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GCSE Physics tutoring
One parent wrote that her son had Physics tuition through his GCSE year, started on a Grade 4 and was working at a 7 six months later. Her review is on this page with a link to the original.
Five of our tutors teach Physics, led by a doctorate in Physics and two engineering degrees. Lessons are £30, live one to one on Zoom, and the first 30 minutes are free.
No card details for the trial. Change tutor at any time, at no cost.
Around 30% of Physics marks assess maths skills, the highest of the three sciences. Several of our Physics tutors teach Maths as well.
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Teaching UK students since 2020.
What parents wrote
One family reported Physics moving from a Grade 4 to a Grade 7 across six months of weekly lessons. Another reported a 7 7 in Combined Science, which includes Physics, after their daughter had been failing it. Both are individual results rather than averages.
"My son had physics tuition this year for his GCSEs. It has been brilliant for him. He has improved hugely in the last 6 months and we can see the grades at school get so much better. He started on a 4 and is currently on a 7. Huge value added"
"My daughter just got 7 7 in her combined science GCSE. She was failing science until she started learning with these tutors. They explain in a way she could understand and they gave her confidence. Highly recommend"
Worth saying plainly: these are individual results that particular parents chose to write about, not an average and not a promise. How far a grade moves depends on the starting point, how long lessons run and how much work happens between them.
Where the marks go
Because it punishes two weaknesses at once. It has the heaviest maths content of the three sciences, and it asks students to explain what is physically happening rather than recall a fact. A student weak in either loses marks in both directions.
Around 30% of Physics marks assess maths skills, against roughly 20% in Chemistry and 10% in Biology. Rearranging, standard form, significant figures, unit conversion and graph gradients all appear, and a shaky Maths grade shows up here first.
A student can substitute into an equation correctly and still have no idea what is happening. Then the question changes shape slightly, asks them to explain rather than calculate, and the whole thing falls over. Understanding is what makes the method transfer.
Boards give you some equations on a sheet and expect others from memory, and most students do not know which are which until the exam. Knowing that list, and drilling it, is a small piece of work that reliably protects marks.
Physics specialists
One of five Physics tutors. The team includes a doctorate in Physics, two engineering degrees, a Master's in Biochemistry with a teaching qualification, a required practicals specialist and a recent A-Level student who took Physics and Further Maths.
Physics and Combined Science
A doctorate in Physics and a habit of teaching through real world examples rather than formula sheets. Waves, forces and electricity are where most GCSE students come unstuck, and they are exactly where she concentrates.
Best for students who can do the maths but cannot picture the physics
Physics, Maths and Computer Science
Two engineering degrees from UK universities, so electricity and circuits are taught by somebody who has designed them. Also teaches Maths, which matters when the maths inside Physics is the real problem.
Best for electricity and circuits, and students who need things slowed down
Physics and Combined Science
Covers the required practicals properly, which plenty of tutoring skips and plenty of papers ask about. Good with students who understand the theory but panic when a question is dressed up as an experiment.
Best for practical and required experiment questions
Physics, Biology and Chemistry
A Master's paired with a Bachelor of Education, so the subject knowledge and the teaching training arrive together. Covers all three sciences, which helps when Physics is weak and another science is not far behind.
Best for Combined Science students needing more than one science
Physics and Maths
Took Physics, Maths and Further Maths at A-Level recently and did well in them, which is its own kind of qualification. Students who have shut down with adult tutors often work better with somebody close enough in age to remember which bits were confusing.
Best for students who find adult tutors intimidating
The specification
The whole specification, but not evenly. Lessons start with whichever topics are losing the most marks, which for most students means electricity, forces and the maths that runs through both.
Space physics appears in separate Physics but not in Combined Science on most boards, and separate Physics goes further into several other topics too. Tell us which route your child is on and lessons follow that specification.
Separate or Combined
Yes, in content rather than approach. Separate Physics has more topics, more depth and more required practicals, plus space physics on most boards, and the calculation questions go further.
| Route | What it awards | Physics content | What lessons focus on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Separate Physics | One GCSE in Physics | More topics and more depth, including space physics on most boards | Calculation confidence and the harder explanation questions |
| Combined Science | Two GCSEs across all three sciences | A reduced set of topics, examined alongside Biology and Chemistry | Securing the Physics marks without losing ground in the other two |
If your child is struggling with Physics and also with Maths, we will say so rather than teaching Physics around the gap. Rearranging equations, standard form and reading gradients are Maths skills being tested inside a Science paper.
