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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 examine the papers. 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
Award
Winning agency 2025
Good Schools
Guide listed



As seen in & awarded byTatlerThe Good Schools GuideNational Tutoring AwardsEuropean Enterprise AwardsiStudy



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 London and internationally, and with schools and Multi-Academy Trusts across England on their intervention and catch-up programmes.
Private tuition →Schools →
"Charlotte 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
London +
Online worldwide



Why Strive is different
Four things no other
London agency can match
We've studied every competitor. Here's what genuinely separates us.
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.
The Profs use PhD graduates. Tutorful accepts anyone. Strive only employs teachers.
02
Active exam board examiners
Many Strive tutors mark GCSE and A Level papers each year. They teach to the exact mark scheme — because they wrote it.
No other premium London 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 London's most competitive schools. They don't guess what NLCS or Highgate want — they know.
Keystone is good. Carfax is global. Neither has Strive's teacher depth.
04
Good Schools Guide approved
The most trusted independent endorsement in UK education. Parents and school registrars use it to filter who they trust.
The Profs don't have this listing. Most platforms don't qualify. Strive does.



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 London's most competitive independent schools.
11+ HampsteadNLCS prepHighgate 13+
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02
GCSE & A Level
Subject-specialist tutoring by teachers who examine those papers themselves. Every exam board, every subject.
All boardsExaminer-ledAll subjects
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03
University Applications
UCAS, personal statements, Oxbridge preparation, and US applications including Common App and Ivy League coaching.
OxbridgeIvy LeagueUCAS
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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.
MATsSENTutorCruncher
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05
SEN & EHCP Support
All Strive tutors are SEN trained. SENDCO-qualified specialists for students with EHCPs and additional learning needs.
SEN trainedSENDCOEHCP
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06
Online & International
The same teacher quality, wherever your family is based. Online lessons for students across the UK and internationally.
OnlineInternationalWorldwide
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Who we work with
Private families and schools.
Both deserve the best.
Private families
across London
From 7+ preparation in Hampstead to Oxbridge applications in St John's Wood. We match your child with a tutor who has taught their target school's specific curriculum.
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 London, preparing for UK 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 →



What families say
Words from families
across London
"
My daughter said these were the most useful lessons she'd ever had. She went on to achieve A* in her German A Level.
Antonia — Mother, Muswell Hill
"
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, Primrose Hill
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Charlotte has helped all four of my children over ten years. All of them have achieved top marks from GCSE through to scholarship exams.
Ronny — Father of four, St John's Wood



Private tutors across London
Expert tutoring for North and Central London families
Private tutors in NW London
Strive Tutors provides in-person and online private tutoring across North West London. Our qualified teacher-tutors work with families in Hampstead, St John's Wood, Highgate, Primrose Hill, Belsize Park, Golders Green, and Finchley.
  • 11+ tutor Hampstead
  • Private tutor St John's Wood
  • A Level tutor Highgate
  • GCSE tutor NW London
  • 11 plus tutor North London
School entrance preparation London
Strive specialises in preparing children for London's most competitive independent schools. Our tutors have direct experience of the entrance processes at NLCS, Highgate, Haberdashers', South Hampstead, UCS, City of London, and St Paul's.
  • NLCS 11+ preparation tutor
  • Highgate School 13+ tutor
  • Haberdashers' entrance tutor
  • South Hampstead tutor
  • Common Entrance tutor London
Qualified teacher tutors London
What separates Strive from every other tutoring agency in London is simple: every tutor holds Qualified Teacher Status — someone who teaches professionally every day, not a student or recent graduate.
  • Qualified teacher tutor London
  • Best tutoring agency London 2026
  • Award winning tutors London
  • GCSE examiner tutor
  • A Level examiner tutor



Get started
Find the right tutor
for your child
Free consultation. Tutor matched within 48 hours. No commitment until you're certain.
Or email charlotte@strivetutors.com