Private Tuition in England | findings

Feb 2009 |
Topic | Employment, Skills & Education
Researcher | Multiple Researchers

Summary

130 agencies took part in the survey. Some of the key findings were:

  1. Most agencies are small, regional and in the South East
  2. One-to-one tuition for Key Stages 2 and 4 is most common
Most agencies are small, regional and in the South East

Most agencies (86%) operated regionally - just 14% were national. There was a concentration of agencies in London and the South East.

The size of agencies varied hugely but most were small. 41% had 10 or fewer tutors active in the previous academic year.

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One-to-one tuition for Key Stages 2 and 4 is most common

One-to-one tuition was more common than paired or group tuition.

The provision of tuition was highest for Key Stages 2 and 4, coinciding with school entrance and GCSEs. The median cost of a 1-hour tutorial was £24.

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