Ed Centre

GCSE Maths Tutor for Foundation and Higher

If you understand maths in class but lose marks in papers, the right maths tutor can steady your method. This page shows where one-to-one support makes the biggest difference and what to do next.

Find a Tutor

Available tutors

Showing 3 of 60 matching tutors.

Daniel Zavaruhins

English, Mathematics, and Science Specialist

Walthamstow, United Kingdom

£25.00 per hourDBS checkedAccepting enquiriesHigh performing tutor

Over 2 years' of tutoring experience, supporting KS3, GCSE, and A-Level students across various exam boards.
Currently studying for his Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Science at St George’s, University of London.
Holds A-Levels in Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics.
Holds A*, A*, A, A for Mathematics, English Literature, English Language, and Biology at GCSE level.

BiologyChemistryEnglish LanguageEnglish LiteratureMathematicsPhysicsSport and Physical Education

Daniel Zavaruhins is a gcse maths tutor and english tutor with 2+ years’ experience supporting KS2–GCSE Maths/English, GCSE–A-Level Biology, and GCSE–AS Level Chemistry (plus GCSE Physics). He provides online tutoring with lesson reports and optional homework.

Send a quick enquiry from here and the Latimer Tuition team will pass it on to Daniel.

View profile

Justin Raine

★ 4.6

Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics Specialist

Manchester

£25.00 per hourDBS checkedAccepting enquiriesHigh performing tutor

Currently studying for his Masters of Science in Chemistry at the University of Nottingham.
Holds multiple years of tutoring experience assisting KS3, GCSE, and A-Level cohorts.
Justin is a member of the Royal Chemistry Society (RCS).
Holds A, A, A for Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics at AS-Level.
In Secondary School, Justin remained in the top percentile of his students achieving a 3.5 GPA.

ChemistryMathematicsPhysics

Justin Raine is a GCSE maths tutor and physics tutor who also teaches Chemistry (KS3–A-Level/AS), with 2+ years’ tutoring experience; studying an MSc in Chemistry and provides lesson reports with optional homework.

Send a quick enquiry from here and the Latimer Tuition team will pass it on to Justin.

View profile

Deborah Adekore-Otu

Mathematics, Biology, and Computer Science Specialist

Walsall, United Kingdom

£25.00 per hourDBS checkedAccepting enquiriesHigh performing tutor

Currently studying for her Bachelors of Science with Honours in Mathematics and Computer Science at Nottingham Trent University.
Over 2 years' of experince tutoring online.
Holds 3 Distinction*s in her Applied (Medical) Science BTEC Level 3.
Deborah is a member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA).
Holds As for Psychology and Sociology at GCSE level.

BiologyComputer ScienceMathematics

Deborah is a gcse maths tutor online with 2+ years' experience teaching KS2-3 and GCSE Maths, Biology and Computer Science. She is a BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Computer Science student at Nottingham Trent University, an IMA member, and provides lesson reports.

Send a quick enquiry from here and the Latimer Tuition team will pass it on to Deborah.

View profile

Show more tutors

Where a GCSE Maths Tutor Helps Most

A maths tutor helps most when you can follow the class but still lose marks in papers. You might understand algebra until the question is wrapped in a worded problem, or cope with ratio in practice but stumble on reverse percentages. Good maths tutoring slows the method down and rebuilds the bits that keep costing you marks.

Sessions should work backwards from past-paper questions, because that is how marks are actually awarded. Foundation and Higher share most of the syllabus, but the topics that quietly cost students marks tend to be the same ones — ratio in context, forming and rearranging equations, and geometry problems that chain together. At Higher tier, algebraic proof, vectors and the tougher side of trigonometry become the recurring stumbling blocks. A tutor can spot whether the real gap is in arithmetic fluency, algebraic manipulation, geometric reasoning, or the multi-step thinking that ties them together. Most students do not need the whole syllabus reset — two or three sticking points unpicked properly usually moves the grade.

If you are comparing options now, focus on fit rather than brand. Look for a tutor who asks what you have already tried, checks whether you are sitting Foundation or Higher, and builds sessions around the topics you find hardest. Online maths tutoring tends to work well at GCSE because a tutor can share diagrams, past papers and working in real time — but the format is not the decider, the match is. If that sounds like what you need, you can find a tutor and keep the search filtered to GCSE maths.

This page stays focused on GCSE maths tutoring, so the examples, topics and next step match the exam you are actually sitting.
You will see where marks tend to disappear — ratio, reverse percentages, algebra, geometry and multi-step reasoning — and how targeted practice fixes each.
If the gap is clear now, the next step is to use Find a Tutor and keep your search filtered to GCSE maths.

Need a GCSE maths tutor now?

If you already know maths is the issue, keep the brief simple. Tell us the tier, the topics that keep catching you out, and the exam window you are aiming for.

Find a Tutor

Support and clarity

Frequently asked questions

Straight answers to the questions people ask most often.

How many sessions with a GCSE maths tutor do I actually need?

There is no fixed number, but most students we speak to see traction in four to eight weekly sessions. It depends on how many topics are shaky, how close you are to the exam, and how much practice you do between sessions. A good tutor will tell you after the first couple of sessions whether you need sustained support or targeted help on one or two topics.

Foundation or Higher tier — how does that change what a tutor covers?

Foundation and Higher share most of the syllabus, but Higher adds algebraic proof, vectors and harder trigonometry, while Foundation rewards accuracy on fractions, percentages, ratio and core algebra. A good maths tutor will mirror your tier, focus on the highest-mark topics first, and stop teaching content you will not be assessed on. Tell them your tier before the first session.

Does online maths tutoring work as well as in-person for GCSE?

For most students, yes. Online maths tutoring removes travel time, widens your pick of specialists, and lets a tutor share a digital whiteboard and past-paper PDFs live. It is not the right fit for everyone — if focus on a screen is a real barrier, in-person may suit better — but for most GCSE maths topics the format rarely decides the outcome. The match with the tutor does.