Picture your child’s school day.
Explore the school type, location and pupil information. Use the official links to investigate the setting and the questions you want to ask on a visit.
279 schools.
Find the right fit.
Explore school profiles, compare admissions, fees and results, and build a shortlist around your child. Keep visits, application dates and next steps together as your plans take shape.
Directory checked 3 November 2026. Available detail varies by school.
Know what’s coming. Plan what to do next.
The whole journey.
In the right order.
Keep registration, assessments, interviews and decisions in one timeline. See the next milestone for your child’s entry year, so you can plan visits, preparation and family commitments around it.
See the dates you need to plan around.
See which events have a fixed day and which fall within a week or wider window. Know when to make arrangements and when to check back for the school’s next update.
Keep the original guidance within reach.
Open the school’s admissions guidance from your plan. Check the requirements for your child’s entry year before registering, arranging an assessment or replying to an offer.
Abingdon’s published 2027 entry dates ↗Snapshot: 3 November 2026. Registration is shown as a past date; a passed date does not mean a task was completed.
See where you are with every school.
Research · Visit · Apply · Review offersKeep every shortlisted school in view.See which schools you’re researching, visiting or applying to, all on one board.
Pick up where you left off.Keep reports, visit notes and next actions together when you return to a school.
Organise your plan your way.Scan your shortlist in a list, or use the board to follow each school through your own stages.
BUILD YOUR FAMILY’S SHORTLISTStart with your child.
Start with your child.
Find schools to explore.
Search grammar and independent schools by name or area. Save the options you want to explore, then compare the school setting and entry route against your child’s needs and your family’s priorities.
- Search the schools and areas that work for your family
- Keep promising options in one shortlist
- Use visits and school information to refine your choices
Try searching and saving schools in this six-school preview. The full directory contains 279 entries; report detail and practice availability vary by school.
See the comparison example ›DIRECTORY PREVIEW
6 sample schoolsStart a shortlist.
Understand the school before your visit
Get to know the school.
Know what to ask next.
Use the school report to prepare for a visit or compare your options at home. This Abingdon example brings together the setting, entry route, assessment subjects and results history, with sources you can explore further.
Look at the academic record over time.
See how GCSE grades 9–8 compare across four exam years. A consistent measure helps you look beyond a single headline result and prepare more informed questions for the school.
Understand what your child will be assessed on.
Read the school’s English, mathematics and reasoning guidance alongside the entry route. Use it to understand the preparation your child may need.
School sources: GCSE results ↗11+ entry guidance ↗Figures checked 3 November 2026. Results describe exam entries, not an admission probability.
Explore everything in a school report
Find the right entry route.
Check available entry ages, eligibility guidance and assessment subjects for your child’s intended year. Confirm the requirements with the school before applying.
Plan for the school costs.
Review available fees and their reporting years. See what the published amount includes and where extras or tax notes affect your family’s budget.
Understand the academic record.
Explore available results by qualification, year and grade measure. Use the history to inform your questions about the school; these figures do not predict an individual child’s outcome.
Turn research into a next step.
Keep available application dates, source links and your own tasks together. See what you’ve checked and what still needs your attention.
Find a focus for preparation.
Read the assessment guidance, then explore the AI Kids subjects, topics and mocks available for your target school.
Report detail varies by school. Each available source and reporting year helps you see what you can use now and what to confirm with the school.
Build a school budget you can understand
Know what’s included.
Plan for the full cost.
See the published fee and what it includes before building your family’s budget. Compare termly tuition with an annual estimate, then account for registration, acceptance fees and other charges.
See what the termly fee covers.
The Abingdon example shows a termly day fee, including lunches and applicable VAT, for the 2026/27 school year.
Bring annual costs into your plan.
Use three terms to estimate annual tuition, then add the relevant registration, acceptance fees and extras. Keep one-off charges visible alongside recurring school costs.
Abingdon’s published fee schedule ↗School fees are separate from your AI Kids subscription.
School comparison
Compare the details.
Plan for your family.
Which dates need action? What will the fees cover? What does the school publish about results? Compare the same questions, with the year and original source in view.
