5 important facts you must know if you are preparing for South Hampstead (4+)
/Is South Hampstead a school you dream about for your child?
Would you love to send your daughter to South Hampstead at 4+?
Then do yourself a favour, sit back and relax and listen to what I have to say.
I have been preparing girls for this school for our 15 years. This means that for 15 years, I have seen what works and I have seen what doesn’t. This means that for 15 years, I have seen the calibre of girl that will pass this assessment and sadly I have seen and spoken to hundreds of parents of 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.
1. There are only 24 places on offer at 4+.
Each year hundreds and hundreds of girls will sit their Assessment at this school.
This year at least 250 girls sat their Assessment at South Hampstead. Your daughter therefore will typically have a 1:10 chance of passing this assessment. Two of our girls this year have passed their Assessment at South Hampstead.
2. You should NOT consider it a ‘play date’
It is not a play date.
3. 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’?
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.
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 both of our students have been offered a place to study at South Hampstead and will be starting from September 2025.
