Online 1-to-1 IGCSE Chemistry tutoring for Cambridge families. Specialist tutors aligned to your child's exam board, school scheme of work and the United Kingdom academic calendar.
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Cambridge is the headquarters of Cambridge Assessment International Education — the city literally writes the IGCSE specification. That sets the local bar uncomfortably high. The Perse School and The Stephen Perse Foundation enter pupils for Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry with progression to A-Level, International A-Level or IB Diploma study; King's College School Cambridge and St John's College School run IGCSE Chemistry alongside 13+ choristership and Common Entrance to Eton, Winchester and Harrow. The Leys School and St Mary's School Cambridge round out the cohort. Mock weeks land in late January and feed directly into senior-school and IB DP admissions. Our Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry tutors include current and former CIE and OCR examiners — drilling Extended-tier mark-scheme phrasing, the May/June and November sittings, and the post-IGCSE transition to A-Level, International A-Level or IB Diploma study that defines a Cambridge academic year.
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Exam boards we cover
The default pre-16 route at The Perse School, The Stephen Perse Foundation, King's College School Cambridge and St John's College School — set by Cambridge Assessment International Education, which is headquartered in the city. Extended tier is required for any student progressing to A-Level Chemistry.
Used by Edexcel-aligned British curriculum schools in and around Cambridge. Higher tier broadly comparable to Cambridge Extended, with slightly different question phrasing.
A smaller cohort of Cambridge students sit Oxford AQA International GCSE — particularly those moving between UK and United Kingdom schools mid-cycle.
Syllabus coverage
Our IGCSE Chemistry tutors cover the full specification with extra depth on the topics where Cambridge students most consistently lose marks.
Electron configuration, periodic trends and isotopes.
Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding; giant structures and properties.
Mole calculations, empirical formulae, yield and atom economy.
Exothermic and endothermic reactions, activation energy and rate graphs.
Reversible reactions, Haber and Contact processes.
pH, titrations, salt preparation and indicator behaviour.
Alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, carboxylic acids and polymers.
Practical and lab-based assessment varies by school; we focus tutoring on written paper performance and required-practical writeups.
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We work with students at leading IGCSE institutions across Cambridge.
What we fix
How we fix it:Around 25–30% of senior students in Cambridge apply to Oxbridge. We layer Chemistry sessions against the October 15 UCAS deadline, November admissions tests (TMUA, ESAT, NSAA, PAT), December college interviews at Trinity, King's and St John's, and post-offer STEP I/II/III preparation through January–June.
How we fix it:The Perse School and The Stephen Perse Foundation run mock weeks in late January with results fed directly into predicted grades and Oxbridge references. We back-plan Chemistry revision blocks against each school's exact paper schedule and examiner.
How we fix it:IB DP candidates at The Stephen Perse Foundation and The Leys School hit IA drafts in Year 12 Term 3 and final EE submission in Year 13 Term 1. We supervise Chemistry IAs and EEs to IB-criterion standard without crossing the authenticity line.
How we fix it:Hills Road is one of the UK's largest Oxbridge feeders — internal competition for the top Chemistry grades is brutal. Our examiner-level tutors specialise in the AQA and Edexcel papers Hills Road uses and the STEP/TMUA/ESAT overlay.
Why Combo Tutors
Our Cambridge Chemistry tutors are matched to the exact route a student is sitting — the student's current sixth-form qualification, AQA A-Level at Hills Road, IB DP at Stephen Perse or The Leys — and to the exact examiner who marks those papers.
For Oxbridge-bound Chemistry students we layer admissions-test prep (TMUA, ESAT, STEP, NSAA, PAT, MAT) and December college interview practice against schoolwork — not bolted on at the end.
Personal in-home tutors in Cambridge routinely charge £60–100/hour. Our online 1-to-1 Chemistry tuition with PhD researchers and current examiners starts at £45/hour with the first lesson free.
Mrs Catherine Whittaker
IGCSE Chemistry · The Perse School, Cambridge
Our son sat Chemistry at The Perse and was offered a place at Trinity College Cambridge after his December interview. The TMUA and STEP work the tutor did with him from Year 12 made the difference.
Dr James Robertson
IGCSE Chemistry · The Stephen Perse Foundation, Cambridge
Stephen Perse IB Chemistry HL with a strong IA and EE — the tutor knew the IB criteria cold and worked around our December Cambridge interview prep at the same time.
Sophie M., Hills Road Year 13
IGCSE Chemistry · Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge
I was at Hills Road sitting AQA Chemistry and applying to Cambridge for Natural Sciences. Examiner-level tutoring plus ESAT and NSAA prep got me an A* and an offer.
Sarah M.
Parent of IB Student · London
My daughter was struggling with IB Mathematics HL and had almost given up hope of getting a 7. After just two months of weekly sessions with her Combo Tutors tutor, her confidence soared and she went from a predicted 4 to a final grade of 6. The personalised approach made all the difference—her tutor identified exactly where the gaps were and worked through them systematically.
James P.
Parent of A-Level Student · Manchester
My son started tutoring for A-Level Physics about three months before his exams. His tutor was incredibly patient and broke down complex topics like electromagnetic induction into simple, intuitive steps. He ended up getting an A* which we genuinely didn't think was possible. I'd recommend Combo Tutors to any parent who wants a tutor that actually cares about your child's progress.
Priya K.
Parent of GCSE Student · Birmingham
We needed help with GCSE Science for my son who found chemistry particularly challenging. His tutor made the sessions engaging and relatable—using real-world examples that finally made reactions and bonding click for him. He improved by two grades and, more importantly, actually enjoys science now.
IGCSE Chemistry in Cambridge
The Perse School runs Cambridge IGCSE at pre-16, then the current sixth-form qualification (AQA, OCR, Edexcel depending on subject) post-16. We match The Perse IGCSE Chemistry students to a tutor on their exact specification.
Yes. The Stephen Perse Foundation is Cambridge's flagship IB Diploma school. Our IB DP Chemistry tutors are IB-trained, supervise HL/SL Internal Assessments and Extended Essays to IB criteria, and align lessons to Stephen Perse's IA and EE deadlines and May exam timetable.
We layer admissions-test work against IGCSE Chemistry schoolwork from Year 12. That means TMUA and ESAT through autumn of Year 13, December college interview practice for Trinity, King's, Churchill and St John's, and STEP I/II/III through January–June for post-offer Maths candidates.
Yes. Hills Road Sixth Form College is one of the UK's top Oxbridge feeders. Our IGCSE Chemistry tutors know the AQA and Edexcel papers Hills Road uses, the internal mock schedule, and the Oxbridge admissions overlay that drives the top of the cohort.
Personal in-home Chemistry tutors in Cambridge routinely charge £60–100/hour because of the PhD-saturated local market. Our online 1-to-1 model gives families the same PhD/examiner-level IGCSE Chemistry tutor from £45/hour with the first lesson free.
All Combo Tutors lessons are online 1-to-1, scheduled in UK time around mock weeks at The Perse, Stephen Perse, The Leys and Hills Road, and around the December Cambridge interview cycle.
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