About PT Publications
Written by the people who know the exams.
PT Publications exists for one reason: the papers parents could buy didn't match the exams their children actually sat. Ours do: school by school, format by format, mark scheme by mark scheme.
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The founder
Manju Pillai
Manju has spent more than a decade preparing children in south London for the 11+: first as a tutor, then leading a team of tutors working with hundreds of families across Croydon, Sutton and Bromley. The papers on this site began as the material she wrote for her own students, because nothing on the market matched what the Sutton SET, Wilson's, and the Tiffin schools actually ask.
Since 2015, parents and tutors across the UK have used PT Publications papers. Many arrive recommended from parent to parent, which is still how most families find us. Every paper is written or reviewed by practising tutors, and updated when schools change their formats. [Founder story to be reviewed and personalised by Manju. Draft from research.]
Methodology
How a PT paper gets made
No. 1
Study the real exam
Format, timing, question mix and mark scheme, rebuilt from what schools publish and what our students sit.
No. 2
Written by tutors
Every question is authored by someone who teaches this material to real Year 5s, every week.
No. 3
Tested and reviewed
Papers are sat by students under timed conditions before they're published, so the difficulty is calibrated rather than guessed.
No. 4
Updated when schools change
When a school publishes a new format, the paper is revised. Check any product page for its latest revision.
“They don't just focus on exam templates; they make sure students develop a solid understanding of the subject as a whole.”
Parent of a Year 6 student
See the difference for yourself.
Download a free sample paper. The real thing, not a brochure.