Mrs Charlotte Ellis
June 2026
My son was at Westminster sitting Cambridge Pre-U Mathematics and applying to Cambridge for Maths. ComboTutors matched him with a STEP and TMUA examiner who ran...
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Why London students
London IGCSE candidates in Mathematics sit inside the most competitive secondary market in the world. At Westminster School and St Paul's the IGCSE is already a stepping stone to Pre-U and Cambridge International A-Level, while Highgate, Latymer Upper and City of London School push their cohorts through Cambridge (CIE) or Edexcel International Mathematics a full year ahead of the state GCSE timetable. Add the ISEB Common Pre-Test and 13+ Common Entrance pressure that defines the Westminster/Hampstead/Wimbledon prep-school pipeline, and the demand is for examiner-level technique, not generic content coverage. Ofsted Outstanding ratings at the top day schools are awarded against precisely these grade distributions, so the published 9/A* percentages are watched line-by-line by admissions registrars. Our London IGCSE Mathematics tutors are matched by exact board (CIE vs Edexcel vs Oxford AQA), by school scheme of work — Highgate sits AQA, Latymer Upper sits AQA, St Paul's sits Edexcel/CIE — and around the November and May/June UK sittings.
Exam boards we cover
The default IGCSE specification across London's top independents — Westminster and St Paul's run CIE / Edexcel International IGCSE a year ahead of the GCSE timetable, City of London School sits CIE, and the 13+ Common Entrance pipeline at Highgate, Latymer Upper and KCS Wimbledon feeds directly into it. Extended tier is required for any student progressing to A-Level Mathematics.
Used by Edexcel-aligned British curriculum schools in and around London. Higher tier broadly comparable to Cambridge Extended, with slightly different question phrasing.
A smaller cohort of London students sit Oxford AQA International GCSE — particularly those moving between UK and United Kingdom schools mid-cycle.
Syllabus coverage
Our IGCSE Mathematics tutors cover the full specification with extra depth on the topics where London students most consistently lose marks.
Integers, fractions, percentages, surds, indices, standard form and ratio — banked easy marks.
Expanding, factorising, linear and quadratic equations, simultaneous equations and curve sketching.
Straight-line graphs, gradient, midpoint and equations of lines.
2D and 3D shapes, area, volume, circle theorems and Pythagoras — highest-mark Extended theory.
Sine and cosine rules, bearings, angles of elevation and depression.
Column vectors, translations, reflections, rotations and enlargements.
Tree diagrams, Venn diagrams, cumulative frequency, box plots and histograms.
CIE 0580 and Edexcel 4MA1 mark-scheme work — how examiners reward working, layout and final answers.
We work with students at leading IGCSE institutions across London.
What we fix
How we fix it:The Oxbridge cycle for London Mathematics candidates runs October UCAS submission, TMUA / MAT / ESAT / NSAA / PAT / LNAT / HAT in November, December and January interviews, and STEP I/II/III in June for Cambridge Maths. We layer admissions-test preparation into the Mathematics plan from Year 12, with weekly TMUA / MAT / STEP / ESAT drills and full mock interviews against examiners who have sat the panels.
How we fix it:Westminster, St Paul's, City of London, Highgate, Latymer Upper, KCS Wimbledon and North London Collegiate all feed off the ISEB Common Pre-Test (CAT4 + bespoke) at 10 plus 11+ interview, and the 13+ Common Entrance window. We run Mathematics pre-test and 13+ Common Entrance prep mapped against each target school's published bespoke paper style — not a generic 11+ booklet.
How we fix it:Inside Westminster, St Paul's, KCS Wimbledon, Highgate and North London Collegiate, the Mathematics cohort is already at the top of the national distribution before tuition starts. Our tutors are practising examiners or Oxbridge graduates who lift students from a strong A* baseline to interview-ready synoptic depth — not from "passing" to "passable."
How we fix it:London's top independents do not converge on a single exam board: Westminster runs CIE Pre-U / A-Level; St Paul's sits CIE and Edexcel; KCS Wimbledon runs A-Level and IB DP; Highgate sits AQA and OCR; Latymer Upper sits AQA; Eton has dropped GCSE for Pre-U and IB. We match the Mathematics tutor to the exact board and school, never a generic A-Level specialist.
