Pricing
Simple pricing, by the hour or the month
Every student starts with a free diagnostic hour. After that, pick the level and the format. Small groups are charged by the hour, one-to-one by the month, with one month's notice to change or stop and no joining fee.
| Level and format | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic GCSE or A-Level | Free | One hour, one-to-one, before anything is booked. A real past paper under exam conditions, marked against the official mark scheme, and a written summary you keep. |
| GCSE small group | £20 / hour | Maximum five students, one subject, same group each week. Billed for the hours booked. |
| GCSE one-to-one | from £100 / month | Four 60-minute sessions a month with the same tutor, from £25 an hour. Work set and marked between lessons. |
| A-Level small group | £30 / hour | Maximum five students, one subject. Maths, Biology or Chemistry. |
| A-Level one-to-one | from £140 / month | Four 60-minute sessions a month with the same tutor, from £35 an hour. Work set and marked between lessons. |
| Medicine and dentistry application support | £30 / hour | Small group. Personal statement, university choice and interview practice, on top of any subject plan or on its own. We do not offer admissions test coaching. |
Prices start at these rates. More than one subject, more than four hours a month, or a tutor with a specialism in short supply can move the monthly figure, and we quote it at the diagnostic rather than after you have booked.
Every one-to-one plan includes work set and marked between lessons, a full paper under exam conditions every four weeks, and a written progress report to parents each month. Group students get the same marked work and the same termly paper, reported to parents each term.
The diagnostic is free, and it is a real lesson
Not a sales call. One full hour, a real past paper from your board under exam conditions, marked against the official mark scheme, followed by a written summary of where the marks went and what we would do about it.
You keep the assessment whether or not you carry on. If we do not think we are the right fit, we will say so in it.
Why it costs what it costs
You are paying for someone who sat these exams recently, got the grades, and then went through the medical or dental application themselves. That is a narrow pool of people and we pay them properly for the preparation and marking that happens outside the lesson.
We are also new, and we price accordingly. We are cheaper than the established specialists because we have not yet got the track record they have, and we would rather be honest about that than pretend otherwise. Groups are cheaper again because the preparation is shared, and for a student who is close to the grade they want, a group of five works about as well as one-to-one.
How billing works
- Monthly, paid in advance. One month's notice to change plan or stop. No fixed term and no joining fee.
- Move a lesson with 24 hours' notice at no charge. Inside 24 hours it is charged, because the tutor has prepared and held the slot.
- Switch between group and one-to-one at the start of any month, or run both.
- Refer a family and when they start, we take two lessons off their first month and two off yours.
Questions about cost
Is there a contract?
No fixed term. We ask for one month's notice so we can give the tutor and the student a proper last session rather than stopping mid-topic.
What if we only want help with the application?
Application and interview support can be booked on its own, in a small group at £30 an hour, without any subject tutoring. Tell us at the diagnostic and we will plan the sessions around the UCAS deadline.
Do you offer anything for families who cannot afford this?
Ask. We are a small company and we would rather have an honest conversation about what is workable than lose a student who would benefit. We cannot promise anything in advance, but we will not be offended by the question.
Start with the free diagnostic
Every student begins the same way: one full hour under exam conditions, marked against the real mark scheme, followed by a written summary of where the marks are going and what we would do about it. It costs nothing, and the assessment is yours to keep whether or not you carry on.