Two of our Physics tutors teach Maths as well, so one tutor can often handle both rather than running two separate sets of lessons.
Separate Physics is not charged at a premium, and neither is a tutor with a doctorate. If your child needs Physics and Maths with two specialists, that is still £30 an hour each.
Specifications
Yours. We cover AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR, and WJEC with Eduqas. Board matters in Physics because they differ on which equations are given and which have to be recalled from memory.
Send the specification code from a past paper and we will teach to the right one, including drilling the exact equation list your child is expected to remember rather than a generic set.
Inside a lesson
Sixty minutes live on Zoom with a digital whiteboard, diagrams and past paper questions. Calculations are worked line by line with the tutor watching the method, because Physics marks are usually lost in the working rather than the final number.
Cost
£30 for a 60-minute one to one lesson, falling to £27.50 on a three-month term plan and £25 on an annual plan. Published UK averages for one to one tutoring sit at roughly £37 to £38 an hour, so our standard rate is below the typical market rate.
£30
per 60-minute lesson£27.50
per 60-minute lesson£25
per 60-minute lessonNo sign-up fee, no matching fee, and no premium for separate Physics or for a tutor with a doctorate. Every Physics tutor on this page is charged at the same rate. The 30-minute trial is free and takes no card details.
Beyond GCSE
The same tutors teach either side of GCSE, so a student does not have to change person when they move up a year or come back for a resit.
Years 7 to 9. Forces, energy and circuits secured before GCSE Physics arrives, which is far easier than repairing them in Year 11.
KS3 tutoringOften the real fix. Around 30% of Physics marks are maths skills, and two of our Physics tutors teach Maths as well.
Maths tutoringPhysics taught alongside Biology and Chemistry for students on the Combined route, by tutors who cover more than one science.
Combined ScienceAvailable depending on tutor availability that term rather than guaranteed, so ask us before booking and we will tell you honestly.
A-Level tutoringCommon questions
Anything not answered here, message us and we will tell you straight. We usually reply within minutes.
One parent wrote publicly that her son started GCSE Physics on a Grade 4 and was working at a 7 six months later. Another reported a 7 7 in Combined Science after their daughter had been failing it. Both quotes are on this page with links to the originals. They are individual results rather than an average.
Usually, though Physics is one of our smaller teams at five tutors. Availability tightens from January and again before summer exams. Tell us the days and times you need when you enquire and we will confirm before anything is booked.
The team includes a doctorate in Physics, two engineering degrees from UK universities, a Master's with a Bachelor of Education, a required practicals specialist and a recent A-Level student who took Physics and Further Maths. Each is listed on this page with their qualification.
Yes, and it is the most common reason families contact us about Physics. Around 30% of Physics marks assess maths skills. Two of our Physics tutors teach Maths as well, so one tutor can often handle both rather than running two sets of lessons.
Both. Separate Physics has more topics, more depth and more required practicals, plus space physics on most boards. Lessons follow whichever specification your child is entered for.
Yes, and it is worth doing early. Boards differ on which equations are given and which must be recalled. We drill the exact list for your child's specification rather than a generic set, which is a small piece of work that reliably protects marks.
Yes, and it comes up often. Lessons cover the method, the apparatus, the variables and the exam questions that usually follow, so a question about an experiment your child never did stops being a problem.
Someone reads your enquiry and matches on the route, the tier, the exam board, the topics that are weakest, whether Maths is part of the problem, and the times you are free. You get one name and the reason for it.
£30 for a 60-minute one to one lesson, £27.50 each on a three-month term plan and £25 each on a twelve-month annual plan. No sign-up fee, no matching fee, and no premium for separate Physics or for a more qualified tutor.
Yes. Thirty minutes with the tutor we have matched, live on Zoom, with no card details taken and no obligation to book afterwards. If the match is wrong you owe us nothing and we will look again.
The tutor works through exam questions with your child rather than asking what the problem is, because students rarely know. Calculations usually show the gap within ten minutes, since the working reveals whether it is the physics or the maths that is missing.
Tell us and we will rematch at no cost. You do not lose lessons, restart a plan or pay a fee. Fit matters more in one to one teaching than anywhere else.
Free 30-minute trial
Tell us the year group, the route and which topics are going wrong. We will put forward one Physics specialist and set up a free 30-minute session. No card details, no obligation.
Enquiries answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We usually reply within minutes, and WhatsApp is the fastest way to reach us.