How we fix it:Top London independent-school tutoring routinely sits at GBP 60–120/hour and rising. We deliver examiner-level Mathematics tuition from GBP 45/hour by running online — the same Westminster, St Paul's and KCS Wimbledon-trained tutors, without the in-person Knightsbridge premium.
Why ComboTutors
Our London Mathematics tutors run weekly admissions-test drills (TMUA, MAT, ESAT for Imperial, STEP I/II/III for Cambridge Maths, PAT, NSAA, LNAT, HAT, MLAT) and full mock interviews against Oxbridge-graduate examiners — the precise pipeline Westminster, St Paul's and KCS Wimbledon Year 13 students need to convert predictions into offers.
We cover CIE Pre-U (Westminster), CIE / Edexcel (St Paul's), AQA / OCR (Highgate, Latymer Upper), IB DP (KCS Wimbledon, ACS, Southbank, Halcyon), College Board AP (ACS, TASIS England) and the Mander Portman Woodward (MPW), Ashbourne College and Westminster Tutorial College sixth-form retake / accelerated pathway — one provider for every London Mathematics route.
Independent-school in-person Mathematics tuition across Westminster, Kensington, Hampstead and Wimbledon routinely runs GBP 60–120/hour. Our online 1-to-1 model delivers the same examiner-quality London tutor — practising Cambridge / Edexcel / AQA / OCR markers and Oxbridge graduates — from GBP 45/hour, with no commute time eating the lesson.
June 2026
My son was at Westminster sitting Cambridge Pre-U Mathematics and applying to Cambridge for Maths. ComboTutors matched him with a STEP and TMUA examiner who ran...
June 2026
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June 2026
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IGCSE Mathematics in London
Westminster School runs Cambridge International A-Level and Cambridge Pre-U for Mathematics at sixth form; St Paul's sits CIE and Edexcel; KCS Wimbledon runs A-Level alongside IB Diploma; Highgate sits AQA and OCR; Latymer Upper sits AQA. Our London IGCSE Mathematics tutors are matched to the exact specification — including Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subject papers — your child's school uses.
Yes. We prepare London students for the ISEB Common Pre-Test (CAT4 + bespoke) at 10+/11+ and the 13+ Common Entrance Mathematics paper for Westminster, St Paul's, City of London, King's College School Wimbledon, Highgate, Latymer Upper, North London Collegiate, Notting Hill & Ealing and Habs Boys'/Girls'. Each plan is mapped to the target school's published paper style, not a generic 11+ workbook.
From Year 12 we run weekly TMUA, MAT, ESAT (Imperial and Cambridge), NSAA, PAT, BMAT, LNAT, HAT, MLAT and OLAT drills alongside IGCSE Mathematics content, plus STEP I/II/III specialist sessions for Cambridge Maths offers. December and January interview windows are covered by full mock-interview cycles against Oxbridge-graduate examiners. Sessions are timed against the October UCAS Oxbridge deadline and November admissions-test sitting.
Yes — our London IB Diploma Mathematics tutors cover ACS International (Cobham, Egham, Hillingdon), Southbank International (Westminster and Hampstead), Halcyon London International (Marylebone), King's College School Wimbledon's IB stream and Sevenoaks School for commuter families. We match by HL vs SL track, IA and EE deadline against each school's published calendar, and the May exam window. AP families at ACS and TASIS England are covered against the College Board Course and Exam Description.
All ComboTutors IGCSE Mathematics lessons for London families are online 1-to-1 in UK time (GMT/BST). This avoids the Westminster, Kensington, Hampstead/Highgate, Hammersmith/Fulham and Wimbledon/Putney commute, and lets families across every borough access the same examiner-quality tutors at GBP 45/hour — well below the GBP 60–120/hour London independent-school in-person rate.
Yes. Mander Portman Woodward (MPW) in South Kensington, Ashbourne College in Kensington and Westminster Tutorial College are core London routes for IGCSE Mathematics retakes, accelerated A-Level and sixth-form transfer at 16+. We tutor against the MPW / Ashbourne scheme of work, retake-cycle resits and the UCAS Adjustment / Clearing timeline.

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