About the mock
A mock that feels like the real thing.
The September 11+ is a tense day for any family. The single best thing your child can do in advance is sit a full paper in a real exam room, with other children, against the clock, and then read back what went well and what did not.
That is what these mocks are for. Not a tutoring session. Not a workshop. A proper rehearsal of the exam itself, followed by a written report from Carolyn within forty-eight hours.
What is in the paper
A full-length 11+ paper covering English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning. Format and timing match the Trafford 11+ as sat in September.
How it is sat
In silence. Invigilated. With a short comfort break partway through. Three hours from arrival to dismissal. Phones away.
Where it happens
St Luke's Church Hall, Bowdon Vale, Altrincham. Full venue details, including parking and drop-off, land in your booking confirmation email.
The diagnostic report
Within forty-eight hours of sitting the paper, you receive a written report: raw score, percentile against this cohort, a section-by-section breakdown, and Carolyn's commentary.
How it works
Three steps. No mystery.
01
Book a cohort
Pick a date and morning or afternoon slot. Pay £40 to confirm your seat. You will receive a confirmation email straight away, with venue details and what your child needs to bring.
02
Sit a full paper
Children sit a full-length, timed 11+ paper in exam conditions, invigilated. The format mirrors what they will face in September. Three hours including a short break.
03
Receive a diagnostic report
Within forty-eight hours we send you a written report with raw score, percentile against this cohort, a section-by-section breakdown, and Carolyn's commentary on what to work on between now and September.
Who is running this
Thirty-six years between us.
Carolyn Timms runs CT Tuition in Sale. She has prepared hundreds of Trafford children for the 11+ over the past eighteen years, and knows the paper in detail. She marks every script personally and writes the diagnostic commentary. Her observations on where a child is strong and where they need work are the most valuable part of the day.
David Hunter runs Kickstone Learning, a group of education practices spanning eighteen years of teaching, school leadership and education technology. Kickstone provides the booking, marking and reporting infrastructure that turns Carolyn's script-by-script observations into a structured report a parent can act on.
Ready to book your child a seat?
Seats are £40 each. Cohorts cap at sixty. Once a cohort is full, it is full.