

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For the Redbridge 11 plus

Years 3 to 5

RBM / A1

11 plus maths preparation

The full Year 5 curriculum, not one paper style.

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RBM / A2

Primary maths, Years 1 to 5

Place value and decimals, made secure.

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RBM / A3

Mental maths for kids

Quick conversions by powers of ten.

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RBM / A4

Abacus and mental maths

Hands-on place value for younger pupils.

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II

Secondary maths

From Year 6

RBM / B1

Middle school maths mastery

Compound measures, ratio and algebra.

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RBM / B2

GCSE maths, foundation and higher

Taught to the exam board specification.

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RBM / B3

Olympiad and competition maths

Problems that reward real understanding.

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III

Coding

Maths made runnable

RBM / C1

Maths through coding

Write a unit converter; test it on real values.

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RBM / C2

Scratch coding for kids

Logic and sequence for younger coders.

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RBM / C3

Python and AI for kids

The step up to typed code.

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IV

Further

Teenage years

RBM / D1

Vedic maths and speed calculation

Fast methods for secure calculators.

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RBM / D2

AI and machine learning for teens

Data, units and models in practice.

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When lessons run

After school and at weekends, by the UK clock

Lessons are taught live from India. For primary children we use early evening and weekend morning slots in UK time, and we shift our own hours when the UK clocks change.

Weekdays, early evening

An hour that fits between school and bedtime.

Weekend mornings

Good for children who flag after school.

Holidays

Brief extra lessons when school is closed.

A regular teacher

One person, week after week, who knows the child's habits.

Honest updates

Short notes that say what is going well and what is not.

Five to ten children

Grouped by level for the right pace.

Questions we write

No GL or council material is reproduced.

One to one available

For a stubborn topic or a child who prefers it.

Maths only

No reasoning coaching and no admissions advice.

Student work

Where primary maths leads our students

Four projects by students at our school, all built on the place value and measures they once learned. More on the student labs page.

AI and ML

NutriLife

An AI nutrition coach that reads what you eat and works you toward a target.

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AI and ML

Misti

A chatbot that answers mathematics and programming questions, built and deployed by a student.

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AI and ML

GuardianX

An assistant that helps a young person recognise unsafe situations online.

by Vivaan · Open it

Web app

SkyCast

A weather forecasting site with live conditions for any location.

by Krish

Fees

One monthly price in US dollars, the same for families everywhere outside India. No joining fee; leave whenever you wish.

Free first class

USD 0

no card required

A proper lesson from a teacher
An honest assessment afterwards
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Group batch

USD 100

a month, billed in US dollars

Five to ten children, one level
The same teacher each week
Work checked together
Certificate at the end

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One to one

USD 150

a month, billed in US dollars

A teacher for your child alone
Aimed at the weakest topics
Useful in the summer before the test

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Redbridge questions

What Redbridge families ask us

What is in the Redbridge 11 plus?

The council says the test has two papers: English and Verbal Reasoning, and Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning. It is provided by GL Assessment.

How long is the maths paper?

The council does not give paper lengths on its page; the invitation letter sent at the start of September states the test duration.

Will the free GL practice papers match the test?

Not necessarily. Redbridge Council says the free materials might not match the exact test, and that differences could include the number of questions, types of questions or difficulty.

Is there a pass mark?

The council's admission arrangements set a minimum threshold score of 104 for all applicants. We do not treat it as a target or predict scores.

When is the next Redbridge 11 plus?

Dates for 2028 entry had not been published when we checked on 26 September 2026. For 2027 entry, registration ran from 1 May to 15 June 2026 and the test was on Friday 18 September 2026.

Which schools use the test?

Ilford County High School for Boys and Woodford County High School for Girls, according to the council.

What should my child bring?

The council says the completed 11 plus photo ID form must be brought, and the invitation letter lists what can and cannot be taken in.

Do you teach non-verbal reasoning?

No. We teach the mathematics only. We also do not advise on the catchment area or applications.

Do you use GL papers?

No. Our practice questions are our own, written to the national curriculum.

What does it cost?

The first lesson is on us. Regular lessons are USD 100 a month in a small group or USD 150 a month one to one, with no minimum commitment.

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