Best Private Tutors in Shapwick, Dorset (2025)

Rating: 5 / 5

Amelia has been helping me prepare for university Maths for the past year and a half. She has been extremely helpful in teaching me so much that my school never taught and my understanding of Maths is at a significantly higher level because of it. I was able to bring questions of high difficultly (ie. step questions) that we would work through together, hence not only giving me the answer but showing how to get to the answer. Her help also helped me achieve a high score in MAT and succeed in Oxbridge interviews.

Rating: 5 / 5

Amelia Rood tutored my son in a group session in the lead up to his Gcses.My son said it helped immensely and he went on to get a 7 .Would definitely recommend her.

Rating: 5 / 5

Thank you so much for being part of my son’s last-minute Maths support. He received a 5 in his mock exam in January, but 5 months later, with your professional teaching skills, he scored a 7! Amelia really boosted his confidence, and he has been accepted into his first-choice sixth form. Thank you! 🤩

Rating: 5 / 5

Amelia at South Coast Tutors is fantastic, can't recommend her highly enough. My daughter loves her sessions with her and has grown massively in confidence with maths, verbal reasoning and non verbal reasoning since being tutored by Amelia. She is brilliant at tailoring sessions to each individual child's needs. My daughter has successfully passed the 11+ and ISEB pre test with Amelia's help.

Rating: 5 / 5

Mike was highly recommended to us as a maths tutor for our daughter who is currently doing her A levels. He’s been a great help, very supportive and encouraging. She seems a lot more confident now and I would definitely recommend.

Rating: 5 / 5

Mike is a great tutor and has really clarified gcse physics for my daughter, helping her make great progress. Thanks so much Mike for all of your support!

Rating: 5 / 5

I cannot thank Mike enough. My daughter has been working with Mike for the past year in A-level physics. In year 12, physics was her weakest subject and teachers were struggling to predict her an A. Mike helped her to regain her love and confidence in this subject and regular sessions with Mike helped her to tackle the more complex problems in past papers which helped her with her confidence. She had her results yesterday and achieved an amazing A* and secured a place in her first choice Russell group university to study engineering. No doubt we will engage with Mike again to help tutoring my younger children and I can only recommend him as a physics tutor if your student is aspiring for high A-level grades.

Rating: 5 / 5

A-level Maths tutoring. Mike was patient, calming and extremely encouraging the entire time he tutored with our son. They worked through papers together helping to grow our sons confidence in maths. He was always finding math problems to stretch and ensure concepts were understood. Always a pleasure to talk with and gave us regular feedback on how our son was progressing. We would not hesitate to recommend Mike for math tutoring.

Rating: 5 / 5

Lee at Brighter Minds gave our child confidence to enjoy learning new skills, in preparation for the 11 plus Grammar test. He is also honest, if this is not right for your child, he will let you know. Importantly he asks the parents to remain calm and trust his process. The results speak for themselves. Our Child loved attending the weekly sessions and will miss his teaching style. We would 100% recommend his sessions.

Rating: 5 / 5

Lee was recommended to us via a friend and what a recommendation! Our son had a wonderful experience and the benefits of Lee's tutoring helped build his confidence, as well as helped him prepare for his 11+. The advice, guidance and support Lee provided us as parents was invaluable as we supported our son through his preparations for the test. Without Lee's tutoring he would have found the process overwhelming and difficult. In the end, he found it to be a positive experience and we are very proud of him. I really couldn't recommend Lee highly enough.

Rating: 5 / 5

As a secondary teacher, I can wholeheartedly recommend Lee. His statistical approach is very reassuring to parents, and he knows his stuff! He also has a pragmatic approach to teaching 10 year old boys, and knows that a lollipop can go a long way towards motivating them. My son enjoyed his tuition, despite not being a school- lover. We also saw an improvement in his school performance which I have no doubt is owing to the tuition over the year.

Rating: 5 / 5

Brighter minds was recommended to us by two friends who used the service before us. Our son was shy and quiet but Lee believed in him & brought out the best in him. He went on to gain a great score in the 11+ plus exams. Brighter minds Broadstone is the place to go for all your child’s needs for 11+ or GCSEs . Highly recommend

Rating: 5 / 5

Sophie is an amazing tutor I only wish I had found her sooner! The communication she makes with me regarding my sons progress has been so consistent and helpful. She really goes the extra mile to cater for him and above all he has the best time!! He can’t wait to go each week! I don’t even think he sees it as learning plus his latest parents evenings at school really reflected all the hard work she has put in to boost his confidence and abilities. Thank you Sophie - I can’t recommend you enough!

Rating: 5 / 5

From the moment we first met Sophie we knew instantly we found the right tutor. Approachable. Kind. Understanding. My daughter couldnt stop saying how wonderful she was. Ive never seen her so excited to learn but i think thats because Sophie treats every child as an individual and meets their needs. Giving them the confidence to then thrive. I wish all teachers were like Sophie within schools because children would feel comfortable and happy and want to learn. Sophie is always on hand to help or offer advice outside of our sessions too. We feel shes like family and cant thank her enough.

