How much does tuition cost?

From 1^st September 2022, using the NTP subsidies for tutoring on a 1:3 ratio, a block of 15 hours of tutoring in either Maths, English or Science will cost schools just £108 per pupil for the full programme.  

As a charity, Tutor Trust has always charged a low cost to schools for our services.  Under the National Tutoring Programme (NTP), of which we are a Tuition Partner, the costs for schools are very low indeed because of the generous subsidies.  Schools can use their Pupil Premium budget to cover their contributions. 

For the 2022/23 academic year, all NTP funding will go direct to schools and if schools want to work with an external tutoring organisation, they will need to use an NTP Tuition Partner as those tutoring organisations have been quality assured by the Department for Education (DfE).

Under the NTP, schools will receive £162 for all their pupils who are eligible for Pupil Premium (the figure is £423 per pupil for non-mainstream schools such as Alternative Provision settings, Special Schools and Hospital Schools).

The NTP funding is intended to cover 60% of the cost of tutoring up to a maximum hourly rate per pupil of £18 (or £47 for non-mainstream schools) and, although the funding is based on the number of pupils in a school who are eligible for Pupil Premium, it does not have to be used exclusively with this group. Schools can provide more tutoring than their NTP subsidy covers if they want to by using other funding they have available.

What does this mean in practice?

As a charity, Tutor Trust has always charged a low cost to schools for our services.  Using the NTP subsidies means the costs for schools are even lower. Schools can use their Pupil Premium budget to cover their contributions to tuition costs, or to fund additional tuition over the level of the NTP subsidies they receive.

Tutor Trust will deliver most tutoring in small groups, with one tutor working with three pupils at a time (whether face-to-face or online). This 1:3 ratio is the most cost-effective model for schools.

Using the NTP subsidies for tutoring on a 1:3 ratio, a block of 15 hours of tutoring in either Maths, English or Science will cost schools just £108 per pupil for the full programme.  

 How it works in mainstream schools:

• The DfE gives mainstream schools £162 per Pupil Premium-eligible pupil.
• We charge £54 per hour of tuition delivered (£18 per hour per pupil if there are 3 pupils in the group).
• The NTP subsidy covers 60% of the cost, up to a maximum of £10.80 per pupil per hour.
• For example, for 15 hours of tuition for 15 pupils in groups of 3, we will charge the school £4,050, which costs the school only £1,620 after using the NTP subsidy.

How it works in non-mainstream schools:

• The DfE gives non-mainstream schools £423 per Pupil Premium-eligible pupil.
• We charge £40 per hour of tuition delivered on a one-to-one basis.
• The NTP subsidy covers 60% of the cost, up to a maximum of £28.20 per pupil per hour.
• For example, for 15 hours of tuition for one pupil, we will charge the school £600, which costs the school only £240 after using the NTP subsidy.

Below are the full details of the costs for mainstream schools:    

		What schools will be invoiced	Cost to school after using 60% NTP subsidy
Secondary School Block of Tutoring (15 pupils for 15 hours in one subject)	1:3	£4,050	£1,620 (£108 per pupil)
	1:2 (14 pupils)	£5,670	£3,402 (£243 per pupil) 1
	1:1 (per pupil)	£810	£648 per pupil 1
Primary School Block of Tutoring (12 pupils for 15 hours in one subject)	1:3	£3,240	£1,296 (£108 per pupil)
	1:2	£4,860	£2,916 (£243 per pupil) 1
	1:1 (per pupil)	£810	£648 per pupil 1
1 The funding is capped at £10.80 per hour per pupil in a mainstream school. As the tuition cost is £54 per hour, on a 1:1 and 1:2 basis the 60% subsidy does not apply to the full cost with only the first £18 per hour per pupil being subsidised.