A-level Further Maths tutors
Showing 24 of 77 UK tutors who teach Further Maths at A-level. £15–£175/hr · median £50
Further Maths is taken alongside A-level Maths and is effectively a separate subject: Core Pure plus optional modules in Mechanics, Statistics, Decision, Further Pure or Numerical Methods, depending on board. It's expected for competitive maths, physics, engineering and economics applications, and required for STEP-track Cambridge entries. Tutoring earns its keep on Core Pure (matrices, complex numbers, polar curves, hyperbolic functions) and on whichever optional papers a school can't staff well. Edexcel, AQA, OCR and OCR MEI structure the optional papers differently. Match the tutor to the board and the optional papers the student sits.
A-level Further Maths is taken alongside A-level Maths, so students sit two qualifications and roughly double the pure content. Core pure runs through complex numbers, matrices and hyperbolic functions; the optional units vary by school and by board, which is why two students "doing Further Maths" can be studying noticeably different courses. Worth checking which options a tutor has actually taught before booking. It is a common requirement for maths, engineering and physics degrees at selective universities, and it is also the usual preparation route for MAT and STEP. Students most often want help with the optional units, where school teaching time is thinnest.
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.
90.8% got A* to C in 2026 across the UK (JCQ). Exam boards, dates and past papers
Dr Nayim P.
Cambridge Maths graduate | 10 years’ experience | A-level, IB, Further Maths, STEP & admissions | Students to Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard
- Maths
- Further Maths
- Physics
Dr Muhammad K.
PhD in Engineering | 15 years of Teaching Experience in Maths, Science & Engineering | Published Writer & Author | GCSE, A-Level, University
- Chemistry
- Maths
- Further Maths
- +7 more
About the A-level Further Maths exam
Which exam board?
Your child's school will know which board they sit.
AQA · 7367
Exam dates, summer 2027
- Thursday, 20 May 2027 Paper 1, afternoon
- Tuesday, 25 May 2027 Paper 2, afternoon
- Thursday, 10 June 2027 Paper 3: Discrete, Mechanics or Statistics, afternoon
Past papers, June 2025
- Paper 1 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
- Paper 2 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
- Paper 3: Discrete Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
- Paper 3: Mechanics Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
- Paper 3: Statistics Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
How students do
Share of UK entries who got A* to C, and who got A* or A, all boards.
- 2019 86.6%·53.5%
- 2020 96%·71.7%
- 2021 95.4%·75.5%
- 2022 92.2%·67.8%
- 2023 88.6%·58.5%
- 2024 89.8%·58.4%
- 2025 89.6%·58.2%
- 2026 90.8%·58.9%
2020 and 2021 were teacher-assessed grades, which is why they run higher. All ages, including students resitting. From A level results summer, all UK candidates.
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Plain-English guides
About Further Maths
What Further Maths covers across UK levels, where tutoring usually helps, and what to look for in a tutor.
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 (now Qualifications Scotland) and Cambridge International: what each is known for.
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