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Meet our GCSE Mathematics tutors
Our team is a combination of GCSE graduates who sat these exams recently and qualified teachers with years of classroom and examining experience.
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Giles graduated from university with a BSc in Physics and Electronics and later went on to an MA in Education focussing on mathematics and literacy. He worked in electronics and software before moving on to teaching. Now he works mostly as a tutor focussing on inspiring understanding of mathematics at all levels. He have been an examiner for GCE A-level and IAL Maths for 10 years with Pearson Edexcel. Mathematics should be fun, and Giles aims is to inspire interest and understanding of the concepts involved and how they link together. He has a great relationship with his students and gets glowing reviews.
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Vanessa is an Aeronautical Engineering undergraduate at Imperial College London who demonstrated exceptional academic drive by independently self-studying and completing A-Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics early in Year 12. As one of only 13 students in the UK in her cohort to achieve a perfect sweep of 13 Grade 9s at GCSE, she brings a proven track record of top-tier academic excellence alongside over two years of dedicated tutoring experience. She has successfully guided students across Edexcel, AQA, and more to reach their full potential.
Vanessa adopts a structured, growth-oriented approach, starting with diagnostic feedback to target fundamental concepts before progressing to rigorous exam-style question practice. Empathetic, flexible, and disciplined, she instils confidence and resilience in her tutees while providing out-of-hours support to ensure they always feel fully supported.
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Why GCSE Mathematics needs the right tutor
What makes GCSE Mathematics hard
GCSE and IGCSE Mathematics is not mainly a test of remembering methods. On the UK GCSEs, half of the Foundation marks and 60% of the Higher marks go to reasoning and problem solving, and Cambridge gives 50–60% of Extended marks to analysing, interpreting and communicating. Many questions do not say which method to use, so students who can do every topic in isolation still lose marks when a question combines ratio, algebra and geometry in one problem.
Other things that make it hard:
- Non-calculator papers at Cambridge, AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas and WJEC, where fractions, surds, standard form and long multiplication must be secure by hand
- Algebra that carries more weight at the higher tier: on Edexcel Higher it is 27–33% of the marks
- "Show that" and proof questions where every line of working is marked, not just the answer
- Formulae that are not given in the exam, so they have to be learned rather than looked up
- Accuracy rules: rounding too early, wrong units or an answer to the wrong degree of accuracy can cost the final mark
How tutoring changes the outcome
Our Mathematics tutors work from your board's own past papers, mark schemes and examiners' reports, so working is set out the way examiners award method marks. Sessions target where Mathematics marks are actually lost:
- working left out, so a wrong final answer scores nothing
- premature rounding and accuracy errors in multi-step calculator questions
- unstructured problems where students cannot see how to start
- algebra slips in the final, highest-mark questions on Higher and Extended papers
What you'll learn in GCSE Mathematics tutoring
Core skills developed
The UK GCSEs share three assessment objectives: using standard techniques, reasoning and communicating mathematically, and solving problems. On AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas, standard techniques are 50% of Foundation marks but only 40% of Higher marks. Cambridge uses two objectives and shifts the same way: techniques are 60–70% of Core and 40–50% of Extended. Edexcel International weights by content instead, with number and algebra 57–63% of the marks, and OxfordAQA splits roughly 60:40 between recalling knowledge and applying it. We use past-paper questions to show which kind of mark you are dropping, not just the topic.
- Fluent number work without a calculator: fractions, percentages, indices, surds and standard form
- Algebraic manipulation: expanding, factorising, rearranging formulae and solving equations and inequalities
- Drawing and interpreting graphs of linear, quadratic and other functions
- Geometry and trigonometry, from angle facts and Pythagoras' theorem to vectors
- Handling data and probability, including interpreting statistical diagrams and calculating combined probabilities
How are students assessed
Mathematics is assessed entirely by written exams at every board, with no coursework. AQA, Edexcel and OCR set three 1 hour 30 minute papers, while Cambridge, Edexcel International, Eduqas and OxfordAQA set two longer papers. Most routes are linear, with every paper sat in one series. The exceptions are WJEC's unitised qualification in Wales and Edexcel International's modular route, where units can be sat in different series.
