The Profs — premium matched service. | School tutoring was shown from £60/hour, plus a £70 registration fee on the pricing page checked. | One-to-one tutoring with school, admissions and online tutoring coverage, including 11 Plus and Common Entrance categories. | Provider page says only 3% of tutor applicants join the network. Ask for current child-safeguarding detail before booking. | Best evidenced for academic depth and high-stakes support rather than a public gifted/SEN-specialist category. | Not treated here as a trial-led option; compare the current terms and registration-fee position. | Families who want a premium, consultative match for subject depth, admissions or high-stakes exam support. |
Spires — online bidding marketplace. | Tutors bid for the request, so families compare proposed tutors and prices before choosing. | Spires describes the model as: “Qualified tutors bid to teach you.” It also says: “All classes are recorded so that you can watch them later.” | The safeguarding policy describes references, identity checks and enhanced DBS expectations for people who may have direct contact with young people. | Broad specialist and admissions categories can help with niche needs, but individual tutor fit still matters. | The bidding model gives choice before booking; no first-lesson guarantee was used as a comparison claim here. | Families who want online flexibility, replayable lessons, broad subject coverage and competitive tutor offers. |
Tutorful — large tutor marketplace. | Provider page foregrounded tutors “from just £20p/h” when checked. | One-to-one private tutoring with a large tutor directory and parent-controlled browsing. | Tutorful says it uses enhanced DBS checks, recorded online lessons, on-platform messaging and an internal safeguarding officer. | Useful filters include SEN experience, price and availability, which can help parents shortlist more carefully. | Tutorful’s provider wording is: “A great first lesson. Guaranteed.” It says it will pay for a next lesson with a new tutor if the first is not right. | Families who want wide tutor choice, lower entry prices and a clear first-lesson reassurance. |
MyEdSpace — structured live online course platform. | Course-style model with a £10 trial and 14-day money-back guarantee described in the FAQ checked. | Live online lessons through a student dashboard, with workbooks, homework and video explanations; not a like-for-like one-to-one tutoring marketplace. | This comparison uses MyEdSpace mainly for course format and trial terms, not as a tutor-vetting benchmark. | Can suit regular stretch and structure, but families wanting highly personalised SEN-aware one-to-one adaptation should compare carefully. | FAQ described a 10-day trial for £10 and a 14-day full money-back guarantee. | Families who want lower-cost, consistent online stretch in core subjects or 11 Plus pathways rather than an individual tutor match. |
Latimer Tuition — pay-as-you-go online tutor directory with optional matching help. | Latimer’s positioning includes: “No sign-up fee. Pay as you go.” The tutor search page showed a £15–£75/hour price filter when checked. | One-to-one online tutoring, with the choice to browse tutors or request a shortlist. | Latimer’s tutor recruitment page says tutors need an Enhanced DBS with Children’s Barred List issued within the last four years, willingness to arrange one, or a relevant DBS on the Update Service; it also refers to prior paid one-to-one online tutoring experience, interview and lesson reports. | Some tutor profiles show SEN support experience, and the matching request lets parents explain the child’s goals and needs. This supports careful matching, not a claim that Latimer is a gifted-specialist provider. | Low-commitment model: no sign-up fee, pay-as-you-go and no obligation to book after a matching request. | Families who want one-to-one online support, visible filters, pay-as-you-go terms and a shortlist option without a premium concierge model. |
