Online 1-to-1 IGCSE Physics tutoring for London families. Specialist tutors aligned to your child's exam board, school scheme of work and the United Kingdom academic calendar.
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London IGCSE candidates in Physics 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 Cambridge International A-Level and other sixth-form routes, while Highgate, Latymer Upper and City of London School push their cohorts through Cambridge (CIE) or Edexcel International Physics 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 Physics 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.
Tell us what your child needs and we'll match a UK-qualified Physics specialist in London within 24 hours.
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 Physics.
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 Physics tutors cover the full specification with extra depth on the topics where London students most consistently lose marks.
Newton's laws, momentum, motion graphs and resultant forces.
Work, energy stores, efficiency, GPE and KE calculations.
Reflection, refraction, sound, EM spectrum and ray diagrams.
Current, voltage, resistance, series and parallel circuits.
Magnetic fields, motor effect, transformers and induction.
Specific heat capacity, latent heat, kinetic theory and gas laws.
Radioactivity, half-life, fission and fusion calculations.
Practical and lab-based assessment varies by school; we focus tutoring on written paper performance and required-practical writeups.
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London schools offering IGCSE. We match each tutor to your child's exact board and syllabus.
What we fix
How we fix it:The Oxbridge cycle for London Physics 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 Physics 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 Physics 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 Physics 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 and St Paul's use current sixth-form qualifications; St Paul's sits CIE and Edexcel; KCS Wimbledon runs A-Level and IB DP; Highgate sits AQA and OCR; Latymer Upper sits AQA; schools use current sixth-form qualifications and IB Diploma routes. We match the Physics 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 Physics tuition from £11/hour by running online — the same Westminster, St Paul's and KCS Wimbledon-trained tutors, without the in-person Knightsbridge premium.
Why Combo Tutors
Our London Physics 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 Cambridge International AS & A Level, 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 Physics route.
Independent-school in-person Physics 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 £11/hour, with no commute time eating the lesson.
Mrs Charlotte Ellis
Parent · IGCSE Physics · Westminster School
My son was preparing for Physics and applying to Cambridge for Maths. Combo Tutors matched him with a STEP and TMUA examiner who ran weekly drills from October through to the June STEP sitting. He came out with a 1,1 in STEP II and III and a confirmed place at Trinity. The November TMUA preparation alone was worth the entire fee.
Dr Emma Hartley
Parent · IGCSE Physics · King's College School Wimbledon (IB DP)
We moved our daughter from a state grammar to King's College School Wimbledon's IB Diploma stream mid-cycle and she had real gaps in HL Physics. The Combo Tutors tutor rebuilt her IA against the KCS-published deadlines and got her from a predicted 5 to a 7 by the May sitting. The Imperial ESAT preparation came as part of the same plan.
Oliver M., Year 13 student
Student · IGCSE Physics · St Paul's School
I was a Year 13 at St Paul's sitting Edexcel Physics A-Level and applying to Oxford. Combo Tutors put me with a practising Edexcel examiner who also runs MAT and PAT prep, and we did weekly mock interviews from late October. The interview prep was the difference — I had the offer by early January.
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.
Our London office
Combo Tutors Academy Ltd is registered in London. Lessons are delivered online, so families across every London borough work with us.
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We confirm the current sixth-form qualification for Physics before matching support; 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 Physics tutors are matched to the exact specification — the exact board and 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 Physics 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 Physics 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 Physics 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 Combo Tutors IGCSE Physics 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 £11/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 Physics 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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