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"With experienced teachers, heads of departments, exam board examiners and UCAS advisors on their books, there's little Strive doesn't know about the particular hoops your child needs to get through."
— The Good Schools Guide

The UK's finest
network of
teacher-tutors

Every Strive tutor is a qualified classroom teacher. Most of us mark papers for the UK's leading GCSE and A-Level examination boards. None of them are just graduates with a subject degree — and your child deserves to know the difference.

Private tuition → School partnerships
2M+
Hours taught since 2016
100%
Qualified Teacher Status
300+
Teacher-Tutors
Award
Winning agency 2025
As seen & awarded by
Tatler
The Good Schools Guide
National Tutoring Awards
European Enterprise Awards
iStudy
Who we are

Founded by teachers.
Built around results.

Strive Tutors is the UK's largest network of teachers who tutor — founded in 2016 on a single conviction: that the best tutor for any student is a qualified classroom teacher who works with children every day, not a graduate recalling their own A-Levels.

Our tutors don't just know their subjects. They know how students are assessed, what examiners look for, and how to build the skills that translate into grades. Many are active GCSE and A-Level examiners. Several design the school entrance papers your child will sit. All hold Qualified Teacher Status.

We work with private families across the UK and internationally, and with schools and Multi-Academy Trusts across England on their intervention and catch-up programmes.

Private tuition → Schools →
"Strive has helped all four of my children over the last ten years. All of them have developed a love for their subjects and achieved top marks — from GCSE to scholarship exams."
— Ronny, St John's Wood
Oxford
Cambridge, Harvard, Yale placed
All ages
7+ through university
SEN
trained across the team
UK +
Online worldwide
Why Strive is different

Four things no other
tutoring agency can match

We've looked carefully at what separates us. Here's what genuinely makes the difference.

01
Every tutor holds QTS
Not Oxbridge graduates. Not PhD students. Qualified classroom teachers — the only agency in the UK that requires this without exception.
Strive only employs practising teachers. No exceptions, ever.
02
Active exam board examiners
Many of Strive's tutors mark GCSE and A-Level papers each year. They teach to the exact mark scheme — because they wrote it.
No other tutoring agency can consistently match this. It's a structural advantage.
03
School entrance insiders
Several Strive tutors have worked at or designed entrance exams for the UK's most competitive schools. They know what NLCS, Alleyns or Wellington College want — they know.
Inside knowledge that no tutoring platform can replicate.
04
Good Schools Guide approved
The most trusted independent endorsement in UK education. Parents and school registrars use it to filter who they trust.
One of very few tutoring agencies in the UK to qualify for this listing.
What we do

Tuition for every stage
of your child's education

01
Entrance Exams
7+, 10+, 11+, 12+, 13+, 16+. Pre-tests, written papers, and interview preparation for the UK's most competitive independent schools.
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02
GCSE & A-Level
Subject-specialist tutoring by teachers who examine those papers themselves. Every exam board and every subject.
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03
University Applications
UCAS, personal statements, Oxbridge preparation, and US applications including Common App and Ivy League coaching.
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04
School Partnerships
1:1 intervention and catch-up programmes for schools and MATs across England. QTS tutors, Ofsted-ready reporting.
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05
SEN & EHCP Support
All of Strive's tutors are SEN trained. SENDCO-qualified specialists for students with EHCPs and additional learning needs.
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Online & International
The same teacher quality, wherever your family is based. Online lessons for students across the UK and internationally.
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Who we work with

Private families and schools.
Both deserve the best.

Families across
London and the UK
From 7+, 11+ and 13+ to homework supervision, home schooling and public exam preparation. We match your child with a tutor who has taught their target school's specific curriculum and exam board.
Enquire about private tuition →
Schools, MATs
& academies
Post-NTP catch-up, SEN intervention, and curriculum support. All tutors hold QTS. Reporting through TutorCruncher — Ofsted-ready from day one.
Discuss a school partnership →
International
families
Families relocating to the UK, preparing for British school admissions, or requiring online tuition from abroad. We advise on schools and curriculum alongside tutoring.
International enquiries →
Home educators
& full-time tuition
Teacher-designed programmes for home-educated children. Full curriculum or targeted subject support — built around your child's pace and goals.
Home education enquiries →
"
Our son was preparing for Wellington College's entrance exam. The depth of knowledge his tutor brought to the process was extraordinary — and he secured his first choice place.
James — Father, Crowthorne
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I have entrusted Strive for three years and my children are always delighted to see their tutors — which cannot be said of most agencies!
Alex — Mother, St John's Wood
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We engaged Strive for our daughter's A-Level preparation from Geneva. The online sessions were seamless and her results exceeded every expectation.
Sophie — Mother, Geneva
In-person tutoring for North and Central London families 11+ tutor Hampstead Private tutor St John's Wood A-Level tutor Highgate GCSE tutor NW London 11 plus tutor North London NLCS 11+ preparation tutor Highgate School 13+ tutor Haberdashers entrance tutor Wellington College tutor Alleyns School tutor Qualified teacher tutor London Best tutoring agency London 2026 GCSE examiner tutor A-Level examiner tutor Common Entrance tutor London
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for your child

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Or email charlotte@strivetutors.com