Lucas Rey working on aerothermal test equipment at the Oxford Thermofluids Institute

Research engineer at Oxford

I publish ESAT material, write unseen mock papers for schools, and teach.

Open the ESAT libraryPublications and ORCID

  • Freethe whole library, and it stays free
  • DBSa DBS certificate, shown to any client on request
  • A sampleeach page shows part of its module, not all of it
  • Unseena paper a school commissions is never published here

What I publish

ESAT sample papers with a worked solution under every question, practice set pages, and a diagnostic that marks itself in the browser. Each page carries a sample of its module rather than the whole of it. The complete paper is what a school commissions.

Start hereWhich of these to open first, and in what order

The five ESAT modules

And what to do with them

A library page taken apart: the question as it is set, a diagnostic that marks each answer in the browser as you go, and a worked solution folded away under the question.Mathematics 1[01]THE QUESTIONABCDEWorked solution+The diagnostic[02]marks itself in the browser as you goThe worked solution[03]under every question, folded away until wantedC
A library page taken apart: the question as it is set, a diagnostic that marks each answer in the browser as you go, and a worked solution folded away under the question.Mathematics 1[01]THE QUESTIONABCDEWorked solution+The diagnostic[02]marks itself in the browser as you goThe worked solution[03]under every question,folded away until wantedC
One library page, taken apart. The question is set as it would be on the day, the diagnostic marks each answer in the browser, and the reasoning waits underneath until it is opened.
What is in the library, and what is not

A full ESAT module runs to twenty-seven questions. What is published here is a sample of each module, drawn from the same bank that writes the unseen papers schools commission, at the same depth, with a worked solution under every one. It is not a whole paper, and it is not meant to stand in for one.

A question published here is retired from every school pack, which is what lets both stay honest. Everything in the library is free and stays free.

Research

Thermography and pneumatic surveys paired with RANS, quantifying how leading edge holing alters aerodynamic loss and cooling effectiveness.

A turbine blade with cooling holes at its leading edge. Thermography and pneumatic surveys measure it, and both are paired with RANS computation to quantify aerodynamic loss and cooling effectiveness.THE LEADING EDGE[01]FLOWCOOLING HOLESThermography[02]surface temperatureCOOLERHOTTERPneumatic surveys[03]pressures, point by pointRANS[04]paired with bothQUANTIFIESAerodynamic lossCooling effectiveness
A turbine blade with cooling holes at its leading edge. Thermography and pneumatic surveys measure it, and both are paired with RANS computation to quantify aerodynamic loss and cooling effectiveness.THE LEADING EDGE[01]FLOWCOOLING HOLES[02]Thermographysurface temperatureCOOLHOT[03]Pneumatic surveyspoint by pointRANS[04]paired with bothQUANTIFIESAerodynamic lossCooling effectiveness
Holes at the leading edge change how the blade is cooled and how much the flow loses. Two kinds of measurement and one kind of computation, set against each other, put a number on each.
The method

Thermography and pneumatic surveys paired with RANS, quantifying how leading edge holing alters aerodynamic loss and cooling effectiveness. The work is sponsored by Rolls-Royce and runs at the Oxford Thermofluids Institute.

Applied elsewhere: KiteGeneration venture operations, and mesoscale wind mapping in Sardinia.

Papers for schools

Unseen papers, sat on paper under timed conditions and marked in the room the same afternoon. No school receives a question another school has seen.

In a pack

  • Mathematics 1
  • Mathematics 2
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Worked solutions and a mark scheme for every question
  • Printed, and the print run is one
A pack of five module papers with their solutions and mark schemes, printed once, sat on paper under timed conditions and marked in the room the same afternoon. The real ESAT is sat on screen, which a printed mock does not train.Mathematics 1Mathematics 2PhysicsChemistryBiologyRUN OF ONESOLUTIONS AND MARK SCHEMEFOR EVERY QUESTIONHOW A PACK IS USED[01]1Printedand the print run is one[02]Sat on paperunder timed conditions[03]Marked in the roomthe same afternoonONE LIMIT, STATED PLAINLYThe real ESAT is sat on screen. A printed mock trains the mathematicsand the pacing. It does not train the interface.
A pack of five module papers with their solutions and mark schemes, printed once, sat on paper under timed conditions and marked in the room the same afternoon. The real ESAT is sat on screen, which a printed mock does not train.Mathematics 1Mathematics 2PhysicsChemistryBiologyRUN OF ONESOLUTIONS AND MARK SCHEMEFOR EVERY QUESTIONHOW A PACK IS USED1[01]Printedand the print run is one[02]Sat on paperunder timed conditions[03]Marked in the roomthe same afternoonONE LIMIT, STATED PLAINLYThe real ESAT is sat on screen. A printedmock trains the mathematics and thepacing. It does not train the interface.
A pack is five module papers with their solutions and mark schemes, printed once and used in a single afternoon.
One limit, stated plainly

These are printed papers and the real ESAT is sat on screen. A printed mock trains the mathematics and the pacing. It does not train the interface, and nothing here pretends otherwise.

Teaching

  • Ages 13 to 15STEM FoundationsMathematical agility, scientific curiosity and independent study habits.
  • Ages 15 to 18Engineering ScholarThermofluids, advanced mechanics, supercurricular project supervision, and a written report to parents each month.
  • Year 13Admissions and ESAT AcceleratorThe ESAT and the TMUA, personal statements, and technical interviews at Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial.
  • UniversityUniversity STEM supportFluid mechanics curriculum, quantitative reasoning and problem classes.
  • ConsultantsTechnical delivery partnerFor educational consultancies placing specialist teaching.

Ask for a free 20 minute call

Four programmes along an age line: STEM Foundations, ages 13 to 15; Engineering Scholar, ages 15 to 18; Admissions and ESAT Accelerator, year 13; University STEM support, university. Each begins with a free 20 minute call with the student and parents, then a diagnostic session of 75 to 90 minutes, then a written report to parents every month.WHO I TEACHAGES 13 TO 15STEM FoundationsAGES 15 TO 18Engineering ScholarYEAR 13Admissions and ESAT AcceleratorUNIVERSITYUniversity STEM supportAGE13151718UNIVERSITYHOW A PROGRAMME RUNSA free call[01]20 minutes, student and parentsA diagnostic session[02]75 to 90 minutesA written report[03]to parents, every monthMONTHLY
Four programmes along an age line: STEM Foundations, ages 13 to 15; Engineering Scholar, ages 15 to 18; Admissions and ESAT Accelerator, year 13; University STEM support, university. Each begins with a free 20 minute call with the student and parents, then a diagnostic session of 75 to 90 minutes, then a written report to parents every month.WHO I TEACH, BY AGESTEM FoundationsEngineering ScholarAdmissions and ESAT AcceleratorUniversity STEM support13151718UNIVERSITYHOW A PROGRAMME RUNSA free call[01]20 minutes, student and parentsA diagnostic session[02]75 to 90 minutesA written report[03]to parents, every monthMONTHLY
Where each programme sits, and how every one of them runs.
How a programme runs

A free 20 minute call with the student and their parents comes first, then a diagnostic session of 75 to 90 minutes. Parents receive a written progress report every month.

Places are limited and taken by application. A booking link sent by email is personal to the recipient and opens a portal for that recipient only, so it is not for sharing.

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