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Mathematics: Intensive Training

ISEB Pre-Test Mathematics training in a real exam environment: the screens, the timing and the one-question-at-a-time format work like the real test. The course covers every question type in the real exam, at the same level of difficulty. The question types are not listed here – the full list of topics, with method slides, explained questions and practice sets, opens as soon as you enrol, and the practice sets then unlock one at a time. Access lasts 6 months from the day you enrol.

All question types

Covers every question type in the real exam

Real-exam difficulty

Questions matched to the difficulty of the real test

Real test environment

Same screens, one question at a time, real-test timing

Unlocks when you enrol

Question types shown after purchase; sets unlock one by one

Why this course

Everything needed to raise your mathematics score in the ISEB Common Pre-Test

Maths in the ISEB Common Pre-Test is about accuracy at speed. The course rebuilds every area of maths the test draws on, shows the quickest reliable method, and then trains it on questions pitched at the real test until the marks become dependable.

  • Every question typeEvery question type in the real ISEB Common Pre-Test mathematics section is taught and practised, so nothing on the day comes as a surprise.
  • Real-exam difficultyQuestions are pitched at the level of the real test, so results in practice are a fair guide to the score on the day.
  • Real test environmentThe same screen layout, one question at a time and real-test timing, so the format feels familiar before the test.
  • Method before practiceEach question type starts with short method slides and fully explained questions, so pupils learn how to answer before they practise.
  • Instant explanationsA wrong answer shows the correct answer and a step-by-step explanation straight away, so mistakes are fixed while they are fresh.
  • A daily check-in routinePractice sets unlock one at a time as each one is finished, giving a clear routine and progress you can see.

How the course works

  1. Enrol, and the full list of question types opens straight away.
  2. Learn the method for a question type with short slides.
  3. Work through explained questions and see why each answer is right.
  4. Complete the practice sets with instant feedback; finishing one unlocks the next.
  5. Come back to any question to review it at any time during your access.

Who it is for

Pupils preparing for the ISEB Common Pre-Test, usually sat in Year 6 or Year 7 for entry to UK independent senior schools.

  • 6 months of access from the day you enrol
  • Works in the browser on a computer or tablet – nothing to install
  • Developed by Oxbridge Academy

The question types are listed in full once you enrol.

Choose a topic

Maths training for the ISEB Common Pre-Test, organised by topic. Every topic has two levels of practice – Standard and Higher Level:

  • MethodThe key slides from your lesson: a quick warm-up, what you need to know, a step-by-step method and the common traps.
  • Explained questionsAfter every answer you see straight away whether you are right, with the explanation and the method steps.
  • Practice sets (Standard)Three sets of questions on the topic. Get one right and you move straight on; get one wrong and you see the correct answer and the explanation at once. The sets unlock one at a time: finish a set and the next one opens.
  • Higher LevelHarder questions on the same topic, with their own method slides, explained questions and three practice sets. The Higher Level practice sets unlock once you have finished the Standard practice sets of the same topic.

Finish with the two Challenge Papers, which mix all nine topics; Challenge Paper · Higher Level unlocks after the first. Finished sets show ✓ Done, so you can tick them off like a daily check-in.

Place Value, Addition & SubtractionRead, order and round large numbers; add and subtract, including money problems.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 126 questionsStart
Practice Set 222 questionsStart
Practice Set 318 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions on the same topic

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 227 questionsStart
Practice Set 319 questionsStart
Multiplication & DivisionTimes tables, written methods, factors, multiples, primes and remainders.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 126 questionsStart
Practice Set 222 questionsStart
Practice Set 318 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions on the same topic

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 227 questionsStart
Practice Set 319 questionsStart
DecimalsDecimal place value, calculating with decimals, rounding and measures.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 126 questionsStart
Practice Set 222 questionsStart
Practice Set 318 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions on the same topic

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 226 questionsStart
Practice Set 320 questionsStart
FractionsEquivalent fractions, comparing and ordering, and fractions of amounts and shapes.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 126 questionsStart
Practice Set 223 questionsStart
Practice Set 317 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions on the same topic

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 227 questionsStart
Practice Set 319 questionsStart
PercentagesPercentages of amounts, converting between fractions, decimals and percentages, and reading charts.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 126 questionsStart
Practice Set 221 questionsStart
Practice Set 319 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions on the same topic

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 228 questionsStart
Practice Set 318 questionsStart
Number Patterns & AlgebraSequences, missing numbers, simple equations, primes, and square and cube numbers.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 126 questionsStart
Practice Set 223 questionsStart
Practice Set 317 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions on the same topic

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 228 questionsStart
Practice Set 318 questionsStart
Measures, Time & ProportionUnits of measure, time, money, averages, ratio and proportion.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 126 questionsStart
Practice Set 221 questionsStart
Practice Set 319 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions on the same topic

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 228 questionsStart
Practice Set 318 questionsStart
Perimeter, Area & VolumePerimeter, area and volume, including composite shapes and cuboids.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 126 questionsStart
Practice Set 222 questionsStart
Practice Set 318 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions on the same topic

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 228 questionsStart
Practice Set 318 questionsStart
Angles & ShapesAngles, properties of shapes, symmetry, nets and coordinates.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 116 questionsStart
Practice Set 222 questionsStart
Practice Set 318 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions on the same topic

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 220 questionsStart
Practice Set 320 questionsStart
Challenge PapersMixed questions from all nine topics. Try these when you have finished the practice sets.3 items
MethodExam strategy slidesStart
Challenge Paper28 questionsStart
Challenge Paper · Higher Level28 questions · unlocks after the Challenge PaperStart
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