GCSE maths tutors in London
One-to-one GCSE and IGCSE maths tutoring for Years 9 to 11. In your home across Kensington and Chelsea, or online.
Maths is the GCSE where gaps compound. A shaky grasp of fractions in Year 8 becomes a problem with algebra in Year 9 and with most of the Higher paper by Year 11. Good maths tutoring finds the gap that is actually causing the trouble, which is rarely the topic your child says they are stuck on.
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The exam your child is sitting
GCSE maths is examined across several papers at the end of Year 11, at least one of them without a calculator. Every paper can draw on any part of the course: number, algebra, ratio and proportion, geometry, probability and statistics.
Many London independent schools sit the IGCSE instead, which is structured differently and includes some content the GCSE does not. Our tutors teach both. We ask which board and specification your child’s school uses at the consultation, because revision from the wrong one wastes time.
Foundation or Higher
Foundation tier awards grades 1 to 5. Higher awards 4 to 9. The school decides the entry, usually in Year 11, and it is a real decision for a student working around a grade 4 or 5: Higher keeps a 6 within reach but includes a lot of material they may score nothing on, which is demoralising in the exam.
We do not make that decision and would not try to. What a tutor can give you is a clear, current picture of what your child can do under timed conditions, which is useful when you discuss it with their teacher.
Where the marks are lost
Multi-step problems. The longer questions do not say which method to use. Students who can do every technique in isolation still lose marks because they cannot see which one the question wants. This is a skill, and it is taught by working through unfamiliar problems aloud.
Method marks left on the table. Most marks are for working, not the final answer. A student who writes nothing until they are sure gets zero for a question on which they could have earned three out of five.
The non-calculator paper. Fractions, percentages, standard form and surds by hand. It is quick to fix with regular short practice and costly to ignore.
Algebra underneath everything. Rearranging, expanding, factorising. If these are slow, every other Higher topic is slow as well.
Reading the question.Units, rounding instructions, “give your answer in its simplest form”. Easy marks that careful students keep.
Starting from evidence
Before lessons begin, your child completes the Infinite Learning Profile: exam-board-aligned questions that show what they know, and a short questionnaire on how they study, focus and remember. The tutor is briefed against it before the first lesson, so that lesson is spent teaching, not finding out where to start.
After every lesson the tutor writes a report to your Parent Dashboard: what was covered, what is secure, what is next.
For the student who has decided they are bad at maths
More than any other subject, maths produces students who have concluded they simply cannot do it. Some freeze in tests on material they can do at the kitchen table. That is not a maths problem, and more worksheets will not solve it.
Our tutors are trained in the Infinite Teaching System by Hannah Kosky, a qualified psychotherapist. Every tutor completes it before they work with a student. It covers how to steady a student who panics under a timer and how to rebuild confidence in one who has quietly given up on a subject. Every tutor is enhanced DBS checked with a children’s barred list check.
Statistics, further maths, and what comes next
We also tutor GCSE Statistics and GCSE-level further maths, which some schools offer alongside maths to stretch their strongest students. For students continuing after Year 11, see A-level maths tutoring.
What parents say
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Questions parents ask
Which exam boards do you cover for GCSE maths?
AQA, Edexcel and OCR GCSE, and the Edexcel and Cambridge IGCSEs that many London independent schools sit. Tell us the board at the consultation and we match a tutor who knows that specification.
When should GCSE maths tutoring start?
Year 10 gives the most room to close gaps calmly before the pressure of Year 11. Starting in Year 11 still works, but the plan has to be tighter: secure the highest-value topics first, then build exam technique with timed papers.
How much does GCSE maths tutoring cost?
Fees depend on level and format. We give you an exact quote at the free consultation, before any commitment. There is no registration fee and no minimum term.
My child is predicted a 4. Can tutoring get them to a 5 or 6?
We will not promise a grade. What we can do is find the specific gaps holding the grade down, fix them in order of how many marks they are worth, and show you the evidence lesson by lesson in your Parent Dashboard.
Do you tutor at home in Kensington and Chelsea?
Yes. We are based on Gloucester Road, SW7, and tutor in family homes across Kensington and Chelsea. Online lessons are available anywhere.
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