Online GCSE Tutoring in Stratford
One-to-one lessons for Year 10, Year 11 and resit students, £30 per lesson
Online GCSE tutoring in Stratford for every subject on the timetable. Most Year 11 families here never see the piece of paper that decides which exams their child actually sits, and it arrives in spring with a request to sign it.
That paper is the statement of entry. It lists the subjects, the tiers and the dates, and once the February deadline has passed, changing anything on it gets slower and more expensive.
This page explains how entries work, which lines on the statement deserve a second look, and where a tutor fits in before the decision is locked. The first session is free.
What Stratford parents ask
- Who decides Foundation or Higher.
- When the entries are finalised.
- What the statement of entry should show.
- Whether a mistake can still be fixed.
- How to plan revision around the real dates.
How do GCSE entries actually work?
The school is the exam centre, so it enters the candidate with each board. Families are rarely asked, which is why it pays to ask first.
Each June series runs to a fixed calendar shared by every board. The Joint Council for Qualifications publishes it as the key dates in the examination cycle, and for summer 2027 the entry deadline is 21 February 2027.
Before that date, a school can add, drop or switch an entry as part of normal administration. After it, boards treat changes as late entries or amendments, and charge for them. The money usually falls on the school, which is one reason schools are understandably reluctant to revisit a decision once it has gone in.
In practice the decision is made earlier than February. Most schools use the autumn mocks to settle tiers and set an internal deadline in January, so a conversation in December is a conversation in time.
How those November mocks are read is the subject of our Shepherd’s Bush page.
June 2027 series, the dates that matter
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 21 February 2027 | Deadline for entries |
| 21 March 2027 | Access arrangements must be processed |
| 10 May 2027 | First exam on the common timetable |
| 18 June 2027 | Last GCSE exam |
| 23 June 2027 | Contingency day |
| 19 August 2027 | GCSE results to candidates |
Joint Council for Qualifications, key dates for the June 2027 series.
What should you check on the statement of entry?
Five lines, and the tier column above all. Clerical mistakes are rare, but they are cheap to fix in March and close to impossible in May.
The tier column is the one that carries consequences. A student entered for Foundation Maths can achieve grade 5 at most, while one entered for Higher who cannot reach the harder content has only a narrow grade 3 allowance below grade 4 before the result becomes unclassified. Seeing it written down is often the first time a family realises which way the school has decided.
The next thing is the list of subjects itself. A student who dropped a GCSE in Year 10 but still appears on the statement, or one whose second language is missing, will cause a problem in May that a two minute email in March would have prevented.
Finally, the dates. The statement shows each paper and its session, so it is the most accurate revision calendar the student will ever get. It is far better than a generic timetable downloaded in January, because it only contains their own papers.
Who decides the tier, and when it can still move, is covered in depth on our Tolworth page.
The five checks
Name and candidate number
Exactly as it will appear on the certificate.
Every subject
Nothing missing, nothing dropped still listed.
Tiers
Maths, sciences and any language.
Optional routes
Paper options in subjects that offer them.
Clashes
Two papers in one session need a plan.
Why does this matter so much in Stratford?
Because so much of what happens at 16 here runs through grade thresholds that the tier decision can cap.
Stratford has some of the most selective state sixth forms in the country within walking distance of the station. The London Academy of Excellence and Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre both set high GCSE entry requirements, and schools across the borough, Sarah Bonnell, Stratford School Academy and Chobham Academy among them, feed into those applications as well as into Newham College.
A Foundation entry in Maths does not stop a student going to sixth form, but it does put a ceiling of grade 5 on that subject. For a student whose offer depends on a 6 in Maths, that is a decision worth understanding before February rather than after it.
None of that means Higher is always right. A student who is secure at grade 4 on Foundation and shaky on Higher may do far better taking the safer paper. The point is that the decision should be made with the family in the room, not discovered on a form.
Questions for the school
- Which tier is my child entered for, in each tiered subject?
- Which mock results was that based on?
