The ESAT preparation platform built for Cambridge and Imperial applicants

Trivial is a dedicated ESAT preparation platform built for Cambridge and Imperial applicants. It brings everything you need to prepare for the Engineering and Science Admissions Test into one place — syllabus-matched study notes, a large bank of practice questions with worked solutions, full mock exams in a true-to-life emulator, and performance analytics — at a fraction of the cost of private tutoring.

A paid Trivial subscription unlocks the full practice question bank with topic and difficulty filters, all of our full-length mock exams in a Pearson VUE-style emulator, worked solutions for every question, and a complete performance analytics suite that tracks your progress across every mock. Study notes for all five modules, the ESAT guide, and a full diagnostic mock exam are free for everyone.

Yes — you can start for free with no card required. The free plan gives you permanent access to study notes for all five ESAT modules, the ESAT preparation guide, and a complete diagnostic mock exam — sat in the real emulator, with an estimated scaled score, topic-by-topic analytics and full worked solutions. Upgrading unlocks all the other mock exams, the full practice question bank, and progress tracking over time.

Trivial's practice questions and mock exams are all original — written by our team against the official ESAT specification to mirror the real exam's style, difficulty and structure across every module. That means a large, growing bank of fresh material you won't find anywhere else, rather than a handful of recycled papers.

Our mock exam emulator faithfully replicates the real ESAT experience: the Pearson VUE-style interface, 40-minute timed sections, question flagging and navigation, section-locking once you submit, auto-save, and 1.0–9.0 scaled scoring. Sitting mocks on Trivial means the real test day feels familiar rather than intimidating.

Trivial covers all five ESAT modules — Mathematics 1, Mathematics 2, Physics, Chemistry and Biology — with study notes, practice questions and full mock exams for each, written against the official ESAT specification.

Trivial offers a free plan plus paid options: a rolling monthly subscription at £19.99/month you can cancel anytime, and one-time seasonal passes that unlock full access right through to a specific ESAT sitting. If you're sitting this cycle, a seasonal pass usually works out cheaper than paying monthly. See the pricing page for current plans.

Every question you attempt feeds Trivial's analytics, so you can see your accuracy by module, topic and difficulty, track your scores across mocks, and check your pace against the exam's target time per question. Instead of guessing what to revise, you get a clear, data-driven picture of exactly where to focus next.