Latimer Tuition | Tutor-set prices with published typical ranges; no starting fee; pay-as-you-go invoicing after lessons. | Times are agreed directly with the tutor; availability and changes remain tutor-dependent. | Latimer publishes an Enhanced DBS and barred-list safeguarding process for eligible roles. | Tutor-by-tutor fit; ask about the learner’s exact needs before booking. | Free 15–30-minute introduction, not a teaching trial; general 24-hour cancellation wording. | Our top pick for human matching, direct contact and low-commitment pay-as-you-go tuition. | Not a guarantee of a particular time slot; confirm availability and cancellation arrangements. |
The Profs | Premium managed-match model. Pages checked in July 2026 showed school tutoring from £60 per hour and a £70 registration fee after connection with a first tutor. | Personal matching and support, rather than a simple low-commitment marketplace. | The provider states that only a small proportion of tutor applicants are accepted. Individual tutor profiles may show DBS badges, but the pages used for this comparison did not give one clear platform-wide vetting page to rely on for every tutor. | Individual profiles may mention dyslexia, ADHD or SEN experience. Do not treat this as a platform-wide specialist SEND process unless a current provider page states one. | No clear first-lesson guarantee was shown on the pages used for this comparison. The registration-fee model makes this less like a low-pressure trial service. | Families wanting premium managed matching and comfortable with higher cost. | Premium managed matching and a registration fee make this less suitable for families whose main priority is minimal commitment. |
Tutor Hunt | Self-serve marketplace with platform-managed lessons and payments. Payment and platform-fee details should be read carefully before booking. | Tutor Hunt says parents can “manage your lessons through Tutor Hunt using our simple scheduler”. The site also describes online lessons with whiteboard, video, screenshare and document upload. | The official site used for this guide states Enhanced DBS, references and ID checks. | Treat additional-needs fit as tutor-level unless the individual tutor profile and current platform wording support more. | No single first-lesson guarantee was shown on the pages used for this comparison. | Parents who want a large searchable marketplace with built-in scheduling and are comfortable comparing tutors themselves. | A scheduler helps with time slots, but the fee model and individual tutor fit still matter. |
Tutorful | Structured marketplace. Pages checked in July 2026 showed lessons from £20 per hour, the listed hourly rate as the price paid, and card charging after the lesson. | Platform-led booking and cancellation rules. Pages checked in July 2026 recorded no charge for lessons cancelled at least 12 hours in advance, with possible partial or full charges closer to the lesson. | Tutorful material reviewed for this guide described enhanced background checks, at least two references, verified photo ID, and lesson recordings available for safeguarding or quality review. | Tutorful visibly signposts SEN, autism, dyslexia and dyscalculia categories. That is useful, but it is not the same as every tutor being a specialist. | Tutorful introduces its reassurance policy with “Not happy with your first lesson?” and says it will fund the next lesson with a new tutor if the first one is not right. | Families who want a large marketplace plus stronger platform reassurance than a simple directory. | The rules are more structured, so read the current cancellation and guarantee wording before you rely on them. |
MyTutor | Current official pricing or cancellation pages were not included in this comparison, so MyTutor should be treated as market context rather than a fully evidenced policy comparison. | MyTutor’s official pages position it as online tutoring with interviewed tutors; confirm detailed booking and scheduling terms on its current service pages. | Do not make detailed vetting claims from review text alone. | No platform-wide additional-needs process is stated in the sources used for this comparison. | A recent public review mentioned trying a few tutors, but public reviews are not policy documents. | Keep as a recognised market comparator unless official policy pages are added. | Use this row as market context only; current MyTutor pricing, cancellation and safety pages are needed for policy claims. |
GoStudent | Membership- and unit-based model. Pages checked in July 2026 showed a base 50-minute lesson price from about €30, with the unit price depending on the membership and number of units booked. | One-to-one online tutoring with flexible planning and rescheduling. | The sources used for this comparison did not give enough official vetting detail for a strong comparison claim. | Personalisation and matching are relevant, but not the same as a universal specialist SEND process. | Commitment terms and unused-credit handling matter because the model is not clean pay-as-you-go. | Families already expecting regular ongoing tuition and comfortable with a membership or unit-credit model. | It may be flexible on time slots while being less flexible on commitment. |
FindTutors | This guide does not make detailed provider-owned pricing or payment-policy claims for FindTutors. | Use only as a light market comparator unless current provider pages are added. | No detailed vetting claim is made here. | No detailed additional-needs claim is made here. | No detailed trial or guarantee claim is made here. | Parents comparing the wider marketplace, with further checking needed before commitment. | Confirm current pricing, tutor checks, scheduling and cancellation terms on official provider pages. |