- Is there a point after which it cannot change?
- What would need to happen for it to change?
Which GCSE subjects can your child get help with?
Any of these, on whichever board and tier the statement says.
Maths
Both tiers, and the evidence for moving between them. See GCSE Maths tutoring.
English
Language and Literature, untiered. See GCSE English tutoring.
Science
Combined or separate, at either tier. See GCSE Science tutoring.
Computer Science
Both written papers. See GCSE Computer Science tutoring.
Business Studies
Including the calculations. See GCSE Business Studies tutoring.
History, Geography and RS
When a specialist on the right board is free.
How do entries work for resit students?
The college enters them, and the November series runs to a much earlier deadline than June.
A Stratford student who finishes Year 11 below grade 4 in English or Maths carries on studying it after 16. The rules are in the 16 to 19 maths and English condition of funding: a grade 3 means continuing towards the GCSE, while grade 2 or below allows Functional Skills level 2 instead.
The college, not the student, makes the entry. November resits in Maths and English Language exist, but entry closes in early autumn, so a student who wants to sit in November needs to say so in the first weeks of term, not at half term.
For resit students
- November entry closes early in the autumn term.
- The college decides who is entered.
- Tier still matters for the Maths resit.
- Summer is the fallback, not the default.
See GCSE resit tutoring and the exam dates page.
How does an online lesson run?
On video with a shared whiteboard, planned backwards from the real exam dates.
Free one-to-one session
A diagnostic lesson, no card needed.
Tier evidence gathered early
Papers marked at both levels if it is close.
Weekly slot fixed
Usually an evening or a weekend.
Revision plan built from the statement
Only the student’s own papers.
Final weeks timed to the timetable
Each subject peaking before its paper.
More on the format is on how it works. Newham publishes a term and holiday calendar for 2026 to 2027 and notes that governing bodies set dates for their own schools, so academies in E15 and E20 may differ.
What does a GCSE tutor in Stratford cost?
£30 a lesson for one-to-one teaching, and nothing extra for help reading the statement of entry.
The hour that matters most in Year 11 is often the one spent before the entry deadline, gathering evidence about which tier the student can genuinely reach.
For where online teaching wins and loses against a local centre, see our online and in-person comparison. Market rates are set out in the guide to GCSE tutoring costs.
What £30 covers
- A full one-to-one lesson with a subject specialist.
- Marked practice at both tiers where the call is close.
- A revision calendar built from the real entries.
- No registration fee or package.
- A switch of tutor if the fit is wrong.
Tell us what the school has entered
If you do not know yet, say so. That is often the most useful thing to find out.
- Year group and subject.
- The tier entered, if known.
- Exam board.
- Latest mock grade and target.
- Any sixth form offer conditions.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a statement of entry?
It is the document the school gives each candidate listing every paper they have been entered for, with the tier, the date and the session. It is the last easy chance to catch a mistake.
When is the deadline for GCSE entries?
For the June 2027 series the common deadline is 21 February 2027. Schools often set an internal deadline a few weeks before that.
Who decides which tier my child sits?
The school does, as the exam centre. Families can and should ask about it, ideally before the entry deadline, while a change is still straightforward.
What happens if an entry is wrong after the deadline?
It can usually still be changed, but boards charge late or amendment fees, and close to the exams some changes stop being possible at all.
What should we check on the statement?
Name spelling, every subject, the tier for Maths, Science and languages, any optional paper routes, and that no two papers clash without a plan.
Which subjects do you teach?
Maths, English Language and Literature, all three sciences, Computer Science and Business Studies. Humanities depend on tutor availability.
What does it cost?
£30 a lesson, one to one, whatever tier the entry says.
Is there a Stratford office we can visit?
No. Every lesson is online, and the business is registered in Feltham, west London, not E15.
Book a free GCSE session for your child in Stratford
One free one-to-one session, no card details, no obligation. If the tier decision is still open, bring the latest mock and we will tell you honestly what it shows.