- Short, routine questions: drilled for speed and accuracy so they bank marks quickly and leave time for the harder questions
- Multi-step problem solving: we practise breaking problems down and writing working that earns method marks even when the final answer is wrong
- "Show that" and proof questions: we model the complete chain of reasoning examiners expect, line by line
What GCSE Mathematics topics do we cover?
OxfordAQA GCSE Mathematics
Four content areas examined in two written papers at the same tier, both sat in the same series. Core students sit Papers 1C and 2C, each 1 hour 30 minutes and 80 marks. Extension students sit Papers 1E and 2E, each 2 hours and 100 marks. Each paper is 50% of the International GCSE, and a scientific calculator is needed for every paper. Core covers grades 1–5 and Extension grades 4–9, with an allowed grade 3. Exams run in May/June and November.
3.1 Number
- 3.1.1 Structure and calculation
- 3.1.2 Fractions, decimal and percentages
- 3.1.3 Ratio and proportion
3.2 Algebra
- 3.2.1 Notation and manipulation
- 3.2.2 Functions, graphs and calculus
- 3.2.3 Solving equations and inequalities
- 3.2.4 Sequences
3.3 Geometry and measures
- 3.3.1 Properties and constructions
- 3.3.2 Mensuration and calculation
- 3.3.3 Transformations, Matrices and Vectors
3.4 Statistics and probability
- 3.4.1 Presentation and analysis
- 3.4.2 Interpretation
- 3.4.3 Probability
OxfordAQA has no non-calculator paper, but its content reaches beyond the UK GCSE: it includes differentiation to find stationary points, and 2 × 2 matrices and the transformations they represent. OxfordAQA has announced a revised International GCSE Mathematics (9233) for first teaching from 2027, with first exams in May/June 2029. Sessions on this board give calculus and matrices dedicated time and practise the questions that get harder towards the end of each paper.
WJEC GCSE Mathematics
Eduqas (England) and WJEC (Wales) offer different maths qualifications. We match tutors to the board on your exam entry.
Eduqas · England
Two written components at the same tier in the same series. Component 1 is non-calculator and Component 2 allows a calculator. Each is 2 hours 15 minutes, 120 marks and 50% of the GCSE. Foundation covers grades 1–5 and Higher grades 4–9, with a grade 3 allowed just below the boundary. Exams run in the summer and November series, with November open only to students aged 16 or over by 31 August.
- Number
- Algebra
- Geometry and measures
- Probability
- Statistics
WJEC · Wales
GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy (Double Award), first taught from September 2025. Three units: Unit 1 Financial Mathematics and Other Applications of Numeracy (calculator, 30%), Unit 2 Non-calculator (30%) and Unit 3 Calculator-allowed (40%). Units 1 and 2 are 1 hour 45 minutes and 80 marks at Higher, or 1 hour 30 minutes and 65 marks at Foundation. Unit 3 is 2 hours and 90 marks at Higher, or 1 hour 45 minutes and 75 marks at Foundation. Units are available in November and summer, and the result is a double grade from A*A* to GG.
- 1. Number
- 2. Algebra
- 3. Geometry and measures
- 4. Statistics and probability
Eduqas sets the longest single maths papers of the UK GCSEs, so concentration over 2 hours 15 minutes is part of the preparation. WJEC is unitised, with a whole unit on financial mathematics set in personal and other real-world contexts, and each unit can be taken at a different tier. Sessions on this board build stamina for the long Eduqas papers or, for WJEC, plan unit entries and practise the financial mathematics questions.
IAL GCSE Mathematics
Six topic areas examined in two written papers at one tier, both sat in the same series at the end of the course. Foundation students sit Papers 1F and 2F, and Higher students sit Papers 1H and 2H. Each paper is 2 hours, 100 marks and 50% of the International GCSE, and a calculator is allowed on both. Foundation targets grades 5–1 and Higher targets grades 9–4, with a grade 3 allowed. Pearson's 2026/27 entry information lists the June and November series. International centres can also take a modular version, with Units 1 and 2 (4WM1 and 4WM2) of 2 hours and 100 marks each, sat in June or November and cashed in as 4XMAF or 4XMAH.
