English tutors

All our English tutors are qualified teachers with enhanced DBS checks.

100 tutors available

QTS or international equivalent
Enhanced DBS checks
Free 20-minute consultation
Rates from £60 per hour

Fees for our Qualified Teachers

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

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John From £130.00 per hour

Chemistry • English • Maths • Physics • Other

John has tutored privately for 20 years. After a bachelor's degree in biomedical science, he starting tutoring during his time as a classroom teacher of physics…

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Kelly From £80.00 per hour

7 Plus • 8 Plus • 11 Plus • 13 Plus • Other School Entrance • University Admissions • English • Geography • History • Politics

Kelly has a broad range of experience with all ages of students, particularly in IB and iGCSE Geography and up to Exam level History and English.…

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Meet our English Tutors

All Owl Tutors are qualified teachers. We offer one-to-one English tuition at all levels: from Primary and school entrance exams (including 7 Plus, 11 Plus, 13 Plus and 16 Plus) to GCSE, IGCSE, A-Level and IB. We can provide English tuition (in both Language and Literature) at home to students based in London and online to students based all over the world. Refine your results by using the search box above, or view all English tutors below:

Our English tutors are currently taking bookings for the next academic year 2026-2027 so please get in touch if you would like to secure their services.

Amy From £90.00 per hour

7 Plus • 8 Plus • 11 Plus • 13 Plus • English • Maths • SEN

Working within education and childcare since 2004, Amy has built upon her knowledge and experience with every new role she has undertaken. Amy studied at the…

Masters

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Ann From £100.00 per hour

7 Plus • 8 Plus • 11 Plus • 13 Plus • Other School Entrance • English

Ann is a classroom teacher with over 25 years teaching experience in both the state and private sectors. She has extensive experience in 11+ and Common…

First
Russell Group

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Anita From £90.00 per hour

English • Theory of Knowledge

For over 20 years, Anita has taught KS3, GCSE, A level and IBDP English in both UK and International schools. Throughout her teaching career, she has…

Examiner
Russell Group

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Caroline From £90.00 per hour

7 Plus • 8 Plus • 11 Plus • 13 Plus • Other School Entrance • English

Caroline has over 23 years of teaching experience, ages 3-13 across Private, Free and State schools, and has been Head of English at a leading Prep…

Russell Group

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James From £120.00 per hour

11 Plus • 13 Plus • Other School Entrance • University Admissions • English • History

James is a highly experienced senior school educator whose academic specialism is English and the humanities. He specialises in tutoring and academic mentoring, founded on respect…

Masters
Russell Group

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Victoria From £100.00 per hour

11 Plus • 13 Plus • Other School Entrance • Drama • English

Victoria is a successful school entrance tutor who has helped secure places at Highgate, City of London, Henrietta Barnet, Westminster, The Latymer, Channing, Dame Alice Owen,…

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Russell Group

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Why use a qualified teacher as an English tutor?

Qualified English teachers will have experience in the classroom and, more often than not, experience marking and grading with exam boards. This makes their expertise invaluable. From as early as the 7+ examination there are key differences evident with what schools are looking for, and when you arrive at GCSE, A-Level or IB Diploma, these differences are magnified. It is important that the tutor you choose to guide your child through a key examination is aware of the different mark schemes and assessment objectives for that particular school or exam board. For example, the Kent 11+ is very different to the Essex 11+, and a tutor who offers non-specific provision is not going to help your child effectively. Qualified teachers will have access to exam board material which they have used in their schools and developed themselves to meet the specific needs of their pupils. There is also the issue, particularly with GCSE and A-Level English, of textual knowledge. A qualified English teacher will know Shakespeare plays inside out and understand the contextual intricacies of complex feminist literary theory; an unqualified tutor may attempt this, but without the awareness needed for the top grades. There are key differences between the syllabi of, for example, OCR and AQA, which, depending on the tutor’s knowledge, could mean the difference between hitting those top bands and missing them entirely. Our advice: qualified English teachers who are also tutors offer a wealth of knowledge and experience which really does matter.

What is the difference between having English tuition at home and online?

Online English tuition offers a world of opportunity and interaction which is particularly useful for today’s busy educational environment. Children do not, in general, have any issues focusing on a screen for an hour! They engage well with up to the minute technology, picking up ways of writing, sharing and collaborating quickly and easily. Google Docs remains the best collaborative tool for older pupils: you can see each other’s cursor and you can actually write something together, one sentence at a time, far more quickly than you can on paper. Documents are created and shared within seconds, and editing is instantaneous. Homework is never lost and it is easy to see when it was done and how long it took – unlike paper versions, which in my experience can be mislaid. For younger pupils, particularly those learning new terminology or practising those tricky grammatical questions that the 7+/8+/10+/11+ boards seem to love, Kahoot or Quizlet are fantastic ways to test them on their knowledge. Pupils can also make up their own quiz, getting inside the mind of the examiner and helping them to understand the mark scheme in a fun, interactive way. There are also great creative writing platforms such as Storybird, and qualified teachers will have their own favourite online tools and tricks which make the experience fun and exciting for every child.

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