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The Ultimate 11+ Guide 2026
Top schools, competition ratios, fees after VAT, AI in education, and a parent decision framework for 11+.
20 min readRead guide - Money
Bursaries Guide
How means-tested fee support works, what schools ask for, and how to judge whether a bursary is realistic before you apply.
25 min readRead guide - Outcomes
Exam results
How to read GCSE, A level, IB, and destination data without being dazzled by selective-school marketing.
24 min readRead guide - Wellbeing
Pastoral care
What good pastoral care looks like in practice, and how to test whether it is embedded or just prospectus language.
22 min readRead guide - Money
Fees and ways to pay
How to plan for tuition, VAT, extras, deposits, payment schedules, and the real multi-year cost of independent school.
22 min readRead guide - Relocation
International Parents Guide
A practical guide to UK independent-school admissions for overseas families, with London routes, top-school examples, visas, sponsorship and guardianship.
28 min readRead guide - Basics
Private School Glossary
A deep plain-English glossary of independent-school admissions, exams, fees, bursaries, boarding, visas, safeguarding and inspection terms.
31 min readRead guide
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