Does a child need tutoring for 11+ exam even if they are in a prep school

[goMN]

Hi, my eldest daughter is preparing to give her 11+ exam this year. She goes to a fairly good prep school and is fairly bright. So far I have relied completely on the school with me occasionally helping her out. I know that some of the girls in her grade are doing Kumon classes. As the exam is approaching I am starting to wonder if it is better to get her a tutor for maths and english ? dd is keen on getting into one of the top London schools and is equally keen to put in all the effort needed to get there. I don't want to later regret that I did not give her all the avenues to succeed so I wanted to get the views from this group. Do you feel that I should get dd a tutor to get further support ? Has anyone felt that it helped their child even if they were in prep school ? Thanks in advance xx

@goMN where in London are you?

@Bridgetina - I'm based in Hammersmith.
@follygirl - Thanks for your comment.

@jeanne16

My DS was at a London prep and I can assure you that pretty much all the boys were being tutored outside school. The whole environment was nuts. Don’t believe anyone who says their children got into the top schools without tutoring as people are not always honest.

Mine did.....

I would say depends how “good” and selective the prep is but it actually seems that the better they are, the more children are tutored! Which definitely makes me think tutoring generally is often necessary to have a chance in those schools that are popular.
We are at a non-selective independent primary which does not advocate tutoring but…..it’s much more helpful if you do!

@goMN

Any suggestions on tutors would be very helpful. Thnx

Keystone in Brook Green.

And yes you probably need to tutor or do it at home at least.

i was set on not tutoring DD as I thought if she could not get in somewhere despite her prep giving her practise then the school would be too tough for her. Then COVID came and her year 5 was largely a write off as she hated home schooling. we waited until the school holidays in year 5 and then started tutoring 2 days a week over the summer and autumn (except when on holiday etc). We've just accepted the offer from our preferred "aspirational" school.