A-level ESAT tutors
3 UK tutors who teach ESAT at A-level.
ESAT (Engineering and Science Admissions Test) replaced PAT, NSAA, and ENGAA from the 2024 admissions cycle and is run by UAT-UK (the consortium Oxford joined after Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing's wind-down). It's used by Oxford for Physics, Engineering and Materials Science; by Cambridge for Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Natural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine; and by Imperial for several courses. Multiple 40-minute modules cover Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Advanced Maths and Advanced Physics; applicants sit a subset depending on the course. Tutoring helps most with the speed-at-difficulty combination (each module is 27 questions in 40 minutes), with multiple-choice strategy under time pressure, and with the cross-module load. Look for tutors with strong STEM backgrounds and recent ESAT experience; the test is new, and tutors with legacy PAT/NSAA experience can transfer but should be explicit about recent ESAT practice.
A-levels are sat at the end of Year 13 (age 17-18) and are the standard UK university-entrance qualification, with most students taking 3 subjects (sometimes 4 plus an EPQ). Grades A*-E feed UCAS, and competitive university courses set offers at AAA or higher. Tutoring helps most with the step up from GCSE: A-levels demand independent learning, denser content, and exam technique that rewards structured argument or method-mark-aware working. Boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, CIE) diverge meaningfully, so match the tutor to the spec, especially in maths, sciences and modern languages where assessment differences are sharp.
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Prof. John
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Kensington and Chelsea 25 yrs In person · OnlineQualified Teacher DBS verifiedUniversity Engineering Professor, Oxbridge PhD, Qualified Educator
- Engineering
- Physics
- Electronics
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Free first lesson£130/hr

Joe
49 reviews from First Tutors
Canonbury 13 yrs In person · OnlineDBS verifiedMaths and University Entrance Expert | Cambridge Graduate | 15,000+ hrs one-to-one
- Maths
- Further Maths
- Oxbridge prep
- +11 more
Free first lesson Block discount£120–£180/hr

Umer S.
181 reviews from First Tutors
Richmond upon Thames 16 yrs In person · OnlineQualified Teacher DBS verifiedAward-winning Oxford/Cambridge/Imperial Gold Medalist | 11+/16+/GCSE/AL/IB/Admissions Expert | Education Consultant | Examiner Limited slots
- Common Entrance
- Maths
- Further Maths
- +33 more
Free first lesson Block discount
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About A-level
Year groups, exam timing, and how A-level fits into the UK qualification ladder.
Exam boards
AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, CCEA, SQA and Cambridge International — what each is known for.
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