Tutoring in Barnet for 7+, 8+, 11+ and ISEB
In-person sessions are available in Barnet. The first three sessions of every Nova programme are taught in your home. All later sessions are online.
How tutoring works in Barnet
A free consultation
You tell us about your child and which school or exam you have in mind. We explain which Nova programme fits. Within 24 hours we send a written recommendation.
Three sessions in your home in Barnet
The first three sessions of every programme are taught in person, so your child and your family get to know the tutor, and the tutor gets to know them.
Then online, with a report after every session
All later sessions are online. You receive a Session Note after every session, so you know what was covered and what comes next.
Sessions are 60 minutes, one-to-one or in a group of two or three. In a group, one home is nominated as the teaching venue for the three in-person sessions. Every tutor is a qualified teacher with a current Enhanced DBS check.
Selective schools in Barnet
Barnet is the only one of Nova’s seven areas with state grammar schools: Queen Elizabeth’s School, The Henrietta Barnett School and St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School. Their first entrance tests are in September of Year 6, so preparation for 11+ starts before then.
Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet
State grammar, boys, 11+
The school’s own entrance test: two multiple-choice papers, in English and Mathematics. You also apply through your home local authority’s Common Application Form.
The Henrietta Barnett School
State grammar, girls, 11+
Two rounds of tests: verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and English, then English and maths.
St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School
State grammar, girls, Catholic, 11+
Written tests in Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, English and Mathematics. Catholic criteria apply first, then rank in the test.
Belmont, Mill Hill Preparatory School
Independent, 7+ and 11+
Computer-based adaptive tests in English, Maths, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and creative comprehension, then a group interview, problem-solving and creative writing.
Nearby, in other boroughs
The Latymer School
State grammar, in Enfield
Admits only children living in listed postcodes. The school’s list includes N2 to N22 and EN1 to EN5, with limits on some EN postcodes, so check yours.
North London Collegiate School
Independent, girls, in Harrow
The school’s own English and Maths exam at 11+.
Entry points, tests and dates change from year to year, so check each school's own admissions page before you plan. Listed from the schools' own pages, last checked October 2026. Nova is not affiliated with any school listed, and a place is never guaranteed.
Preparation for each entry point
11+
Year 7 entry at grammar and independent schools
11+ tutoring in Barnet7+
Year 3 entry at selective independent schools
7+ tutoring in Barnet8+
Year 4 entry at selective independent schools
8+ tutoring in BarnetISEB
Entry to leading boarding and day schools at 13+
ISEB tutoring in Barnet
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