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Best tutors in Oxford and Oxfordshire

Your guide to finding the best tutors in Oxford an Oxfordshire. Most parents will think about tutoring at least once and with 11-plus exams abound and hot competition for independent schools (not to mention for grammars in neighbouring counties), we may be able to help you suss out local options.
The Radcliffe Camera and All Souls College in Oxford, England. Blue, cloudy sky.

We are not talking London levels, but most families with prep school age children will at least think about tutoring. A lot will tutor for 11-plus exams to independent senior schools (or grammars in neighbouring counties). Word-of-mouth is powerful and many will use a one-man (or woman)-band rather than an agency, often for several years: ‘Our daughter’s tutor has basically become my life coach,’ says one mum, ‘I am always dying to ask her what I should plant in the garden.’ Parents keep contact details close to their chests: after all, other children are competition. Dig around, check school noticeboards and ask your child’s schoolteacher, if it feels appropriate.

We review a few Oxfordshire tutor companies. London-based Helicon View Learning cover Oxfordshire, too, depending on the subject and level; as do The Golden Circle; as do west London-based Pegasus Tutors. Particularly good with SEN.

SENsational Tutors live up to their name, sending specialists all over the place, including Oxfordshire. ‘Resources used are wide-ranging and impressive’, finds our review; ‘a set-up so superb…that you can’t help wondering why there’s nothing else like it around.’ Parents call it ‘outstanding’.

Carfax Tutors covers GCSE, A level, IB and Oxbridge preparation. Its physical presence, where face-to-face lessons can take place, is Carfax College; an unlovely spot in central Oxford, though tutors can come to your home.

Kip McGrath has a base in Oxford, and Kumon has three. And if you’re opting for online tutoring, you could use most of the 60+ tutoring agencies we review, most of which are based in London and the south east. Each stands out in different ways eg reviewed company, Bonas MacFarlane, for top-end tutoring, Teachers to Your Home for teacher tutors only and Air Maths Tuition for maths. Not sure if you even need a tutor? Be sure to utilise our articles covering everything from Do I need a tutor? to Online tutoring. 

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