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For the Birmingham and West Midlands 11+

11+ practice that teaches the method, not just the answer

Short daily practice across all four areas of the test, plus timed mock papers. You see which skills are secure, which need work, and how your child thought each answer through.

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  • 15,539
    questions
  • 160
    skills, each with a lesson
  • 10
    full mock exams, booked separately
  • 4
    areas

How NextJen works

  1. Practice that adapts

    Every question tests one skill. Three right in a row and the questions step up. Two wrong and your child sees a worked answer, then an easier question.

    See a week on NextJen
    Example practice question: a level 3 maths question on fractions of amounts, with answer C, 9 stickers, chosen and ready to check.

  2. Full mock exams in the two paper format

    Ten full mock exams, each with two papers and every section timed on its own. Mock exams are booked and paid for separately. Each area is scored from 70 to 141. Scores are estimates until 30 pupils have sat a mock.

    More about the mock exams
    Example mock exam result. Overall score 112, an estimate. Area scores: English 109, Verbal reasoning 116, Maths 114, Nonverbal and spatial 108.

  3. A clear view for parents

    See every skill from secure to needs work, a focus for the week, and your child's own notes on how they worked each answer out.

    Example parent view for a Year 5 child. Letter codes 84, Secure. Fractions of amounts 68, Developing. Cube nets 58, Developing. Hidden words 38, Needs work. Focus this week: hidden words and cube nets.

Every part of the test, weighted by its share of the marks

The test has two papers of around 60 minutes each, according to the King Edward VI Foundation. English and verbal reasoning carry half the marks, so they get half the practice.

  • Half the marks, with verbal reasoning

    English

    • Comprehension passages
    • Cloze passages with missing words
    • Spelling, grammar and vocabulary

  • Half the marks, with English

    Verbal reasoning

    • 30 verbal reasoning skills
    • Letter codes, hidden words and word links
    • Number series and logic problems

  • 25% of the marks

    Maths

    • Number, fractions and percentages
    • Ratio, algebra and measures
    • Shape, data and averages

  • 25% of the marks

    Nonverbal and spatial

    • Series, matrices and odd one out
    • Cube nets and hole punching
    • Rotations and 3D views

Try it yourself

Try a question

Try four example questions, one from each area, written the NextJen way. Pick an answer and check it to see the worked explanation.

EnglishApostrophes for possessionLevel 3

Which sentence has the apostrophe in the right place?

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The answer is B: The children's books were on the shelf..

  1. Ask who owns the books. The children do, so the apostrophe goes with the word children.
  2. Children is already a plural that does not end in s, so add 's after it: children's.
  3. Check the others. Childrens' adds an s that is not part of the plural, then puts the apostrophe after it. Book's is wrong too: books is a plural here, not a possessive.
Verbal reasoningLetter codesLevel 2

If CAT is written as DBU, how is DOG written in the same code?

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The answer is D: EPH.

  1. Each letter moves one place forward in the alphabet. C to D, A to B, T to U.
  2. Do the same to DOG. D to E, O to P, G to H.
  3. The answer is EPH.
MathsTwo-step word problemsLevel 3

Jamal plants 8 rows of tulips with 6 tulips in each row. He gives 15 tulips to his neighbour. How many tulips does he have left?

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The answer is B: 33.

  1. Find the total first. 8 rows of 6 tulips is 8 × 6 = 48.
  2. Then take away the ones he gave away. 48 − 15 = 33.
  3. Check by adding back. 33 + 15 = 48, which matches the total.
Nonverbal and spatialSequences of shapesLevel 2

Picture: Three arrows pointing up, right and down, then a box with a question mark.

Each arrow turns the same way and by the same amount as the one before it. Which arrow comes next, in the box with the question mark?

Show the answer

The answer is A: Pointing left.

  1. Compare the first two arrows. Up becomes right, so each arrow turns a quarter turn clockwise.
  2. Keep going the same way. Right becomes down, so down becomes left.
  3. The next arrow points left. Pointing up would start the pattern again, which it does not do.
Sample questions, one from each area of the test

Watch the level change

Answer right or wrong and see how practice adapts. The skill you tap in the parent view changes as you go.

ExampleRatio, answer by answer

Skill score

43 of 100

Level3 of 5

Answer a question to see what happens.

Last 8 answers, oldest first

    No answers yet.

    Watch it adapt: a working demo of how practice changes level

    Tap a skill

    See what you'd see for each skill in the parent area. Tap one to practise it in the demo.

    Example child

    Year 5 course, this week

    Example

    Ratio

    Maths

    Level
    3 of 5
    Answers this week
    9
    Its lesson
    Find one part first

    Focus this week: watch the lesson again, then 10 questions at an easier level.

    Example parent view. Choose a skill to see its detail.

    How a question gets made

    Every question is written from scratch and checked before any child sees it

    We never copy test papers. Each question goes through three steps before any child sees it.

    1. Written from scratch

      Each question is written to match the style, format and topics of the test. None is copied from GL Assessment or from a school.

    2. Checked by code

      Where an answer can be worked out by a program, we run it and make sure it matches.

    3. Solved again, blind

      Separate automated reviewers solve every question again without seeing the answer. If they disagree, it goes back.

    How we write and check questions

    Prices

    One simple plan per child, from Year 3 to Year 6

    Your family's first plan starts with a 7-day free trial. We take card details up front, and the plan becomes paid unless you cancel.

    How you pay

    Year 3 start

    For children in Year 3

    £20 a month per child

    Moves on to 11+ Year 4 on 1 September 2027. From then: £30 a month (founding £24).

    • Practice in all four areas at the gentlest level
    • 10-minute sessions with bigger text and a read-aloud button on most tablets and computers
    • A lesson for every skill
    • A worked answer to every question, with pictures in maths
    • Parent view with each skill as Secure or Building
    • A weekly summary email every Sunday

    11+ Year 4

    For children in Year 4

    £30 a month per child

    Moves on to 11+ Year 5 on 1 September 2027. From then: £45 a month (founding £36).

    • Adaptive practice in all four areas
    • A lesson for every skill
    • A worked answer to every question
    • Parent view with every skill from secure to needs work
    • A weekly summary email every Sunday

    11+ Year 5

    For children in Years 5 and 6

    £45 a month per child

    • Adaptive practice in all four areas
    • A lesson for every skill
    • A worked answer to every question
    • Parent view with every skill from secure to needs work
    • A weekly summary email every Sunday
    • Full two paper mock exams, booked separately

    Founding families: £16 for the Year 3 start, £24 for 11+ Year 4 and £36 for 11+ Year 5, a month per child. Founding price terms

    See prices and plans in full

    Questions parents ask

    All questions and answers
    Are these the real test questions?

    No. Nobody outside GL Assessment sees the real papers. Every NextJen question is written from scratch to match the style, format and topics of the test, checked by code where possible and solved again by separate automated reviewers that can't see the answer before going live.

    Does my child need their own login?

    No. Your child practises inside your account in child mode, and your PIN takes you back to the parent area. We never ask for your child's email address or surname.

    What equipment do we need?

    A laptop or tablet with a web browser. There's nothing to download or install.

    Join the waitlist

    We'll email you when NextJen opens. Waitlist families get a founding price: £16 a month for the Year 3 start, £24 a month for 11+ Year 4 and £36 a month for 11+ Year 5, per child, fixed while your plan continues without a break. When a child moves on to the next course, they move to its founding price.

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