Athena.

11+ preparation, built around your child's target school.

Athena matches practice to the exam your child will actually sit. Choose a target school, practise questions tagged for its exam, and get every answer graded instantly with a worked explanation.

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291schools on the platform
12exam profiles covered
22,511published practice questions
107free lessons to preview

Exams we cover

Every question in the bank is tagged with the exam it belongs to. Open an exam to see its format and how much published practice Athena holds for it.

How it works

Four steps, from choosing a school to knowing exactly what to work on next.

  1. Choose a target school

    Create a free account and add your child. Every school on Athena is linked to the exam it uses, so practice is never generic.

  2. Practise the right questions

    Your child works through learning units of published questions tagged for their target school's exam — English, maths and reasoning, matched to the real format.

  3. Get graded feedback instantly

    Every answer is marked the moment it is submitted, with the correct answer and a worked explanation, so mistakes turn into learning straight away.

  4. Revisit and strengthen

    Revision mode reopens the explanations for any unit, and per-skill mastery is recorded from graded practice so you can see exactly where to focus next.

Preview our lessons

Not ready to sign up? Every Athena lesson is free to read, right now — no account needed. Each one teaches a single concept with a worked example, the common mistakes to avoid, and a quick check to try. Preview all 107 free lessons, or start with one of these:

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Subjects and skills

Practice is organised by subject, topic and skill, following the structure of the exams themselves.

Schools

Preparation starts with a target. These are some of the schools on Athena — browse the full list to find yours.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the 11+?

The 11+ is the entrance examination used by grammar schools in England to select pupils for Year 7 entry. Children usually sit it in the autumn of Year 6. The subjects and format depend on the school: most test English and maths, and many also test verbal and non-verbal reasoning.

Which exams does Athena cover?

Athena's question bank is tagged by exam, so practice matches the test your child will actually sit. The exam profiles currently published on the platform are listed in the Exams section of this page, and new profiles are added as their question sets are verified and published.

How is practice graded?

Grading happens on the server the moment an answer is submitted. Your child sees whether they were right, how many marks the answer earned, and the worked explanation for the question. Practice is scored; revision mode is unscored and shows explanations openly so topics can be revisited.

Who can create an account?

Parents can create a family account and add their children. Students can also register for themselves — they get their own family space and a student profile, with no parent account required.

Can my child prepare for more than one school?

Yes. Practice is organised by exam rather than by a single school, and many schools share the same exam. If your target schools use different exams, your child can practise the units tagged for each of them.

Start preparing for your target school today

Create a free account, add your child, and begin practising questions matched to their exam.

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