...
Home / Tuition / GCSE / Chemistry

GCSE Chemistry tuition that finally clicks

GCSE Chemistry tuition here covers AQA 8462, Edexcel 1CH0 and OCR Gateway J248, taught in small groups and one-to-one at 2341 Coventry Road, Birmingham and live online. When exam day is the goal, our JCQ-approved centre enters you for the exam itself: £250 at Birmingham, and entries for summer 2027 close on 1 February 2027.

£250exam entry at Birmingham 20%of chemistry marks are maths marks 8AQA required practicals, all examined on paper £12.50an hour on the full programme
How we teach it

Your board, your paper, marked like an examiner

Every chemistry lesson runs on past-paper questions from your own specification and tier. The topics students fear most, moles, titrations, electrolysis, energetics, are taught step by step, then tested under time against the real mark scheme.

  • AQA 8462, Edexcel 1CH0 and OCR J248, Foundation and Higher
  • Calculation methods practised until they are routine, because a fifth of the paper is maths
  • Required practical questions drilled from real papers
  • Timed answers marked line by line against the mark scheme
AQA 8462Edexcel 1CH0OCR J248

Most of our chemistry students pair it with GCSE Physics; the two share their maths demands.

Sitting chemistry as a private candidate?

You do not need a school, and you do not need a lab. Required practicals are assessed in the written papers, so most private candidates need nothing extra. Where a route does require a supervised endorsement, we run sessions in May 2027 at £500. Entry is £250 at Birmingham including the board fee, invigilation and your seat, with more at our other centres.

Register on the booking form →
Student smiling at our Birmingham centre
Summer 2027 chemistry entries close 1 February 2027
The method

Four moves that turn revision into marks

Diagnose firstA free assessment against your exact specification finds the gaps before we teach a single lesson.
Teach the topic, then the techniqueMoles, titrations and electrolysis taught step by step, with the calculations practised until they stop being scary.
Past-paper questions from day oneEvery topic ends on real questions from your board, required practicals included, sat under time.
Mark like the examinerStudents apply the mark scheme to their own answers line by line, so they learn exactly what earns a mark.
Plans and prices

Chemistry on its own or inside a full plan

Science focus, £15 an hour

Maths and science together, four hours a week, £240 a month. The natural home for chemistry.

Full programme, £12.50 an hour

Maths, English Language and Literature, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, six hours a week, £300 a month. The route most families choose.

Free diagnostic first

Every plan starts with an honest assessment, not a sales pitch.

One-to-one, £40 an hour

Any board, any tier, built entirely around your gaps, in centre or online at the same rate.

Chemistry sits inside our wider GCSE tuition programme. Full pricing detail, including exam fees at every centre, is on the fees page.

Asked every week

What chemistry families ask us

Do private candidates need lab access for GCSE Chemistry?

No. Required practicals are assessed in the written papers, so most private candidates need nothing extra. Where a route does require a supervised endorsement, we run sessions in May 2027 at £500.

Which chemistry specifications do you teach?

AQA 8462, Edexcel 1CH0 and OCR Gateway J248, at both Foundation and Higher tier. Tell us the code at the diagnostic and every lesson and past paper comes from that exact specification.

How much maths is in GCSE Chemistry?

At least 20 per cent of the marks are mathematical: moles, concentrations, percentage yield, energy changes. It is the most common reason a capable student underscores, so we drill the calculation methods until they are routine.

Can I sit GCSE Chemistry in November?

No. GCSE Chemistry runs in summer only, but Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry is available in the November 2026 series at £300, entries closing 1 October 2026; entries for the summer 2027 series close on 1 February 2027.

Start with the free chemistry diagnostic

One session, an honest working grade and a plan for the fastest route up. No obligation.

Book the diagnostic