7+ SPBS (Junior), Focus Group (Year 2)
Date: 14th November 2026 - 15th November 2026
Venue: Great Western Studios, 65 Alfred Road, W2 5EU
Time: 10:00 - 15:00 Daily
Course Fee: £750 +VAT
Book a placeCourse Introduction
This two-day focus group is designed to specifically prepare students for stage one of the St. Paul’s Boy’s School 7+ assessment. It will follow the same format, and each section will be taught by subject specialists with several years of 7+ experience.
Course Schedule
On Day I, students will begin by working on dictation, covering spelling strategies, and how to infer spelling and punctuation from auditory clues.
In the second half of the session we will work on comprehension in St Paul’s format, using infographics, non-fiction texts and multiple-choice comprehension.
On Day II, we will address core maths and reasoning rules. Vital topics such as time, fractions, money and geometry will be covered. There will also be a mental maths test, mirroring the assessment.
In the afternoon, we will work on verbal and non-verbal reasoning, covering questions in the format and to the level of St Paul’s 7+ assessment.
Full feedback will be provided each day.
“Excellent tutors who go beyond rote learning and really inspire children to improve”
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Group Leads
Dr Tom Parkinson
The group will be led by Winterwood’s co-founder, Dr Tom Parkinson. Tom oversees the entrance exam cohort at Winterwood, and has fifteen years’ experience of the entrance exam system. Tom will provide detailed advice, guidance and focus topics following the course, and will also be on hand to discuss any aspect of the process, or school admissions, with parents.
Oliver Ford
Oliver has helped students gain places at schools such as Westminster, St. Paul’s, Highgate, UCS and City of London School Boys, alongside helping them achieve prestigious scholarships at schools like Eton. Oliver has well over 5,000 hours of tutoring experience. His teaching style is patient and encouraging, he makes learning fun and creates dynamic resources which contextualise learning within topics that his students require for exams.