Ideal for revising maths areas covered in Year 4. Our aim is to ensure that your child enters Year 5 confident in their understanding of the topics covered in the previous year.

Course topics:

Decimal notation, ordering, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division by multiples of 10
Area and perimeters
Averages, mode, median, mean and range
Fractions: equivalence, lowest terms
Time
Direct Proportion
Long multiplication and division

Year 4 Maths Revision Courses Available

3rd and 4th August 2026(2 day entry)
Year 4 Maths Revision Book Course
Book Course

This course focuses on the key areas of Verbal Reasoning tested in the GL style 11+ exams. Strategies and techniques are taught and discussed. Children will have a chance to practise these strategies in the lesson.

Relevant school entrance exams

SW Herts Consortium
Buckinghamshire County Council
Dame Alice Owen
Mill Hill County
Independent schools

In this course, which aims to develop the fundamental literacy skills of reading and understanding, the class will read planned material and discuss themes, vocabulary and more. Children will have a chance to practise both standard comprehension questions and multiple-choice style questions and receive feedback on how to improve.

Relevant school entrance exams

QE Boys’
Henrietta Barnett
Bucks County Council
Independent schools

What is Non-Verbal Reasoning?

Non-Verbal Reasoning is the ability to solve problems by interpreting images rather than words. Skills include recognising ways in which shapes and diagrams can be manipulated by changing their size, orientation and pattern.

Which schools test Non-Verbal Reasoning on their entrance exams?

Buckinghamshire County Council schools, Slough Consortium schools, Henrietta Barnett Girls’ school, Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’, City of London Boys’, Mill Hill County, St Paul’s Girls’ and St Michael’s Catholic Grammar. This list is a guide only. You should research the schools in which you are interested.

Does my child need Non-Verbal Reasoning lessons?

Once you are sure the schools you are applying for require Non-Verbal Reasoning, we suggest:

Practice at home using books and/or online platforms.
Booking one of our revision courses during the school holidays.

The course will develop the following skills:

Ideas for writing
Structure
Vocabulary building
Speech and language fluency
Rules of writing; spelling, punctuation and grammar.

This course is designed to revise they key aspects of English work covered in Year 4 and to increase confidence in English skills ready to start Year 5.

It will cover:

Comprehension: Reading and understanding; answering questions in fluent and grammatically correct sentences.
Technical skills: Spelling, punctuation and grammar.

This course is designed to develop key skills that link Verbal Reasoning and English, including vocabulary building, reading, and critical thinking.

Lessons and activities will cover areas such as vocabulary classification, grammar, spelling, and traditional Verbal Reasoning topics that rely on strong English skills and fluency.

Relevant school entrance exams

South West Herts Consortium
QE Boys’
Henrietta Barnett
Bucks County Council
Independent schools

Year 4 English and Verbal Reasoning Courses Available

3rd and 4th August 2026(2 day entry)
Year 4 English and Verbal Reasoning Book Course
Book Course

Course features: 2 days (5.5 hours each day)

Maths, English and Verbal Reasoning revision
Vocabulary building
A supervised lunch break

Relevant school entrance exams

SW Hertfordshire Consortium
Buckinghamshire County Council,
QE Boys’
Henrietta Barnett
Dame Alice Owen

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