Want a Solihull tutor who knows what the 11+ or the GCSE paper is actually asking for?
We match Solihull families with one-to-one tutors who can shift a predicted grade or prepare a Year 5 properly for the Birmingham consortium 11+.
From £37/hr · rates agreed directly with your tutor
WHY CHOOSE US
Why Solihull families come to us for tutoring at every stage
In a first session with a Solihull student, what tutors find most often isn't a missing topic from this term. It's a habit from a year or two ago that nobody had time to fix. The Year 5 working towards the consortium 11+ might be doing the reasoning questions in their head and stalling under the clock. The Year 11 at Tudor Grange or Arden might be answering four-mark questions well and leaving marks on the longer ones. The Year 13 at Solihull Sixth Form College might know the content and freeze under timed conditions. Different students, same pattern: the gap is in execution, not knowledge.
What the tutor does in week one is honest marking. For 11+ candidates, timed reasoning and English papers worked through in detail. For GCSE and A-Level, recent work marked the way the exam board marks. From there the plan moves into the topic or paper part that's been quietly costing the most. For Solihull students chasing an out-of-borough grammar place, or working towards a Russell Group offer, the shift tends to show up in how the student talks about the next assessment first.
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Complete GCSE & A-Level Support in Solihull
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GCSE English Tuition
Sharp analytical writing across Language and Literature, with feedback that builds towards stronger essay technique under timing.
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GCSE Maths Tuition
Algebra, geometry and statistics worked one-to-one, with the longer reasoning questions that decide the top of the higher tier.
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GCSE Biology Tuition
Required practicals and the harder six and nine-mark questions taken in detail until the pattern is automatic.
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GCSE History Tuition
Source skills, essay structure and the extended argument, taught by tutors who know what top-band History answers look like.
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GCSE Chemistry Tuition
Moles, equations and bonding diagrams worked slowly until the pattern lands, with the calculation questions that quietly cost marks.
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GCSE Physics Tuition
Multi-step problems and unit-conversion traps that catch students at the top of the higher tier.
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GCSE Computer Science Tuition
Programming projects and theory exam prep, with focus on the algorithm questions that decide top marks.
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GCSE French Tuition
Speaking and writing practice that lifts students into the higher tier, with vocabulary and structure built deliberately.
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GCSE Geography Tuition
Case study revision, data response and nine-mark question technique, turning subject knowledge into the marks the mark scheme rewards.
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A-Level Chemistry Tuition
Mechanisms, calculations and multi-step organic synthesis for students preparing for medicine, dentistry or natural sciences.
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A-Level Maths Tuition
Pure, Mechanics and Statistics depth, with the structured proof work that decides A from A*.
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A-Level Biology Tuition
Genetics, physiology and ecology taken in detail for students aiming at medicine or a competitive bioscience degree.
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A-Level Physics Tuition
Mechanics, fields and quantum worked at depth for students aiming at engineering or physics at a top university.
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A-Level Economics Tuition
Diagram precision and the evaluation chains that separate a B-grade essay from an A-grade one.
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A-Level Psychology Tuition
Tight AO3 evaluation chains and the synoptic essay structure that lift students into the top band.
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A-Level English Tuition
Critical reading and comparative essay structure, sharpened at whatever level the student is sitting at.
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A-Level History Tuition
Source analysis and the 25-mark essay, where most students lose marks they could keep with the right technique.
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A-Level Geography Tuition
Case studies, synoptic links and the 20-mark essay technique for students aiming at the top A-Level grades.
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University Personal Statement
Shape a strong UCAS personal statement with expert support on structure, subject motivation and final polish.
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Find the Right Tutor in Solihull
Solihull has no grammar schools of its own. That's the fact that quietly shapes the academic year here. Families who want a selective place are looking out of the borough, either west to the King Edward VI Foundation schools in Birmingham or north to Bishop Vesey's and Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls. The result is a town where Year 5 carries far more weight than the local school map suggests, and where a strong cohort at Arden, Tudor Grange or Solihull School means the bar for what counts as 'on track' has been set high for a long time.