- 1: Numbers and the number system
- 2: Equations, formulae and identities
- 3: Sequences, functions and graphs
- 4: Geometry and trigonometry
- 5: Vectors and transformation geometry
- 6: Statistics and probability
Edexcel International has no non-calculator paper, but the Higher tier goes further than the UK GCSE in places: it includes an introduction to calculus, differentiating integer powers of x to find maxima and minima and to solve kinematics problems. About 60% of each Higher paper is targeted at grades 6–9. Sessions on this board give calculus and functions proper time and build the stamina for two 2-hour papers.
EDEXCEL GCSE Mathematics
Six content areas examined in three written papers, all at the same tier and in the same series. Each paper is 1 hour 30 minutes, 80 marks and 33.33% of the GCSE. Paper 1 is non-calculator, and a calculator is allowed on Papers 2 and 3. Foundation tier covers grades 1–5, and Higher tier grades 4–9, with a grade 3 allowed. Exams are sat in May/June, and the November series is open only to students who were at least 16 on the preceding 31 August.
- 1. Number
- 2. Algebra
- 3. Ratio, proportion and rates of change
- 4. Geometry and measures
- 5. Probability
- 6. Statistics
Edexcel publishes how much each content area is worth at each tier, and the balance shifts sharply. On Foundation, number and ratio are each 22–28% of the marks and algebra 17–23%. On Higher, algebra rises to 27–33% while number falls to 12–18%. A student moving up to Higher therefore needs a big step up in algebra, not just harder versions of the same questions. Sessions on this board weight practice the same way the papers do, with algebra at the centre of Higher preparation.
OCR GCSE Mathematics
Twelve topic areas examined in three written papers at one tier, all in the same series. Foundation students sit Papers 1, 2 and 3, and Higher students sit Papers 4, 5 and 6. Each paper is 1 hour 30 minutes, 100 marks and 33⅓% of the GCSE. Papers 2 and 5 are non-calculator, and a calculator is allowed on the others. Foundation covers grades 5–1 and Higher grades 9–4, with an allowed grade 3 for students a few marks below the 3/4 boundary. Exams run in May/June, with a November series for students aged 16 or over by 31 August.
- 1 Number Operations and Integers
- 2 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- 3 Indices and Surds
- 4 Approximation and Estimation
- 5 Ratio, Proportion and Rates Of Change
- 6 Algebra
- 7 Graphs of Equations and Functions
- 8 Basic Geometry
- 9 Congruence and Similarity
- 10 Mensuration
- 11 Probability
- 12 Statistics
OCR packs 100 marks into each 90-minute paper, more than AQA or Edexcel, so pace is a real factor. The non-calculator paper is the middle one, not the first. The specification sets content out in three cumulative columns: Foundation covers the first two and Higher all three, which makes the jump between tiers easy to see. Sessions on this board use the three-column structure to close gaps before the tier decision and practise working at OCR's pace.
AQA GCSE Mathematics
Six content areas examined in three written papers, all at the same tier and in the same series at the end of the course. Each paper is 1 hour 30 minutes, 80 marks and 33⅓% of the GCSE. Paper 1 is non-calculator, and a calculator is allowed on Papers 2 and 3. Content from any part of the specification can appear on any paper. Foundation tier covers grades 1–5 and Higher tier grades 4–9. Exams are sat in May/June, with a November series only for students who were at least 16 on the previous 31 August.
- 3.1 Number
- 3.2 Algebra
- 3.3 Ratio, proportion and rates of change
- 3.4 Geometry and measures
- 3.5 Probability
- 3.6 Statistics
AQA's three papers are equal in length and weighting, so stamina across three exams matters as much as content, and two of the three are calculator papers. Ratio, proportion and rates of change is a content area in its own right, covering compound units such as speed and density, direct and inverse proportion, and growth and decay. Sessions on this board build timed practice across all three papers and treat ratio and proportion problems as core content, not an extra.
CIE GCSE Mathematics
Nine topics, taught at Core or Extended level. Core candidates sit Paper 1 (non-calculator) and Paper 3 (calculator), each 1 hour 30 minutes, 80 marks and 50%. Extended candidates sit Paper 2 (non-calculator) and Paper 4 (calculator), each 2 hours, 100 marks and 50%. Extended content includes all of the Core content. 0580 is graded A*–G and 0980 is graded 9–1, on otherwise identical papers. Exams run in June and November, and 0580 is also offered in March in India.
