13+ Biology tutors
4 of 4 UK tutors teaching Biology at 13+.
Biology covers cells, physiology, genetics, ecology and evolution from KS3 through GCSE (combined or triple), A-level and Pre-U. The volume of content is the headline challenge — students who 'get' biology often still lose marks on exam technique, command words, and the required practicals. Tutoring earns its keep on the maths-in-biology strand (statistical tests, log graphs, rate calculations) which routinely surprises A-level students, and on essay-style synoptic questions where boards differ (AQA's 25-mark essay, OCR's extended-response). For medicine applicants, look for tutors who can extend into UCAT-relevant reasoning and BMAT-style problem-solving where still required.
The 13+ is the entrance test for independent senior schools (those starting at Year 9 rather than Year 7), sat in Year 8 — typically ISEB Common Pre-Test in Year 6/7 followed by Common Entrance or scholarship papers in Year 8. Some senior schools (Eton, Westminster, Winchester, St Paul's, Harrow) use their own papers. Subject coverage is broader than 11+ — English, maths, science as core, plus humanities, languages and often Latin for scholarship candidates. Tutoring helps most with the breadth, with specific past-paper familiarity for the target school, and with the interview preparation that scholarship rounds usually include.
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£170/hr
Luke
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Westminster 14 yrs Online · In personSTEM Oxbridge Admissions Consultant; A-level/IB/(I)GCSE Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Economics; 11+, 13+, 16+
- Maths
- Further Maths
- Physics
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DBS verified£60/hr
Tom Gordon
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Bath and North East Some… 10 yrs Online · In personBath's most highly regarded private tutor, trusted by hundreds of families.
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Maths
- +1 more
DBS verified 25% off first Block discount£55/hr
Tom M.
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Brighton and Hove 13 yrs Online · In personAll sciences, all levels, 13 Years experience, friendly and approachable tutor in Hove
- Biology
- Combined Science
- Chemistry
- +1 more
50% off first£80–£90/hr
Asma
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Cambridge 18 yrs Online · In personPhD, MSc, BSc Physics 1st Class Imperial College, 18 years tutoring experience, Examiner
- Maths
- Further Maths
- Physics
- +1 more
30% off first
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