The short answer
- The published figures we found put a GCSE maths tutor at around £26 to £40 an hour, with averages in the mid-£30s.
- Agencies that offer experienced tutors charge more: one starts at £60 an hour.
What the tutoring sites say
Most tutoring sites let tutors set their own prices, so these are averages and starting points, not fixed rates.
| Source | What it publishes |
|---|---|
| Tutorful | An average of £35.86 an hour for a GCSE tutor, and £36.12 an hour for a maths tutor. |
| MyTutor | GCSE maths tutors set their own prices “based on their experience and qualifications”, starting from £26 an hour. The tutors listed on its GCSE maths page on 20 October ranged from £26 to £90 an hour. |
| The Profs | GCSE maths tutoring starts from £60 an hour. |
Each site publishes its own figures, so treat them as a guide, not a national price list.
What a school year adds up to
An hourly rate is easier to judge as a total. As an example, take one hour a week from September of Year 11 to the exams in May, leaving out the school holidays. That is about 30 weeks:
- at £26 an hour: £780
- at £36 an hour: £1,080
- at £60 an hour: £1,800
Starting in Year 10 roughly doubles these. Some tutors offer shorter sessions or small groups for less, so it is worth asking.
What you are paying for
A good tutor is a person who gets to know your child. They can tell when the problem is confidence rather than knowledge, change the pace from week to week, and talk your child through exam technique. Nothing else on this page fully replaces that.
If you are looking for a tutor, these questions help:
- Which exam board (AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR or Eduqas) and which tier do they know best? Your child’s school can tell you which board and tier your child is entered for.
- How will they tell you what was covered, and what to practise between sessions?
- Can they show you an up-to-date enhanced DBS certificate?
- What happens if a session is missed or cancelled?
Free help worth trying first
Your child’s school. Ask the maths teacher which topics lost the most marks in recent tests, and whether the school runs revision or catch-up sessions. It costs nothing, and the teacher knows exactly what your child will sit.
Corbettmaths. Video lessons, worksheets, practice papers and the daily “5-a-day” questions, with solutions. The site says it is free and aims to stay that way. Printed workbooks and revision cards are sold separately.
Maths Genie. Topic-by-topic videos, a bank of past-paper questions, and real past papers with mark schemes, organised by exam board. Most of it is free, with a paid upgrade for extra features.
BBC Bitesize. GCSE maths revision sorted by exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, WJEC and CCEA. Free.
These are good resources, and many teachers set work from them. Their limit is the same as any answer sheet: it tells your child whether the final answer is right, not which line of working went wrong. That is the part a tutor usually helps with, and the part that is hardest to do alone.
Where Mathable fits
An AI tutor for GCSE maths
It isn’t a person, and it doesn’t claim to replace one. Here is what it does:
- Your child types their working line by line, or takes a photo of the page.
- Mathable points at the first line to fix and gives one hint at a time. Your child works out the fix.
- Ticks come from a maths checker. A green tick means code confirmed that line is right.
- You can set tests, and Mathable marks them.
- The Parent view shows your child’s mastery in each GCSE maths area, how often they practised this week, and how each test went. It doesn’t show their conversations.
Mathable can be used on its own, or between sessions with a tutor.
A free week, then £19.99 a month or £119.99 a year (about £10 a month).
The free week needs a card. You won’t be charged if you cancel before the week ends.
How to choose
- If the problem is confidence or motivation, a person who gets to know your child is hard to beat.
- If your child gets stuck on homework most evenings, help that is there when they are stuck may matter more than one hour a week.
- If money is tight, start with the school and the free sites, and sit with your child while they check their working against the answers.
Whatever you choose, ask your child’s teacher which topics to focus on first. It costs nothing, and it makes any paid help go further.
Sources
- Tutorful, “How much does a tutor cost?” (published 11 June 2024; figures read 20 October 2026).
- MyTutor, GCSE Maths tutors (read 20 October 2026).
- The Profs, “Maths tutor prices” (last updated 10 August 2026).
- Corbettmaths, About
- Maths Genie, GCSE Maths
- BBC Bitesize, GCSE Maths