We believe that qualified teachers are uniquely positioned to provide outstanding tuition. However, we also recognise that not all qualified teachers excel in their craft. That’s why all of our tutors are not only certified educators but have also successfully passed our rigorous assessment process, proving they are truly exceptional teachers!
Our hourly rates start from £70.00 and increase depending on experience and availability. Please see the table below for indicative price ranges for different types and levels of tutoring.
Tuition Type
Price range (£ per hour inc. of VAT)
UK School entrance tuition (7+, 8+ , 11+ and 13+)
80 - 160
Key Stage 1,2 & 3
70 - 100
GCSE / IGCSEs
70 - 100
A-Level
80 - 120
International Baccaluareate DP
90 - 140
International Baccaluareate MYP
80 - 120
Pre-U
100 - 140
*Please note that these prices are indicative only, rates for tutors will be confirmed upon Owl Tutors making recommendations to you.
A placement fee of £95 is payable for each tutor that is introduced to you - this will only be charged if a tuition session takes place and will be added to your first invoice.
There are no registration fees. This means that you can meet a tutor without having to pay anything. You will only be invoiced if you engage one of our tutors to deliver tuition after having discussed your requirements with them.
Why do our tutors cost what they do?
They are all experienced qualified teachers.
Many of our school entrance tutors have significant experience and track records in preparing students for competitive school entrance exams
Many of our tutors are also examiners
They have achieved academic excellence themselves
Many of our tutors have achieved other relevant skills such as qualifications to assist students with special educational needs
How can I save money when using an Owl Tutor
Consider online tuition if you have not already done so. Most students at KS2 or above will have no problem engaging just as efficiently with an online tutor than a face to face one. Face to face tuition can be up to 50% more expensive for the same tutor!
Consider shorter sessions. Most tuition sessions are one hour. 40 minute sessions can often be effective and could reduce your fees by 33%.
Find out if there are times that you can offer to your tutor that are more convenient for them. Most tutors find it difficult to fill their hours during the day (9am to 3pm) in the week. Many of them will accept lower rates at these times.
How do our fees work?
Our tutors set the rates that they wish to be paid on each job. The rate that they will request will be dependent on a number of factors including:
The rate they wish to earn per hour
Whether the job is face to face or online
How much preparation time is required for each session
The tutor's remaining availability
Sam has been tutoring our daughter for the last 6 months, helping us navigate the North London 7+ prep and process. He really is fantastic, he’s built an excellent rapport with our daughter, working to understand where she needs more assistance but also her strengths/ what she finds fun and incorporating that into the lessons to continue to build her confidence. We’ve had other tutors who have a more ‘old school’ approach and our daughter used to not look forward to a very methodical, text book session. Sam reads our daughter’s mood well and manages to get the most out of her in a fun way, even when working through test papers. We highly recommend Sam.
Parent of 7 Plus student
Sam's biography
Sam is a specialist North London independent schools prep specialist. He has experience with the Highgate, South Hampstead High and City of London Juniors examinations. He can provide specialist support with all elements of the examinations and has received consistently excellent feedback. His most recent tutee received a commendation from a target school on her maths examination performance.
Sam attended Abingdon School in Oxfordshire before studying Business Studies at Liverpool University. He worked in sports marketing among other professions before switching to study for a PGCE at London Metropolitan University.
Sam is an accomplished teacher with over 15 years’ experience of teaching in London. He has spent the majority of his years preparing year 6 children for their SATs assessments. He was also head of computing at two schools tasked with improving the use of technology in learning as well as the standards of teaching computing across the school.
Sam's availability
Contact Owl Tutors for availability.
School entrance experience
Sam has worked with children aiming to attend the following schools:
Sam has been a part of Owl Tutors for over a year now and has been successful in tutoring children for a variety of London schools' entrance exams.
Throughout his teaching career, Sam has mainly focused on preparing children for their year 6 SATs exams. Alongside the school team, he has helped in improving levels of reading, writing and maths. Sam worked alongside in-school tutors to set challenging goals for children after the pandemic and has experience leading a team to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children.
Sam's qualifications
Sam qualified to teach Primary education in 2011, and holds a PGCE in Early Years and Primary from London Metropolitan University.
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