Best tutoring websites for primary maths: a UK parent comparison

You browse individual tutor profiles, compare rates and choose who to contact or book.

Parents who want choice and are willing to compare experience, checks, price and teaching style tutor by tutor.

Tutorful, Tutor Hunt, Superprof; Latimer also has a tutor directory element.

The provider shapes assessment, lesson structure, tutor allocation or centre model more tightly than a raw directory.

Families who want a more structured programme, regular sessions or teacher-led oversight.

Kip McGrath; My Primary & Secondary Tutor has a more boutique, phase-focused model.

The offer is designed mainly for schools, school booking teams or annual school procurement rather than a parent buying one private tutor hour.

Schools and school leaders; parents should not treat these as directly like-for-like with self-serve family tutoring sites.

TLC Live and Third Space Learning on the checked pages.

A digital product adapts maths practice or gives tutor-like feedback for the child.

Extra practice, confidence and regular consolidation, especially when a family does not need a live human tutor for every session.

Whizz; Third Space Learning’s checked page is also currently framed around an AI tutoring offer for schools.

Parents can browse tutors directly or ask for help finding a suitable tutor, while keeping a pay-as-you-go model.

Families who want flexibility and some guidance without a long package or subscription-style commitment.

Browse tutors at /find-a-tutor or use /match-me-with-a-tutor.

Human-matched one-to-one tutoring service with browse and shortlist routes.

Human-matched one-to-one tutoring service with browse and shortlist routes.

Online or in-person one-to-one, depending on tutor; direct family–tutor contact follows introduction.

Our top pick for flexible, matched primary Maths tuition with published tutor rates and no long-term tie-in.

Experience and adjustments are tutor-specific; discuss the exact need before booking.

Our top pick for flexible, matched primary Maths tuition with published tutor rates and no long-term tie-in.

Guided tutor marketplace

Tutor profile rates; the checked page showed profile examples around the mid-£50s per hour, but exact rates and first-lesson terms should be treated as provider-stated and date-sensitive.

Online primary maths tuition through the provider’s online classroom, with a tutor-matching option for parents who do not want to shortlist manually.

Explicit primary maths page. The checked page included DBS and tutor-quality claims; treat them as provider-stated and profile-dependent.

The reviewed provider page showed additional-needs categories such as SEN, autism, dyslexia and dyscalculia, but parents should still ask about the individual tutor’s experience.

Parents who want a large marketplace with more guidance than a raw directory.

Tutor directory or marketplace

Provider-stated lessons starting from £15 per hour, with visible tutor rates above that; ‘from’ prices only show one end of the range.

Online and in-person primary maths tuition, depending on tutor availability.

Explicit primary maths page. The checked page used Enhanced DBS and ID-verification language, which should be verified on current profiles.

Suitability is likely to depend on the individual tutor profile rather than a single site-wide primary maths support promise.

Parents who want a broad searchable pool and are comfortable comparing profiles carefully.

Managed centre and online tutoring brand

Provider-stated average session pricing of about £36, with variation by location and centre.

Regular centre or online sessions, usually after an assessment and within a more standardised model.

The checked pricing page says tutors are qualified teachers and that Kip tutors primary and secondary pupils in maths.

Useful where a structured, teacher-led approach is the priority, but do not assume specialist additional-needs provision without checking the relevant centre.

Families who want assessment, routine and a more managed programme.

Large broad marketplace

Provider-stated average online maths rate of £11 an hour and Student Pass model; exact costs depend on tutor and current platform terms.

Online private maths lessons with individual tutors.

Broad online maths page rather than a primary-only service page. The checked page included identity, contact, photo and qualification verification claims.

Parents need to filter carefully for genuine primary and additional-needs experience, rather than relying on the broad subject category alone.

Budget-sensitive families or families who want maximum choice and are happy to do more filtering themselves.

Boutique phase-focused tutoring service

No clear visible price was available in the reviewed material, so ask for current costs before comparing against hourly marketplaces.

One-to-one and small-group sessions with parent feedback and diagnostic assessment claims.

The checked page positions the service for P1-S2 / Reception-to-Year-8 and maths support.

The reviewed material showed dyslexia support mainly in testimonial wording, not as a clear service-wide specialist promise.

Families who like a smaller phase-focused service and are willing to ask about price and tutor fit.

AI/adaptive maths product

Parent product with trial or subscription-style elements; treat progress and pricing claims as provider-stated.

Adaptive online maths practice for ages 5 to 13, not live one-to-one human tutoring.

Primary-age maths relevance is clear from the age range, but tutor-vetting comparisons do not apply in the same way.

May help with practice and confidence, but suitability for a child’s specific profile needs separate judgement.

Extra practice and routine between school and tutoring sessions.

School-facing online tutoring

School booking and school-group pricing context, not ordinary parent self-serve hourly booking.

Online tutoring for schools, with qualified-teacher and enhanced-DBS claims on the checked page.

Primary school tutoring page, but framed for schools rather than individual parent checkout.

Any individual pupil suitability should be discussed through the school context.

School leaders comparing provision, not parents choosing a private tutoring website for one child.

School-facing AI tutoring product

Annual school-pricing context on the checked page, with school pricing captured from £3,500 per year for one-form-entry primaries, not family hourly tutoring.

AI maths tutor product for schools, rather than a parent choosing a live private tutor.

Relevant to the primary maths support market, but not like-for-like with parent-direct marketplaces.

Treat data, AI and pupil-support claims as provider-stated unless independently verified.

Schools considering a whole-school maths support product.

Maths learning for primary-age pupils. In England, the official curriculum frames maths through fluency, reasoning and problem-solving.

Ask whether the tutor works with the child’s current phase, not just whether they teach maths generally.

England curriculum phases: Key Stage 1 covers Years 1 and 2; Key Stage 2 covers Years 3 to 6.

Useful for England-based comparisons, but do not assume the same wording applies across the UK.

An adult gives one pupil individual support.

Useful where a child needs focused attention, confidence building or precise gap work.

A tutor works with a small group rather than one pupil. EEF describes this as normally two to five pupils.

Can be cost-effective, but ask how the group is matched and how your child receives individual feedback.

Different UK disclosure-check systems: DBS language is used for England and Wales processes, PVG for Scotland, and AccessNI for Northern Ireland.

Ask what checks apply to the tutor, platform and role rather than accepting one blanket phrase.

Terms for additional learning or support needs differ across the UK and between providers.

Ask about named experience with your child’s profile, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, autism, processing speed, confidence or anxiety.