Official school sources · Checked 3 November 2026
GIRLS · DAY SCHOOL
St Paul’s Girls’ School
Hammersmith · London
GIRLS · DAY SCHOOL
North London Collegiate School
Edgware · London
Admissions & key datesSeptember 2027 entry
| What to compare | St Paul’s Girls’ School | North London Collegiate School |
|---|---|---|
| Entry point | St Paul’s Girls’Year 7 · September 2027 | NLCSYear 7 · September 2027 |
| Registration deadline | St Paul’s Girls’6 November 2026 · 9am | NLCS13 November 2026 · 4pm |
| Assessment route | St Paul’s Girls’ISEB pre-test by 19 November, then written papers | NLCSWritten English and Maths; no verbal or non-verbal reasoning tests |
| Written examinations | St Paul’s Girls’5 December 2026 English, Maths and General Comprehension | NLCS3 December 2026 English and Maths |
| Interviews | St Paul’s Girls’16 or 24 January 2027 | NLCS11–22 January 2027 |
| Offers sent | St Paul’s Girls’12 February 2027 | NLCS12 February 2027 |
| Acceptance deadline | St Paul’s Girls’2 March 2027 | NLCSEarly March 2027 Exact date to be confirmed by the school |
Sources: St Paul’s Girls’ admissions ↗ · NLCS admissions ↗. Confirm dates and eligibility with each school before applying.
Fees & family budget2026/27 academic year · fees include VAT
| What to compare | St Paul’s Girls’ School | North London Collegiate School |
|---|---|---|
| Termly school fee · VAT included | St Paul’s Girls’£12,854 | NLCS£10,365 |
| Annual estimate · 3 × termly fee | St Paul’s Girls’£38,562 | NLCS£31,095 |
| Lunch | St Paul’s Girls’Included in the termly school fee | NLCS£1,275 per year for school lunches |
| Application / assessment fee | St Paul’s Girls’£265 Waiver may apply for bursary-only applicants | NLCS£150 UK · £200 overseas |
| Acceptance deposit | St Paul’s Girls’Half of the current termly fee Additional deposit may apply for overseas families | NLCSHalf of one term’s fees Pro-rata for bursary recipients |
Sources: St Paul’s Girls’ fees ↗ · NLCS fees ↗. Annual estimates multiply the termly fee by three; they exclude additional charges and future fee increases. Lunch is included at SPGS and additional at NLCS. Transport, trips and other extras may add to the total.
Published exam results2026 results · percentages of entries / grades
| What to compare | St Paul’s Girls’ School | North London Collegiate School |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE / IGCSE · grades 9–8 | St Paul’s Girls’93.8% 9–1 graded entries · provisional | NLCS95.0% School-published GCSE / IGCSE figure |
| A level · grades A*–A | St Paul’s Girls’89.6% Provisional results | NLCS83.6% School-published A level figure |
Sources: SPGS GCSE PDF ↗ · SPGS A level PDF ↗ · NLCS results ↗. SPGS provisional figures are from its 11 September report; the GCSE comparison uses its 9–1 graded entries. NLCS figures are its published headline measures. These are school-level results, not predictions for an individual child.
TURN RESEARCH INTO NEXT STEPSKnow the next step.
Know the next step.
For every school.
Turn each school on your shortlist into a manageable set of tasks. Confirm the entry year, read the requirements and note the dates, then pick up your plan whenever you have time.
- Keep your own tasks beside the school’s requirements
- Open the original guidance when you need to check a date
- See what’s done and what needs your attention next
Try ticking off a task below. This demo checklist resets when you reload; applications are submitted directly to each school.
EXAMPLE APPLICATION PLAN
0 / 4 checkedYour next steps.
Two connected tools
A school in mind?
Give practice a direction.
Explore the topics identified from your target school’s available past papers. Help your child practise from different angles, work through difficult steps with AI and bring their learning together in mock tests.
Explore 11+ Practice ›279schools in the directory
5dedicated practice libraries
Explore the 5 practice libraries in this preview to see which subjects and resources are available for your target school.
See school libraries ↗School planning questions
Your school planning
questions, answered.
Does every school have a complete report?+
You can explore 279 school entries. The depth of profile information, fee history, results and admissions guidance varies, so each report helps you see the available sources and the details to check with the school.
How should I use fee and result figures?+
Check the year, qualification or fee basis, and the original source. A per-term fee should not be compared directly with an annual figure; a reported grade percentage needs its qualification and cohort context.
Are dates and entry rules the same every year?+
No. Application guidance belongs to a particular entry cycle and can change. Use the school’s current official information for your intended year before taking an application step.
Does saving a school submit an application?+
No. A shortlist and checklist help you organise research. Applications and confirmations must follow the school’s own process.
Will my shortlisted school have practice materials?+
Not necessarily. Dedicated practice currently covers five schools. The 11+ Practice library explorer shows the actual subjects, topic sets and mock counts.
Which plan includes school planning?+
School Planner and Complete both include the proposed planning workspace. Complete adds available practice and review. Paid prices and final terms remain to be confirmed; see the Price page for details.
Take the first step towards your shortlist