Our Solihull tutors work one-to-one with students at every stage of that. For Year 5 children, that means proper preparation for the Birmingham consortium 11+ in English, Maths and the verbal and non-verbal reasoning the test rewards. For GCSE and A-Level students, the tutor matches on subject and exam board, then builds the plan around the topic or paper question that's been quietly costing marks. Every family speaks with a co-founder before any tutor is matched.
High Quality Standards
Every tutor in our network is a graduate, vetted on subject knowledge and on how clearly they can explain a hard idea under pressure. Roughly three percent of applicants pass the founder-led interview. For Solihull students preparing for the Birmingham consortium 11+ or chasing strong GCSE and A-Level grades, that bar matters more than postcode.
Experienced Tutors
Our Solihull tutors have prepared students for the Birmingham consortium 11+, competitive grammar sixth form entry, Russell Group applications and Oxbridge offers. They know the standard those routes expect and how to coach a student towards it without burning them out.
Personalised Learning
One Solihull student might be a Year 5 working towards the consortium 11+. Another might be a Year 12 at Solihull Sixth Form College aiming at a Russell Group offer. The tutor reads where the student actually is in the first session, then builds the plan around the gap that's costing the most.
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100+ 5-Star Reviews From Parents And Students
The time I have spent with my tutor has been really valuable. He has helped with a range of topics across economics and maths, explains things really clearly, and makes the sessions enjoyable.
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The Degree Gap has been very helpful in tutoring my son for his economics A Level. His tutor has lots of patience, keeps lessons interesting and is a good motivator. The subject matter expertise is excellent.
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The Degree Gap gave our son the support he needed for his iGCSEs, especially in Maths and Economics. Lessons were clear, engaging, and built his confidence. Highly recommended.
The Degree Gap really helped me get through my A-levels and made a massive difference when helping me get into my first choice of university.
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Fill in the form below and we'll arrange a free consultation call to discuss the needs of your child, before any tutor is suggested.
Sessions start from £37 per hour once you're matched. Rates are always agreed with you before anything is booked.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Do you support students with dyslexia or other learning needs?
Yes. When you get in touch, tell us what the student needs and we factor that into who we suggest. We work with students across Solihull who have different learning needs and match them with tutors who have the right experience.
Do you offer tutoring during school holidays in Solihull?
Yes. Holiday sessions are popular with Solihull families. Some use the time to get ahead, some to catch up, some to prepare intensively before exams. We fit around what works for the family.
Do you tutor primary school children in Solihull?
Our main focus is GCSE, A-Level and 11+ preparation. We do work with younger students in Solihull where the need is clear, often for selective school entry or to build solid foundations in Maths and English.
Do you offer in-person tutoring in Solihull?
Most of our sessions are online. Families in Solihull get access to more tutors that way, and sessions are easier to keep consistent without travel. Online works well. Most students are comfortable with it from the first session.
Online tutoring for Solihull students: 11+, GCSE and A-Level specialists
A school-night drive across Solihull, or up to Sutton Coldfield, or into Birmingham to a tutor's house is not realistic for most families here. Sessions through Lessonspace, our shared whiteboard, mean an hour after dinner with the right specialist and no travel attached. Most students settle into the platform inside the first lesson. It feels less like school and more like a tool.
The other reason matters more for the longer game. The right tutor on AQA A-Level Chemistry, or on Edexcel A-Level Maths, may live in Manchester or Bristol. Online tutoring opens the whole country to a family in Solihull. Most students concentrate better one-to-one online than they do in a classroom of thirty where the pace is set by the middle.
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Tutoring Solihull school students
Our Solihull tutors support students from Tudor Grange Academy Solihull, Arden Academy, Alderbrook School, Light Hall School, Park Hall Academy and Solihull School. Across that mix, some children are working towards the Birmingham consortium 11+ for out-of-borough grammar entry. Others are mid-GCSE chasing the predicted grades that open up the right A-Level combinations at Solihull Sixth Form College. We also run revision and exam preparation workshops on request, open to students from any local school.
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The Degree Gap works with students from Solihull and the surrounding West Midlands towns, matching each family with the tutor best suited to the subject and the grade they're going for.