Rating: 5 / 5

We have been so pleased with how well our daughter has settled into the year 6 tutor group. Sophie has a lovely warm classroom enviroment and she is so approachable and makes learning fun. We are impressed with our weekly feedback with topics covered but also how much our daughter actually enjoys learning. Sophie also responds to any messages really swiftly and our daughter has also benefitted from some of her one to one sessions in the holidays. It is so helpful knowing our daughter has a tutor she could ask any questions too, that may be daunting in a big school enviroment. We have already seen our child's confidence grow. Highly recommend Right Start Tutoring!

Rating: 5 / 5

Sophie provides absolutely excellent support. My little one has grown massively not just in ability but in confidence, and she is desperate to come and see you each week! Like it's a treat with a friend, and not a chore. The improvement in both maths and English across this year has been marked. Thanks very much

Rating: 5 / 5

We used Kingsbury for our daughter to prep for the Bournemouth Grammar School 11+ entrance test. We used every aspect of their services including free parents evening (well worth it!), weekly hour-long hub tuition, weekly online sub-club for homework, intensive coaching holiday sessions and mock exams. It was all excellent and taught in a group format, which our daughter enjoyed as it’s nice to be surrounded by peers striving for the same thing. I think the most valuable thing was the intensive coaching and mock exams. They go hand in hand during the holidays and it’s worth doing the mock exam on the Saturday and the intensive coaching on the Sunday as Pete and Franny often pick out things that were tricky from the day before! Our daughter met the Parkstone criteria but didn’t quite reach the Bournemouth criteria however we couldn’t be prouder and Kingsbury really helped her on her way. She’ll now have a lovely head start going into any secondary school and it’s built her confidence too. Thanks Pete & Franny!

Rating: 5 / 5

Kingsbury Education are superb! Their 11 plus hubs cover everything the children need to know, and more, and are well structured. The 11 plus mocks are great preparation and provide detailed feedback which allows you to focus on your child's weak areas. The 11 plus intensive coaching sessions are great as they can drill down into trickier areas and provide further helpful tips. All of these sessions, together with the work you do at home will help your child to achieve the best score they can. I cannot recommend them enough!

Rating: 5 / 5

Hi my name is Alannah and I've just passed the 11+ exam for BSG. Pete and Franny made the lessons fun and interesting, always telling stories to help with our understanding. I had no nerves on the day and even enjoyed the exam (sort of!).

Rating: 5 / 5

Franny & Pete's coaching was such a great help in assisiting our son with the confidence and mindset to pass the 11plus exam. Highly recommend them.

Rating: 5 / 5

Deirdre at Top Cat Tutoring has made a remarkable impression and engaged both my girls- with different abilities. They both really look forward to her lessons and I know she has improved their knowledge. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Top Cat to anyone looking for a tutor. I am happy we found her!

Rating: 5 / 5

Rating: 5 / 5

Marta tutors me in maths and science at GCSE level. I have M.E/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and have been ill for over 3 years, this means I am unable to access mainstream education or medical tuition. Marta is brilliant at adapting to my changing health, she is able to teach her lessons in a way that I am able to remember the information. She has many techniques to help me achieve this, for example using coloured pens. She never gets exasperated even when I ask the same question many times, and will continue to explain it until I understand and am able to retain the information. Also she is very understanding even if I can’t always manage the homework due to my poor health. I thoroughly enjoy my sessions and learn a lot. I can’t recommend Marta enough, and she is especially brilliant if you have any extra needs.

Rating: 5 / 5

Marta is a truly wonderful tutor for children of all abilities. My son is profoundly dyslexic and was struggling with numeracy. Marta has helped him to realise that maths can be fun and numbers are nothing to be afraid of. She has a unique way of teaching to a child's specific needs which enables them to engage and enjoy the subject. With her wealth of knowledge of the education system she has been a great support in helping us get our son the help he so badly needs.

Rating: 5 / 5

Can’t recommend Marta highly enough! She was extremely helpful and understanding when our daughter needed to come out of school at the end of year 10 due to physical and emotional difficulties in attending school. She has worked hard with our daughter to find any gaps and weaknesses in her knowledge of the subjects (all 3 sciences and maths), and has built her confidence in her abilities. She is very kind, friendly, supportive and engaging both online and in her office.

Rating: 5 / 5

Marta has been really beneficial to my son in the past 3 years, we started with Marta when my son was in Year 9, he is now in the midst of his GCSE's and asking me to book extras lessons. He has improved so much that he is now doing the higher level Maths paper. Marta is incredible she is very patience, happy to go over things several time and provide extra lessons. I would highly recommend anyone using her. My youngest son starts in September.

