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As of 13 August 2026, AI can help your child prepare for the 11-plus.
This still needs a person who signs their name to it.
Can you do it?
5 minutesto a draft.
30 minutesto something you’d act on.
Cost, all in£0
Skill neededchat-fluent
Who has to check ityou
What the alternative costsNo priced human alternative is listed in the supplied tool data.
If this goes wrong: your child practises unsuitable questions or learns an incorrect method, wasting study time before you spot and correct it.
What to actually do
Hand it to a person
The route this page recommends
A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.
Do it yourself
Second choiceA chat interface, chat-fluent skill, and roughly 30 minutes until you can act on the result.
How to actually do it
- Open the official website or information pack for the relevant school, local authority or test provider and copy the stated subjects, question types, timing and test period into a note.
- Gather a few recent examples of your child's schoolwork or practice papers, remove names and other identifying details, and record the areas they find easy or difficult.
- Paste the prompt into a chatbot, replacing every bracketed slot with the test information, your child's year group, available time and the number of weeks until the test.
- Ask the chatbot to produce the diagnostic set and answer key first, then check each answer and explanation against a trusted book, teacher or published mark scheme before using it.
- Give your child the diagnostic questions without showing the answers, record which question types cause difficulty, and paste the results back into the chatbot to adjust the plan.
- Use the revised plan for short supervised sessions, asking the chatbot to explain a method in simpler language when your child is stuck rather than simply supplying the answer.
- Compare each new practice set with the official test information and check its answers before handing it to your child, then reduce or change the workload if it causes persistent distress or fatigue.
Prompt
Help me create a realistic 11-plus preparation plan for my child. Child's year group: [YEAR GROUP] Target test date or period: [DATE OR PERIOD] School, local authority or test provider, if known: [DETAILS] Subjects or question types included: [DETAILS] Current strengths: [DETAILS] Current difficulties: [DETAILS] Available study time each week: [DETAILS] Preferred session length: [DETAILS] Create a plan for [NUMBER OF WEEKS] weeks. Include short sessions covering maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning only where they are relevant to the test details I supplied. Start with a diagnostic set of questions, then build gradually towards mixed timed practice. For every session, give the objective, activity, question count or duration, answers, and a brief explanation of each answer. Use UK spelling and age-appropriate language. Do not invent details about the test provider, syllabus or admissions process. Clearly label anything that depends on the provider's actual specification. Keep the workload manageable and include rest or lighter sessions. Explain how I should check the plan and the answer key before giving it to my child, and flag any point where a teacher or tutor would be better placed to advise.
Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.
Use a tool built for this
The distant third
What it gets wrong
- AI cannot know the exact format or emphasis of an 11-plus test unless you provide reliable information from the relevant provider.
- AI cannot reliably judge whether a child is anxious, tired, bored or ready for a harder challenge from written answers alone.
- It can produce an incorrect answer or explanation, so answer keys and worked methods need checking before use.
- It cannot replace a teacher or tutor who sees repeated misconceptions and adapts explanations in real time.
- It cannot provide the encouragement, routine and calm adult presence that make regular practice work.
Even on a YES, the friction has a name: context depth, judgement under ambiguity and verification cost.
How we scored this
Five axes, each scored nought to two by hand: ten means AI carries the task cleanly, and the thresholds that turn a total into YES, PARTLY or NO are published in the methodology. Each axis name links to its definition.
| Axis | Score (0–2) |
|---|---|
| Output | 2 |
| Inputs | 2 |
| Verification | 1 |
| Liability | 2 |
| Effort delta | 2 |
| Total | 9 / 10 |
The methodology and its thresholds are published in full.
FAQ
- Can AI create an 11-plus revision plan?
- Yes. It can turn the test format, your child's current level and your available time into a sequence of practice sessions. Check that the plan matches the relevant school's or test provider's information, and check its answer keys before use.
- Can ChatGPT help with 11-plus questions?
- Yes, especially for generating practice questions and explaining maths, English and reasoning methods. It can still give a wrong answer or use a method that does not fit the test, so compare important explanations with a teacher, book or mark scheme.
- What should my child practise for the 11-plus?
- Practise only the subjects and question types named by the relevant school, local authority or test provider. A chatbot can organise a mixture of untimed learning, timed sets and review, but it cannot infer the correct syllabus from the phrase "11-plus" alone.
- Is AI enough to prepare for the 11-plus?
- No, not on its own. AI can remove much of the planning and provide extra practice, but your child still needs supervision, checked materials and support with motivation, anxiety and recurring misconceptions.
Nearby answers
Assessed by gpt-5.6-luna (gpt-5.6-luna) on 2026-08-13, second-checked by an independent model. Wrong somewhere? Email [email protected] and it gets re-checked.
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