Online Tutors for London, Birmingham & Nottingham
One-to-one online tuition for the English curriculum, Reception to Year 13. We ask for the year group and the exam board, not the age — because an AQA Higher-tier Year 11 and an Edexcel Foundation Year 11 need two different tutors, and most agencies never ask.
Three cities chosen on purpose: London for the earliest and hardest selection in the country, Birmingham for the single consortium 11+ that decides eight schools in one morning, and Nottingham because it has no grammar schools at all — which changes everything about what help is worth paying for.
The three we know best
Three cities, three completely different problems
A national tutoring page treats these as three dots on a map. They are not. The right advice in Sutton Coldfield is the wrong advice in West Bridgford, and a page that does not know the difference is not worth reading.
The ladder
Every Key Stage, and what actually sits in it
The assessments below are the ones that genuinely change a child's options. Knowing which one is next, and which are simply diagnostic, is most of the decision about whether to get a tutor at all.
EYFS
Reception
Ages 4–5
Early years foundation stage. Phonics begins here; the reception baseline is diagnostic, not a test to coach for.
KS1
Years 1–2
Ages 5–7
Reading fluency and number bonds are everything at this stage. Light-touch support here pays off for years.
KS2
Years 3–6
Ages 7–11
The busiest stage for tuition in England. Entrance-exam preparation realistically starts in Year 5 — not Year 6.
KS3
Years 7–9
Ages 11–14
No national exams, which is exactly why gaps open here unnoticed and then surface in Year 10.
KS4
Years 10–11
Ages 14–16
GCSEs are graded 9–1. Grade 4 is a standard pass and grade 5 a strong pass — the distinction that decides sixth-form offers.
KS5
Years 12–13
Ages 16–18
Sixth form. Offers are conditional now, so one weak module has university consequences.
Awarding bodies we teach to
The board is not a detail. The same GCSE subject has different set texts, different required practicals and different command words depending on who awards it — so we ask which one the school entered your child for before matching a tutor.
AQA
England's largest GCSE and A Level board
Pearson Edexcel
GCSE, A Level and International GCSE
OCR
Part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment
WJEC / Eduqas
Widely entered across England and Wales
Cambridge International
IGCSE and International A Level
IB
Diploma Programme, MYP and PYP
Nobody regulates tutoring in England. So here is exactly what we do, and what we don’t.
There is no licence to hold and no register to appear on. Any agency can tell you its tutors are “vetted” and mean nothing at all by it. Our lessons are online, which changes what actually keeps a child safe — so these are the six things that are true of us, including the last one, which is the part most agencies leave out.
Nobody comes to your home
Every UK lesson is online. No adult we introduce you to is ever in the same room as your child, and no address of yours is ever given to a tutor. That is the single biggest thing that changes the risk, and it is worth being plain about rather than burying it.
A lesson you can walk into at any moment
Lessons are held on a link the parent holds too. You can join, sit in, or watch any lesson unannounced, from the first one to the last, and you never have to explain why.
No private channel to your child
Tutors do not get your child’s number, email or socials. Scheduling, rescheduling and progress notes all run through you — so there is no route by which an adult ends up in a one-to-one conversation with a child outside a lesson.
Identity and qualifications seen, not claimed
Photographic ID and the actual degree certificate, checked by us before a teacher takes a first lesson. A claimed 2:1 that nobody ever asked to see is the most common untruth in tutoring.
A named person, and a way to raise something
One named person responsible for any concern about a lesson, reachable by email, with no ticket queue in front of them. If something felt wrong in a lesson we would rather hear it the same day.
What we do not claim
We are not Ofsted-registered, government-approved or accredited — no tutoring agency in England is, because there is nothing to be registered by. Our teachers do not hold enhanced DBS certificates: a DBS is a UK criminal-record check and our teachers are not UK-based. Any agency telling you otherwise about an overseas tutor is worth a second question.
If what you actually want is a DBS-checked tutor at your kitchen table, we are not that agency and we would rather lose the enquiry than imply we are. We teach online, our teachers are not UK-based, and everything above is written so you can hold us to it.
Money, plainly
What tuition costs, by city and level
These are the ranges UK families are typically quoted — published because the single biggest complaint about tutoring is that nobody will tell you the price until you have handed over your phone number. Your own rate is confirmed in writing before a first lesson, and there is no joining fee and no tie-in.
| Level | London | Birmingham | Nottingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary / KS2 support | £35–55 | £28–40 | £25–38 |
| 11+ & entrance preparation | £45–75 | £32–48 | £30–45 |
| GCSE (Years 10–11) | £40–65 | £30–45 | £28–42 |
| A Level (Years 12–13) | £50–85 | £38–55 | £35–50 |
| Admissions tests & Oxbridge | £70–120+ | £55–90 | £50–85 |
Per hour, for one-to-one lessons, as UK families are typically quoted for a tutor in the room. Market ranges, not our price list — ours sit below them, because an online lesson pays for nobody’s travel. Your rate is confirmed in writing before a first lesson.