Rating: 5 / 5

I wanted to review before my son gets his results back as largely the outcome is irrelevant to my feedback. Over the past months Anne has worked with Alf in a supportive and encouraging way. Stretching him for sure, but offering guidance, feedback and tutoring at an appropriate level through each stage of his learning journey. In that time I’ve seen his confidence and ability sky rocket and the complexity of the problems he’s now approaching are far in excess of what he was capable of last December. Throughout the process Anne has kept my son and I updated and informed, steered his independent learning to key areas he needed to strengthen and allowed him to shoot for a much higher target than - by his own admission - he ever expected to be capable of. I would highly recommend Rutherford Maths Tutoring in support of your or your child’s learning. Really first class. Menu, many thanks. David & Alfred.

Rating: 5 / 5

Anne is an exceptional teacher. My son went to her for support with his further maths GCSE and he thoroughly enjoyed his lessons. Anne explained everything is detail and my son’s confidence with further maths has grown considerably. I highly recommend Anne’s service.

Rating: 5 / 5

I contacted Anne around 6 months before the GCSE exams. Anne gladly accommodated my twin daughters together in one session and nearer to exam time, at our request, individually. Both my girls lacked confidence in Maths and needed a boost to help improve their borderline grades. Anne worked solidly with the girls each session, and they quickly enjoyed attending, working on specific areas of difficulties and then past exam papers. Never once did my girls complain about their lessons with Anne which was such an improvement on their views about school lessons. They found her supportive, engaging and above all humorous! We look forward to getting the exam results. I can thoroughly recommend Anne, without hesitation. So pleased we found her.

Rating: 5 / 5

Super tutor! Quick to respond, very helpful, warm and welcoming as well as flexible. Gave my son confidence and differentiated so he could learn and knew the curriculum well. My son really enjoyed working with Anne. We are truly grateful.🙏

Rating: 5 / 5

I worked with Poppy to support one of her students who needed German tuition. Poppy was always easy to work with, professional, and courteous. I couldn't recommend her highly enough to other tutors considering working with Poppy!

Rating: 5 / 5

Poppy offers fantastic tuition. She is reliable, friendly and creative in her teaching approach to get the best out of your child. She supported my daughter, who has moderate dyslexia, through her English GCSE’s in year 11, and as a result of her highly personalised approach, my daughter went up 4 grades. The benefits of Poppy’s teaching were also seen in many of the other subjects that my daughter studied because she was able to help my daughter develop strategies in her approach to reading, comprehension and writing and we saw her confidence develop beyond recognition. When you have a learning difference, it’s not just about the effect on education, it is also about self-esteem. I cannot thank Poppy enough for helping my daughter to realise that she can be a high achiever and a confident learner. Poppy’s approach means that my daughter has a very manageable ‘learning difference’ and no longer a ‘learning disability.’

Rating: 5 / 5

Poppy has literally changed my daughters life in Maths, before Poppy she had very little confidence in her own ability and was really struggling. As the subject has changed so much since I was at school, I too was struggling to help. Poppy tailors her tutoring style to meet her needs, and my daughter looks forward to her Marhs tutor session. I have seen my daughter’s confidence grow and grow to the point of moving up a set at school! I am so thankful to her for her patience, understanding and supportive qualities. I would recommend Poppy to anyone.

Rating: 5 / 5

We decided to get a bit of last minute help for our daughter who was struggling with her GCSE English. Poppy was absolutely fantastic! She managed to fit us in for weekly slots at her busiest time of year, and was very accommodating. My daughter was suffering from extreme anxiety and Poppy was so calm, friendly and lovely to her, making revision much more understandable. We would highly recommend Poppy to anyone needing additional support. Our daughter got a grade 2 and 3 in her English mocks, and has just received her actual results at grades 6 & 8!!! Thank you so much.

Rating: 5 / 5

We’ve been using Rachel as an online tutor for my yr11 son and his maths GCSE. We’ve noticed such a difference in his confidence and he has found his lessons at school easier to cope with than before. Rachel is down to earth and friendly with my son who is usually shy, he thinks she’s great!

Rating: 5 / 5

My daughter was really struggling but I witnessed her confidence grow in those couple of months. She was less anxious about the exams and seemed relaxed afterwards. She always said she liked the tuition and said it was helpful. I recommend Conexus and will be using them again in the future. Thank you Rachel!

Rating: 5 / 5

Rachel is incredibly knowledgeable and has a calm, welcoming approach to her pupils. My son was in his final GCSE year and struggling with his Maths confidence. Rachel managed not only to increase his confidence but also helped him brilliantly with areas he had a complete block on. Time will tell whether he got a good GCSE result but at least he entered the exam hall with less stress and felt he did well on all papers.

Rating: 5 / 5

The best teacher I have ever had! My daughter's maths grades were very low at the beginning of the year, and she achieved the highest GCSE score with just one hour of tuition per week. Both my daughter and I know that Reachel's contribution is huge. Thank you so much Reachel.