Jan Stringer's 11+ Mock Exams have been a great experience for two of my children. They offer a realistic dry run to the real 11+ with an exam agenda the same as the real day and test papers that contain the same question types and difficulty as the GL Assessment Papers.

The mock exam was an incredibly useful tool, particularly as we undertook the D_I_Y (as opposed to tutor) route to the 11+. It gave my daughter a new confidence and now, having sat the 11+, my daughter reports that it was very similar in standard to the actual exam and overall very representative. As far as we were concerned, it was a very useful benchmark against other 11+ candidates. I was hugely impressed by the detailed reports, which highlights particular question areas where there is a weakness and provides further examples. The observation reports were also interesting. I would recommend that the whole package is taken - it is such, such good value. The Stringer team work hard to get it right and I believe they have succeeded.

My daughter sat 2 mock exams prior to the 11+ at South Wilts. It was an ideal opportunity for her to learn about exam techniques, timings and also to make those silly mistakes that you make only once. When she sat the proper exam, she sais she felt much calm and less daunted and that she often thought she was just in another mock ! It held no surprises for her. we got a detailed report with the first exam which highlighted several areas to work on. The simple report which came with her second exam still propvided plenty of information. we had a query about one of the papers and the Stringers rapidly responded and explained the situation fully. Would recommend this to anyone who is planning to have their children sit exams of this kind. Well worth it.

Invaluable experience for both the practicalities of exam conditions (timing and what to do) and type of questions to expect. My daughter sat two mock exams and when she came to the real exam felt much more confident and familiar with what was expected. I found the detailed report very useful and correlated with my daughter's own report on her exam experience. It was useful for me to know how she reacted during the mock.

Both of my children went to all three of the 11+ mock exams and they found them very helpful, informative, and it trained them for exam conditions. We also found when our children took the mock exam, it helped enormously with confidence building for when they entered the final exam. I would definitely recommend it to a friend.

Here are the reviews we received for our 2010 exams (before we knew about reviewcentre.com). You should of course bear in mind that we are unlikely to be sent unflattering reviews, but on the other hand most people had something nice to say. We still think they have some useful information for potential customers: The mock exams helped my daughter a lot, she was very nervous on the 3 mocks she took with you, but on the day she seemed nerve free! The reports were very good and gave a clear understanding of my childs ability in each area, the mocks were also a good guide as to how well she would do in the real thing. The setting, the room, the examiners, the time required, the papers and the feed back are all excellent and were a much needed confidence boost for my daughter. Well done and thank you. I will be, and I have recommended the mock exams to my friends for their children. My daughter's score increased with each exam (she took the 2nd and 3rd) and it was enough that she passed outright her actual 11+ and got a place at the grammar school despite being a long way outside the catchment area. My son found the exam a really valuable experience, and it gave him confidence for the real thing. We found the reports very insightful, and it was particularly reassuring to have the comments on how he'd coped with the actual exam situation. The samples of wrongly answered questions were useful, as they helped us to focus our revision during those last few weeks. I think this is an invaluable service prior to taking the real exams. We only ever intended to sit one mock, but my son decided for himself he wanted to do the others, and gradually increased in confidence and success. He feels he would not have passed on the day without having had the experience of the mocks. Very useful and comprehensive report. I am quite convinced that sitting the mock exams gave my daughter the confidence to believe in her ability. The mock tests were invaluable - not only for the content, but for the boys to appreciate how it feels to be one of many in a room and the sensation of test conditions. The twins have both said they were really pleased to take the mocks, and said it would have been doubly scary if they hadn't! Thank you for all your support. I was very pleased I had booked my son in for the practice exam before he sat the 11+ examination. It was a valuable experience for him and provided very useful feedback as to which areas to work on before he took the exam. The detailed report was definitely worth paying extra for. The morning was well organised and the results were swiftly and efficiently sent back to me. My daughter loved sitting the mock and experiencing the feel of an exam in a larger classroom setting. There are only 12 children in her class. It gave us an idea of the areas we needed to give her extra support . Thank you. We found the mock exams provided by Jan and John Stringer incredibly helpful. The organisation was very efficient and the whole experience was a very positive one. Our son benefitted enormously from the experience and I would not hesitate in recommending the service to anyone who is serious about sitting and passing the 11+. I would highly recommend pupils sit at least one mock exam - they need to know what to expect on the day if they are to give their full attention to the actual tests. These mock exams and the feedback reports were extremely helpful. I can fully recommend the services provided by John Stringer and his team - I found them invaluable in the lead up to the actual examination, providing an excellent example for my child of what it would be like on the actual exam day e.g questions and timings. After each examination of which we chose to do all three, we were then able to look at any problems we encountered at each and hopefully correct for the next exam. I would particularly recommend the extra feedback report in light of my last comment. Excellent opportunity to experience mock versions of the real thing. All my four children found your sessions very helpful in preparing them for the proper thing and gave them an idea of how to pace themselves, and what it was like having to take all three papers and complete the piece of free writing in one go. Highly recommended by the family!

My daughter did 2 of the 3 mock exams that Jan offerred. The 1st one I paid for the detailed report which although expensive I found extremely helpful as it told me about her concentration and how fast/slow she was getting on whether she became distracted, whether she looked nervous etc things I could discuss with my daughter and try to help her with. It also really helped her in understanding what would happen on the day and get used to sitting and concentrating for that amount of time. I would definately recommend doing them.

Both my children have prepared for the 11+ ,in 2009 and 2011.They had one to one tuition which was excellent but of course gave you little idea how they performed in comparison with their peers.I heard about Jan Stringer's mock exams from a friend and entered my daughter for only one.She really benefitted from the experience-she'd never had to sit still for so long under exam conditions.The exam was marked quickly -we ordered the detailed report and it was helpful.This year I entered my son for the first two-I think they were even better -he almost enjoyed them!!-again practice under exam conditions is so important.The detailed reports were even more detailed this year -he now knows not to be too busy minding everyone else's business!-his attitude was much more focussed in the second exam.The results were emailed very promptly and your child's performance is clearly compared to other candidates.You are given the questions(&answers!!)that your child got wrong so that you can go through them at home.Certainly in 2009, the questions were comparable to those in the real test. There are lots of helpful sugggestions too.The exams are run in a very organized and professional manner-Jan and John respond to any queries pre- and post-exam very quickly.I would definitely recommend the mock exams-I would suggest ordering the detailed reports certainly for the first exam and the last so you can gauge your child's progress.Don't be put off by the price(not excessive when you consider the amount of work put in by Jan and John)-they really are excellent value.I've no more children to put through the 11+ process but if I had I'd book them in ASAP for the mocks. Kate Higson