- 1 Number
- 2 Algebra and graphs
- 3 Coordinate geometry
- 4 Geometry
- 5 Mensuration
- 6 Trigonometry
- 7 Transformations and vectors
- 8 Probability
- 9 Statistics
Cambridge prints a list of formulas in each paper, but not every formula the syllabus needs is on it, and the syllabus notes say which ones must be learned. The Extended content also includes differentiation, which UK GCSEs do not cover. Each tier has one non-calculator paper and one calculator paper, so mental and written methods carry half the grade. Cambridge has published its syllabus for 2028–2030 and states there are no significant changes that affect teaching. Sessions on this board drill non-calculator methods and the formulas that are not given, and build towards the Extended problem-solving questions.
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GCSE Mathematics tutoring for both tiers
Whichever tier you are entered for, we match you with a tutor who knows those papers and the grades they lead to. Not sure which tier is right? Your tutor will help you decide before entries close.
Foundation (or core) tier tutoring
Foundation papers cover the core content, and the highest grade available is a 5.
- Bank the marks on number and ratio, which together carry around half of the Foundation marks
- Timed practice on real Foundation past papers for your board
- Work towards a 4 or a 5, with a clear view of whether moving up to Higher is worth it
Higher (or extended) tier tutoring
Higher papers add harder content and open grades up to a 9, but a result below a 3 is ungraded.
- Build the algebra that carries around a third of the Higher marks
- Multi-step problems and proofs that separate a 7 from a 9
- Stay comfortably above the grade 4 floor, so there is no risk of a U
We teach every board’s tiers: Foundation and Higher for AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas and Edexcel International GCSE, Core and Extended for Cambridge IGCSE, Core and Extension for OxfordAQA, and WJEC’s unit-by-unit tiers in Wales.
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Yes. Our GCSE Maths tutors teach both tiers on every board: Foundation and Higher for AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel, Eduqas and Edexcel International GCSE, Core and Extended for Cambridge IGCSE, and Core and Extension for OxfordAQA. On Foundation, lessons bank the marks on number and ratio. On Higher, they build the algebra and multi-step problem solving that decide grades 7 to 9. If your child is between tiers, their tutor will help you choose before entries close.
On AQA, Pearson Edexcel and OCR, Foundation covers grades 1–5 and Higher covers 4–9, so Foundation caps you at a 5. A Higher student who narrowly misses grade 4 can be given an allowed grade 3, but below that the result is U. In June 2026 the Higher grade 4 boundary was only 63 out of 240 on AQA and 50 on Pearson Edexcel, so a student who is secure at grade 4 or 5 often does better on Higher, especially if they need a 6 or 7 for A-Level. Students working below grade 4 are safer on Foundation. On Cambridge IGCSE 0580, Core is graded C–G and Extended A*–E; Edexcel International Foundation is graded 5–1 and Higher 9–4, with a 3 allowed. Schools usually decide the tier after mocks, so ask early. Sources: AQA and Pearson.
GCSE Maths usually means the UK specifications from AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas, while IGCSE Maths means Cambridge IGCSE 0580 (0980 on the 9–1 scale) or Edexcel International GCSE 4MA1. The core content is very similar, but the IGCSEs set two longer papers instead of three, Edexcel International allows a calculator on both papers, and both international versions include some differentiation on their top tier. Universities and sixth forms accept both. The UK GCSE is sat in May and June, with a November resit series only for students aged 16 or over, while Cambridge IGCSE and Edexcel International GCSE also run a full November series, which suits students outside the UK and anyone who needs a resit. Read more about online IGCSE tutoring.
Each sixth form and college sets its own entry requirements, so check the prospectus of the one you're applying to. As a guide, most ask for a grade 6 or 7 in GCSE Maths for A-Level Mathematics, with selective schools usually asking for a 7, and many ask for an 8 if you also want to take Further Mathematics. You need to sit the Higher tier, because Foundation caps the grade at 5. If you take Cambridge IGCSE on the A*–G scale, a grade A is broadly equivalent to a 7 and a C to a 4, the points that were aligned when the 9–1 scale was introduced (GOV.UK grading factsheets), so a requirement of grade 6 usually means a strong B. See A-Level Mathematics and A-Level Further Mathematics.
