'The hardest of the 4+ assessments!' The South Hampstead 4+ Assessment.

I was speaking with one of my dear clients last week and we were discussing the 4+ assessments. Her daughter did amazingly well and was successful at being offered places at the likes of NLCS, South Hampstead, Westminster and Glendower.

These were her words.

'The hardest of the 4+ assessments!'

The school she was referring to was South Hampstead High School.

Is South Hampstead a school you dream about for your child?

Would you love to send your daughter to South Hampstead at 4+? Yeh, you and the other 240+ parents who try to send their daughters to this school each and every year!

It is by far one of the hardest 4+ assessments.

I have been preparing girls for this school for over 20 years. This means that for 20 years, I have seen what works and I have seen what doesn’t. This means that for 20 years I have seen the girls who have passed and I have seen the girls who have not passed.

I know exactly what is expected of the girls in their 4+ Assessments and so do my team of exceptional teachers.

The most heartbreaking thing about this school, is that it is the least prepared for. Each year, we typically support 2-3 girls for this school. This is a very small percentage compared to the other school that we prepare our girls for. Perhaps those other girls go to other tutors? I do hope so. Last year we supported a record 7 girls for their 4+ at South Hampstead!

Why this 4+ assessment is so hard?

1. There are only 24 places on offer at 4+.

Each year hundreds and hundreds of girls will sit their Assessment at this school.

At least 250 girls attend their 4+ Assessment at South Hampstead. Your daughter therefore will typically have a 1:10 chance of passing this assessment.

2. The majority of parents will consider it to be a ‘play date’ assessment because this is what they are told about it.

It is not a ‘play date’. Far from it actually.

3. The majority of parents will not prepare their daughter for this 4+ assessment (other than sending her to nursery or prep school)

Special preparation IS necessary.

South Hampstead are looking for very strong phonics and reading skills and very strong mathematical skills in their girls. How will your daughter pass without ‘special preparation’? Nurseries and pre- schools do not support children to the level needed to pass these 4+ assessments. It really doesn’t matter to me which one she goes to.

4. Formal knowledge IS expected.

A lot will be expected of your daughter in her 4+ Assessment for South Hampstead. Prepare her to a very high standard. Sending her to nursery or pre-school alone is not what I consider preparing for a 4+ assessment. Far from it.

5. To be offered a place at 4+ is something exceptional.

If you have been offered a place, you are in a very privileged position and I hope you are aware of that.

We have exceptional success with South Hampstead at 4+ every single year. This year 5 of our students have been offered a place to study at South Hampstead!

Trustpilot Review (South Hampstead 4+ Success)

Maria helped us with preparing our daughter for the 4+ assessment at SHHS. She is a summer baby and not in a nursery that formally prepares kids for the 4+. She comes to every lesson prepared but also flexible with content to suit the mood of our 3 year old. She is very patient and encouraging. The exercises she shares after the lessons are also useful to continue progress. All in all we are very happy especially after we got the offer from the school.

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