11+ online practice — what's everyone using these days?

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Asking on behalf of a friend whose DD is starting prep — my own DS did 11+ a few years back so I’m a bit out of date.

What are parents actually using for online practice in 2026? Anyone tried Pretest Plus, CENTURY, Bond Online, Exam Papers Plus, Academy11? Or sticking to CGP books and free past papers?

Keen for honest takes — the good, the bad, and the “we paid £££ and DD hated it.”

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We are using Academy11. Not very expansive just £9.99 per month and gives free creative writing studio access.

Make absolutely sure you’re prepping for the right test.

What do you mean?

A question is though how much creative writing is going to help crack the 11+ exam

I'm just about to close a beta test on a new site - www.onzely.co.uk for this exact question. I found what was available to either be horrifically expensive, or not adaptive to children's needs.

I'd love some live testers if you DM me, and I can send through a beta code for free access.

It tries to cover all major topics, including the NVR work which can be the hardest to learn, as well as giving access beyond just a parent dashboard, but being able to link to your tutor so they can see progress, and work through questions with your child.

It can be done with and without tutors, but I think tutors are a key part of the ecosystem for children in this situation.

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Atom. That’s also the system used by a number of the London boys days schools as their first line assessment (which seems a massive conflict of interest to me…)

I've recently been trying out curiolearners.com for creative writing. It's only £5.99 per month and has been great for regular writing practice and feedback. They also provide marking from tutors as well if you get the premium

we just started using Pip 11+ app. They use it on their chrome book, it's a free app but just started the free pro trial so we can do unlimited mock tests, so far so good.

We ended up using a mix rather than relying on one thing. Online platforms were good for keeping practice interesting, but I don't think any of them are a complete solution on their own.
The thing that made the biggest difference for us was doing regular mock exams. They showed us whether all the practice was actually translating into exam performance.
We also used CGP and Bond books alongside the online work. If you're in the Midlands, Pass 11 Plus Grammar runs good mock exams, and the feedback was really helpful for spotting weaker areas. I probably wouldn't spend a fortune on every online subscription available though I'd pick one that your child actually enjoys using and stick with it.

I could be wrong but I think the poster is referring to the style. So is it CEM or GL assessment? Or the school's own paper. Hope that helps.

Don’t know if it is still a thing and will be test dependent, but my DC’s used YouTube. Very clear videos explaining the different question types,breaking down answers and then practice. I bought a couple of Bond books for them too and provided them with access to problem/word solving puzzles too (sudoku, code word, crosswords etc)

We tried a few of these. Atom was fine but felt overpriced for what DD actually used, and CGP and Bond books did most of the heavy lifting honestly, sometimes the simple option is the right one. If you want to work out where to focus first rather than just grinding through everything, Ace11Plus's diagnostic was useful for us for that.