GCSE Maths tutoring with an academic tutor costs from $50 USD (£38) per hour, and packages save 5–15%, which suits weekly lessons through Years 10 and 11, with extra sessions before mocks and the summer exams. Pay as you go is invoiced after each lesson, with no lock-in contracts. Professional tutors (qualified teachers and examiners) cost from $75 USD (£56) per hour. See pricing.
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Our academic tutors are high-achieving graduates and undergraduates who scored in the top band in Maths themselves, and our professional tutors are qualified teachers or examiners with 5+ years' experience. We accept only the top 5% of applicants. You are matched to a tutor who knows your board, so they can advise on the right tier, drill the question styles your board repeats, and mark your working the way an examiner awards method marks. Read more about our GCSE tutors and how we select tutors.
Lessons are one-to-one and online, with a tutor matched to GCSE Maths, your exam board and your target grade. Each session works on your weakest areas using past paper questions from your own board, whether that is AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR, Edexcel International GCSE or Cambridge IGCSE 0580. For Maths that usually means timed non-calculator practice, setting out working so that method marks are kept, and a steady move from routine questions to the multi-step problems at the end of each paper. See how it works or start with the student application.
It depends on your tier. Foundation covers number, algebra, ratio, geometry and statistics up to grade 5, while Higher adds harder topics such as algebraic proof, circle theorems, composite and inverse functions and vector proofs. The difficulty is less about any one topic than about problem solving: many questions combine several topics without telling you which method to use, and a third of the marks on the UK boards come from a non-calculator paper. Students also lose marks through arithmetic slips and missing working. Our online GCSE tutoring focuses on exactly those areas.
In summer 2026, 3.4% of GCSE Maths entries in England achieved a grade 9 and 16.8% achieved a 7 or above (JCQ), from 851,268 entries. Almost every student takes Maths, so those figures cover the whole ability range, but even on the Higher tier a 9 needed 87–91% of the marks on the UK boards. Internationally, 21.9% of Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A candidates achieved a 9 (provisional figures from Pearson), and 18.9% of Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics candidates achieved an A* (Cambridge). Students who reach the top grade rarely drop marks on routine questions and can still solve the unstructured problems at the end of each paper.
Grade boundaries are set after each exam series and change every year, so older figures are only a guide. In June 2026, AQA's grade 9 boundary on the Higher tier was 219 out of 240 (91%), while grade 4 needed only 63 (26%). Pearson Edexcel's Higher grade 9 was 208 out of 240 (87%), with grade 4 at 50 (21%). On Foundation, grade 4 needed 154 (AQA) and 151 (Pearson Edexcel) out of 240, about 63–64%. Edexcel International GCSE's Higher grade 9 was 165 out of 200 (83%), or 171 on the alternative R papers used in some time zones, and Cambridge IGCSE 0580's Extended A* threshold was 162 to 177 out of 200 (81–88%), depending on the paper variant. Sources: AQA, Pearson, Pearson International and Cambridge.
No. GCSE Maths has no coursework, practical or speaking assessment on any board, so the whole grade comes from the written papers. That makes the non-calculator paper especially important: it is worth a third of the grade on AQA, Pearson Edexcel and OCR, and half on Cambridge IGCSE, where Paper 1 (Core) and Paper 2 (Extended) are both non-calculator. Edexcel International GCSE allows a calculator on both papers. Full details are in the Cambridge IGCSE 0580 syllabus.
GCSE Maths is assessed entirely by written exams, with no coursework, and every paper is sat at the end of the course. On AQA, Pearson Edexcel and OCR you sit three 1 hour 30 minute papers at one tier, each worth a third of the grade, and one of the three is non-calculator. Edexcel International GCSE 4MA1 sets two 2-hour papers with a calculator allowed on both. Cambridge IGCSE 0580 sets two papers for each tier: Extended students sit a 2-hour non-calculator Paper 2 and a 2-hour calculator Paper 4, each worth 50%. See the AQA specification.
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