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Principal Tutors provides experienced and qualified 11+ tutors in Trafford including Hale, Bowdon, Sale, Stretford, Urmston and Partington. We manage a carefully selected team of enthusiastic 11+ tutors to ensure your child secures a place at their chosen school. All tutors are QTS qualified teachers, with additional expertise in 11+ tuition. We have a specialist team of online 11+ tutors available that help pupils sit and pass the 11+ for the Trafford area as well as the surrounding Manchester 11+ and Stockport 11+ areas.
We have tutors experienced with helping pupils to gain entry to the seven grammar schools in the borough of Trafford, namely:
In addition to the state grammar school system, many families in Trafford and the surrounding regions target highly selective independent schools. Our tutors are equally experienced in preparing pupils for the bespoke, rigorous entrance examinations set by these top private institutions, including:
Because independent school assessments move beyond standard multiple-choice formats to include creative writing pieces, advanced comprehension tasks, and formal interviews, our QTS teachers customise their approach to match the exact exam blueprint of your target independent school.
We help pupils at all levels of the education system to achieve their true potential and academic goals.
We only work with Qualified teachers who have significant classroom experience teaching the UK National Curriculum.
Simply tell us about your requirements and we will introduce you to the right tutor for your child. If you are not happy, we will allocate you an alternative tutor at any time.
With years of experience in the education field, we can provide you with a personal touch to customer service, so that you can contact us to discuss any aspect of your child’s education any time.
Navigating the local admissions process can be confusing for parents. Our tutors specialize in preparing students for the three main selective routes in and around the Trafford borough:
Five of Trafford’s top-performing grammar schools share a unified entrance examination process under the Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium:
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Sale Grammar School
Stretford Grammar School
Urmston Grammar School
These schools utilize a shared GL Assessment entrance test. One-to-one preparation for the Consortium route focuses heavily on mastering advanced mathematics, verbal ability, and non-verbal reasoning skills, alongside essential time-management techniques.
Loreto Grammar School (for girls) and St Ambrose College (for boys) are selective Catholic grammar schools located in Trafford. However, they operate outside the main Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium.
Both schools manage their own independent admissions arrangements and entry criteria. Because their papers can include distinct English, mathematics, and reasoning components tailored to their specific standards, our tutoring is carefully customised to match the latest published formats for these specific schools.
Many families in the Trafford area also consider elite, selective independent schools across Greater Manchester, such as:
The Manchester Grammar School (MGS)
Withington Girls’ School
Manchester High School for Girls
Cheadle Hulme School
These independent schools set their own bespoke entrance examinations, which frequently move beyond multiple-choice formats to include creative writing tasks, advanced English comprehension, and formal interviews. Our tutors adapt their lesson plans to the exact blueprint of your target independent school rather than relying on a generic 11+ program.
The entrance exams for Trafford’s grammar schools occur in the autumn term of Year 6. We have found that most parents start to prepare their children for the 11+ exams at least a year in advance, and year 4/5 is typical. The grammar schools in Trafford have different types of entrance exams comprising of a mixture of verbal, non-verbal reasoning, maths, English and creative writing. It is not unusual for schools that have relied on the same exam provider for an extended period to undergo sudden changes and switch to different providers. Therefore, it is advisable to verify this information directly with the schools. Our tutors have extensive experience and knowledge of the requirements of the 11+ entrance exams in Trafford and are available for private one to one tuition.
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Yes, absolutely. We maintain a strict standard that sets us apart from typical tuition agencies: we only work with fully qualified school teachers who possess extensive classroom experience. Every tutor in our network is an expert in the National Curriculum for England, has undergone rigorous vetting, and holds an enhanced DBS check to ensure the highest standard of safety and academic excellence for your child.
Our specialist tutors focus on the entrance requirements for all major selective grammar schools across the region. This includes the five schools within the Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium (Altrincham Boys and Girls, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston), the Trafford Catholic grammar schools (Loreto and St Ambrose), and independent institutions throughout Greater Manchester and Cheshire.
Beyond our dedicated 11+ entry programmes, we offer comprehensive online tuition for a wide range of subjects. This includes core support for Primary (KS1 & KS2 SATs), GCSEs, and A-Levels across all major UK exam boards such as AQA, Edexcel, and OCR. We provide expert tuition in Mathematics, English, the Sciences, Humanities, Modern Foreign Languages, and social sciences like Business, Psychology, and Economics.
To save you time and ensure the best academic fit, our educational consultants handle the selection process for you. We discuss your child’s specific target grammar schools, learning style, and current academic gaps first, then hand-match them with the most suitable qualified teacher from our team.
Our online lessons are highly interactive, utilising live audio, video, and a shared digital whiteboard. This advanced setup allows the tutor to share past 11+ papers, demonstrate complex non-verbal reasoning patterns, work through mathematical formulas, and provide instant, real-time feedback just like a face-to-face lesson.
While we can arrange premium in-person home visits for certain subjects across South Manchester and Cheshire, the vast majority of our families choose our interactive online platform. Traditional home tutoring limits your choices to educators who live within a short driving distance. By going online, we remove these geographical barriers entirely, allowing us to pair your child with the ultimate UK-qualified exam specialist for their target school, regardless of postcode. It offers a more flexible, cost-effective solution without any household disruption.
Yes. Communication is vital for 11+ success. You will receive a detailed written feedback report after every single session, keeping you fully updated on the topics covered, areas of improvement, and your child’s overall progress toward their target Trafford exam.
Yes, we have a dedicated team of primary school teachers who specialise in early learning, Key Stage 1, and Key Stage 2. Whether your child needs to boost their foundational confidence in English and Maths or wants an early start on Year 4 preparation for the Trafford 11+ test, we have the right primary specialist to help.
No, we do not lock families into rigid, long-term contracts. Principal Tutors operates on a flexible, pay-as-you-go basis, allowing you to adapt your tuition schedule to your family’s needs and commitments.
