UK secondary school and university admissions

Planned back from the offer

Universities make offers on predicted grades, and the final A-Level results decide the place. We plan from that point back to GCSE.

GCSE grades count too

Competitive courses also look at GCSE/IGCSE results when you apply, so we aim for top grades before A-Level starts.

Explained clearly, written in English

Difficult ideas are explained in English or Japanese, whichever your child understands best, and answers are written in English. Key terms are learned in both languages.

Past papers and official mark schemes

Past papers from your school's exam board, first by topic and then as full papers, marked in the wording of the official mark schemes.

Matched to your school's syllabus

Schools use different exam boards and syllabuses. Topics are ordered to match your child's school.

Admissions tests and UCAS

Preparation for TMUA, STEP, UCAT and other tests starts early, planned back from the application dates.

1. Year 6–8

   11+ and 13+ (Common Entrance)

   Preparation for independent and boarding school entry, focused on maths and science and matched to each school's papers.

2. Year 9

   Foundations and subject choices

   Build a strong base in maths and science, and choose GCSE/IGCSE subjects and tiers together.

3. Year 10–11

   GCSE/IGCSE

   Topic past papers, then full papers, aiming for top grades so every A-Level option stays open.

4. Year 12

   A-Level and choosing universities

   Choose target universities alongside A-Level and start preparing for TMUA, STEP, UCAT and other tests.

5. Year 13 autumn

   Tests and applications

   Oxford, Cambridge and most medicine courses take applications and tests in the autumn; other universities follow in winter.

6. Year 13 summer

   Final A-Level exams

   Achieve the A-Level grades your offer depends on.

One lesson a week, homework every day

Personal homework built from recent mistakes arrives on days without a lesson. Every submitted answer is marked and returned.

Marked like the real exam

We mark in the wording of the official mark schemes and point out lost marks for units, significant figures and presentation.

Mistakes are tracked

Each mistake is recorded and practised in homework and lessons until it is fixed.

Monthly in-lesson meeting

Within lesson time, student and parents look at the same progress sheet with us and agree the plan for the next month.

Head office is your contact

Our head office holds the progress, weak points and answers, so you can ask us any time by WhatsApp, email or the Student Portal.

Maths, science and English, of course — and please ask us about any other subject. TMUA, STEP and UCAT are run by their own organisations; our courses are not endorsed by them.

• Guide to UK schools and universitiesYear groups, school types and admissions, with sources
• How UK schools workYears, Key Stages, GCSE and A-Level
• Independent and boarding school entry11+, 13+, sixth form and visas
• How UK university admissions workUCAS, admissions tests, A-Level and IB offers

1. Step 1

   Free consultation

   30 minutes on Zoom about the school, year, subjects and plans. If another option would suit your child better, we will say so.

2. Step 2

   Assessment, trial lesson and course proposal

   An assessment and a trial lesson (£40 with a UK-based tutor) show where your child is, and we propose a tutor, how to study and the fees.

3. Step 3

   Enrolment and first lesson

   After the application, enrolment fee and first month's fee, we schedule the first lesson — as early as the following week.