Equip your child to thrive in the next stage of schooling

Specialist school entrance tutoring for 11+, pre-tests, 13+ and scholarships with expert teacher Adam D’Souza

ABOUT ME – SPECIALIST SCHOOL ENTRANCE TUTORING WITH ADAM D’SOUZA

My focus is empowering your son or daughter to thrive in the next step of education

As a school admissions expert, I specialise in supporting 11+ and 13+ transitions to academically selective day and boarding schools (grammar schools and independent schools) in the UK and worldwide. Time and again I love helping children achieve more than they thought possible, by equipping them with knowledge, skills and confidence… First, to ace the entrance exam. Then, more importantly, to thrive as independent learners in secondary education.

Read more about my story and experience

Expert, specialist tutoring for school entrance

Academic value-add, wherever your child’s starting point

Adam will help your son or daughter open doors to the right-fit schools with value-adding, inspiring tutoring, wherever your child's starting point. Former students have secured 11+ places at some of London’s most demanding selective private and grammar schools (including Westminster, St Paul’s Girls’ and Tiffin) and 13+ places at some of the most academically competitive British boarding schools, such as Eton, Tonbridge, Brighton College, Marlborough College and Charterhouse.

I am equally proud of the children, including neurodivergent students or those with learning difficulties, who achieved ambitious goals and progressed well beyond what they would have believed possible.

Group of sixth form students in uniforms walking through Westminster Abbey cloisters with arched ceilings and stone walls.

“Adam put our country-boy through his paces to bring his learning and maturity up a level or two. My son hardly ever covered his school syllabus in his sessions with Adam which was impressive. They focussed on extended learning, thought-development, reflection and inference, all so rarely taught by busy teachers.”

— Laura, happy parent of a successful alumnus, now at Westminster School

Empathetic connection and trust

What sets my approach apart, and my greatest source of professional pride as a specialist school entrance tutor, is the quality of human relationships. At the heart of learning is a secure, three-way relationship built on trust and honesty between your child, you as parents and me as tutor.

The role of a school entrance tutor is as much about mentoring children pastorally, coaching parents, and advising on strategy as it is academic tutoring. My aim is to support your whole family through the whole journey of this important transition.

I don’t just sit on the sidelines and turn up with past papers for your child to complete. I work hard to personalise my lesson plans so that your child is inspired and engaged.

“I think the highlights are definitely the way that you manage to push him to achieve his true/full potential, which really helps his confidence. I also like how you show him techniques that make it easier for him. I think it’s great that you give him honest and firm feedback at times as he does need a reality check at times, it’s the only way to help him. I do honestly think you are fantastic and it’s great that you really care and understand him, this really makes such a huge difference I feel. 😊

— Tasneem, happy parent of a successful alumnus, now at Aldenham School

“My son is always so enthused and animated AFTER his sessions that his good mood lasts for ages! … He has been very good at understanding what makes my son tick and where his interests lie and has tailored the tuition to suit that. It’s typical ‘boy stuff’ a lot of the time with interesting adventure stories, tales about new countries and interesting parts of history, but interwoven into that are all the vital skills they need for 11/13+.

— Mel, happy parent of a successful alumnus, now an academic scholar at King’s Wimbledon

Adam D’Souza has helped students secure 11+ and 13+ places at some of the UK’s most academically competitive schools…

Deep expertise in academically selective school entrance

Adam D’Souza is a renowned tutor, specialising in school entrance, with expertise in preparing students for entry assessments. His tutoring experience includes 11+ admissions to selective day schools (private and grammar schools), 13+ entrance for British boarding schools and 16+ for Sixth Form.

Time and again, Adam has helped children achieve more than they thought possible, by equipping them with knowledge, skills and confidence. This specialist focus has helped former students (more than 230 at the last count!) to secure places at more than 50 of the leading academically selective schools in London, Surrey, and across the UK.

Victorian Gothic co-ed boarding school 13+ entry, with pointed towers and red roofs, surrounded by green trees and grass under a cloudy sky.
Group of co-ed students at boarding school 13+ entry in uniforms walking outside a brick school building.
Three girls from single-sex London private day school 11+ entry in blue sports hoodies holding lacrosse sticks on a field, smiling and talking.
Three boys in school uniforms from highly academic private London single-sex school 11+ entry sitting on grass, looking at a book, outdoors.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions about specialist school entrance tutoring with Adam D’Souza, founder of Select:ed

  • Adam is an expert, specialist tutor in school entrance preparation. In particular, he has a significant track record in:

    • 11+ tutoring for academically selective private day schools and grammar schools

    • 13+ tutoring for British boarding schools (including ISEB Pre-Test, Common Entrance and scholarships)

  • My alumni have secured places at more than fifty different schools.

    This includes renowned, highly academically selective schools such as Westminster School, King’s College School Wimbledon, Eton College, St Paul’s Girls’ School, Wycombe Abbey and Brighton College.

    My approach is about adding value, whatever a child’s starting point, so I am also proud of children with learning difficulties who have secured places at first-choice schools.

  • Bespoke practice materials tailored specifically for the 11+ or 13+ assessments students will be sitting.

    Detailed feedback on completed practice tests.

    Personalised performance summaries and individual targets.

  • Yes, I enjoy seeing international students improve their English language skills and grow in confidence before joining British schools.

    Alongside specialist tutoring, I am able to support international families with benchmarking assessments or consultancy/advisory services such as School Search & Selection.

  • Adam D’Souza is a professional member of The Tutors’ Association and currently shortlisted for the National Tutoring Awards 2025, in the specialist Primary Tutor of the Year category.

  • In five pithy bullet points, I would express my professional edge as:

    1. Track record of results, supporting now more than 200 children to secure places at first choice, academically selective schools.

    2. Creative, intellectually ambitious lesson planning. My profession is teaching; the best tutors, especially of younger children, inspire and engage, and find oblique ways to cover material.

    3. Highly personalised, empathetic approach. School entrance tutoring is all about relationships, building trust and therefore confidence over the long term.

    4. Investment in pastoral as well as academic professional development, including specialised training in coaching children.

    5. Deep expertise on the schools market. In addition to tutoring, I also work as an education consultant, helping families around the world choose the right-fit schools for children.