Subjects
Maths
Foundation & Higher tier, Further Maths
English Language
Reading, writing, spoken language
English Literature
Set texts, unseen poetry, essay craft
Biology
Separate science & Combined
Chemistry
Required practicals, calculations
Physics
Equations, graphs, required practicals
Combined Science
Trilogy & Synergy routes
Computer Science
Python, algorithms, the NEA
Geography
Case studies, fieldwork enquiry
History
Source skills, thematic studies
Economics & Business
Data response, evaluation marks
Psychology
Research methods, AO3 evaluation
French, Spanish & German
Speaking exams, translation
Verbal & non-verbal reasoning
11+ and pre-test technique
How it works
Four steps, and a trial lesson before you commit
Tell us the year group, not the age
A Year 5 working towards an 11+ is a completely different brief from a Year 5 who needs reading confidence. We ask for the school, the exam board where it matters, and the last report.
We shortlist, you choose
Two or three tutors who have taught that specification and that year group, with their checks already completed — never a single take-it-or-leave-it match.
A trial lesson before any commitment
One paid lesson with no package, no joining fee and no tie-in. If the fit is wrong you say so, and we shortlist again.
Progress you can actually see
A short written note after every lesson: what was covered, what was set, and what is still shaky — reviewed properly at half term.
Start this week
Tell us the board and the topic. We will tell you straight if we have the teacher.
Lessons are online and they are running now, so this is an enquiry you can act on rather than a waiting list. What decides whether we can help is not your postcode — online removes that — it is whether we have somebody who genuinely teaches your child’s exam board and their topic.
So that is the one thing we ask you to be specific about, and the one thing we promise to answer honestly. A tutor who has never seen an Edexcel mark scheme is no use to a Year 11, and putting one in front of you would cost us the family.
A person reads every enquiry — there is no automated sequence.
A reply by email, and a lesson as soon as the right teacher is free.
Name the exam board and we will tell you honestly whether we have that specialist — or that we do not.
Prefer email? uk@thehometuitions.com
Questions parents actually ask
Are your tutors DBS checked?
No, and we would rather answer that plainly than dress it up. An enhanced DBS is a check against UK criminal records, and our teachers are not UK-based — it is not a certificate they can hold. It is also not the thing protecting your child here: every lesson is online, so no adult is ever in the room with them, no tutor gets your address, and no tutor gets a private channel to your child. You hold the lesson link and can sit in on any lesson, unannounced. What we do check is identity and the actual degree certificate, before a first lesson. If you specifically want a DBS-checked tutor sitting at your kitchen table, we are not the right agency for that yet, and we will tell you so rather than take the booking.
Which curriculum and exam boards do you cover?
The English national curriculum from Reception to Year 13 — Key Stages 1 to 5 — across AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR and WJEC Eduqas, plus Cambridge International IGCSE and the IB. The board genuinely matters: the same GCSE subject has different set texts, different required practicals and different command words depending on who awards it, so we ask which one the school entered your child for.
What does tuition cost?
The published ranges on this page are what UK families are typically quoted in person, by city and level, because the lack of price transparency is the thing parents complain about most. They are the market, not our price list — ours sits below them, because an online lesson is not paying for anybody’s travel and our teachers are not on London wages. Your own rate is confirmed in writing before a first lesson, with no joining fee, no compulsory package and no tie-in.
Online or in person?
Online, always — we do not offer in-person tuition in the UK and will not pretend otherwise to win a booking. That is a real trade-off and worth knowing before you enquire: for a Reception child learning to form letters, a person in the room is better, and we will say so. From roughly Year 5 upwards, with a shared whiteboard the tutor can see your child working on, online holds up well — and for the scarce specialisms, further maths, a less common language, an admissions test, it is often the only way to reach the right teacher at all.
You are an Indian company. Where are the tutors?
India, mostly, and a few elsewhere — we are not going to be coy about it. The Home Tuitions has run one-to-one tuition in India for years, and that bench is who teaches your child, online. What matters is whether the teacher knows the board your school entered your child for, so that is what we match on and what we will tell you honestly before you book: you name the exam board and the topic, and we tell you whether we have somebody who genuinely teaches it, or that we do not. A tutor who has never seen an Edexcel mark scheme is no use to a Year 11, and putting one in front of you would cost us the family.
What stage is the UK service at?
Online lessons are running now — you can enquire today and be taught this week if we have the right teacher for your board and subject. What we do not have yet is anybody who will come to your house, which is why this page talks about online throughout. The three cities exist on this site because the exam and admissions picture in each one is genuinely different, and a page that does not know that difference is not worth reading — not because we treat them as separate coverage areas.