GoStudent | GoStudent pricing describes memberships, lesson-frequency choices and one-to-one lesson pricing. The terms reviewed also describe time-bound lesson packages, automatic extension unless cancelled in time, and price-indexing provisions. Do not compare it by headline price alone. | Online one-to-one tutoring. | GoStudent describes platform-level tutor selection, including background checks according to local law, subject-specific tests, an interview or intro-video step, and onboarding training. | The pages reviewed did not show a strong specialist SEN filter or parent-facing additional-needs pathway, so fit should be treated case by case. | GoStudent describes a “free, non-binding trial lesson”. Ongoing cancellation and renewal terms need careful reading before a parent commits. | Families who want a structured online platform and are comfortable reading and managing membership or package terms. |
MyTutor | MyTutor pricing is the cleanest pay-as-you-go model in this set: “No sign up fees. No subscriptions. Just plain pay-as-you-go.” Tutor rates still vary by tutor experience. | Online one-to-one lessons, with recorded lessons for revision and communication kept on the platform. | MyTutor says tutors are personally interviewed and that only 1 in 8 applicants are accepted. The safety material reviewed also refers to Enhanced DBS requirements and renewal timing. | Shows serious safeguarding and SEND/EHCP awareness, especially in school settings, but the private-parent journey is not clearly built around SEN-specialist matching. | Free 15-minute meeting before booking. Terms around wallet credits, refunds and cancellations are more nuanced than a simple full-refund promise. | Parents who want clear online pay-as-you-go tutoring and a low-pressure meeting before choosing a tutor. |
Tutorful | Tutorful terms describe lesson pricing as the tutor’s fee plus Tutorful’s service fee. This is easier to understand than a long lesson package, but prices still depend on the tutor. | Online and/or in-person private tutoring, with platform tools for online lessons. | Tutorful gives the clearest public safeguarding detail in this set: enhanced checks, identity checks, two references, platform messaging, lesson recording and a dedicated safeguarding officer are all described across its pages. | Strongest parent-facing additional-needs signal in this comparison: Tutorful mentions SEN-specialist support and lets parents filter by SEN experience. | Tutorful says that if the first lesson is not the right fit, “we’ll cover the cost of your next lesson with a new tutor”. Cancellation charges can still apply close to a booked lesson. | Parents who want broad tutor choice, stronger platform reassurance and a visible SEN-experience filter. |
Latimer Tuition | Latimer tutors show hourly rates, filters and pay-as-you-go online tuition. The matching service is free and no-obligation. | Online one-to-one tutoring with direct tutor contact once a family has found a fit. | Latimer says tutors are DBS-checked and reviewed before they can take live clients. | Useful where parents want to ask for a specific kind of experience, such as classroom, exam-board or SEN-related background. It should not be presented as a specialist SEND service overall. | Parents can arrange a free introductory meeting before paid lessons. Latimer’s matching page says it can suggest “up to three tutors that fit” — Latimer matching. | Parents who want transparent hourly rates, a human shortlist and no package commitment. |
Superprof UK | Superprof UK shows visible hourly tutor prices, but its terms refer to a “monthly subscription fee of £39” and say the Student Pass is “automatically renewed after 30 days”. | Online or in-person lessons, depending on the tutor. | Superprof describes itself as an intermediary. Its terms place more responsibility on students, parents or guardians to verify tutor qualifications and disclosures where relevant. | Possible on an individual tutor basis, but the reviewed pages did not show a strong platform-level additional-needs pathway. | Many tutor listings advertise a first lesson free, but the Student Pass terms are the key commitment issue. | Confident parents who want a wide open marketplace and are comfortable checking the tutor and subscription terms themselves. |
FindTutors | FindTutors advertises tutors from £12/hr and says the service is free for students. Its security page says it does not charge commission and does not take part in class payments. | Online or in-person lessons, arranged with individual tutors. | FindTutors says it verifies profile elements such as contact details, degrees, photos and reviews. Its student terms also say it is a mediation technology platform and does not guarantee tutors’ technical capabilities or professional status. | Depends heavily on the individual tutor; the reviewed pages did not show strong platform-level additional-needs support. | Many tutors offer a free first class. Payment and booking arrangements are more direct between parent and tutor. | Parents who are happy to manage tutor screening, payment expectations and suitability checks themselves. |
