Admissions tests TMUA tutors
16 UK tutors who teach TMUA at Admissions tests. £25–£175/hr · median £63
The Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA) has become the gateway maths admissions test: Oxford requires it for maths and computer science from the 2026 cycle (replacing the MAT), Cambridge requires it for maths, computer science and economics applicants from 2027 entry, and it's also used by Imperial, LSE, UCL, Warwick and Durham for economics, computer science and maths-heavy courses. It is set by UAT-UK and administered by Pearson. It has two papers: applications of mathematical knowledge (AS-level content) and mathematical reasoning (logic and proof). It's less hard than STEP but rewards different skills. Tutoring helps most with the reasoning paper, which is unfamiliar to most A-level students, and with the timing: the test is short and dense. Look for tutors with TMUA preparation experience and access to the UAT-UK past papers and specimens.
Admissions tests are the university-entrance exams sat in Year 12 or Year 13 alongside (or instead of treating as) A-level prep: TMUA and STEP for maths-heavy courses, ESAT for engineering and sciences, LNAT for Law, UCAT for Medicine and Dentistry, GAMSAT for graduate-entry medicine, plus Oxbridge interview and written-work preparation. They're distinct from school qualifications, and most schools don't teach to them. The landscape has shifted recently: ESAT and TMUA were first sat in October 2024, TARA a year later, and Oxford moves onto the UAT-UK suite from the 2026 cycle, with the MAT, BMAT, PAT and TSA retired or replaced. Tutoring helps most with format-specific past-paper practice, timing, and the problem-solving style these papers reward. Match the tutor to the specific test; a strong A-level Maths tutor is not automatically a STEP tutor.
Umer S.
Award-winning Oxford/Cambridge/Imperial/UCL Gold Medalist | 11+/13+/16+/GCSE/AL/IB/Admissions Expert | Education Consultant | Examiner
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- Maths
- Further Maths
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Joseph M.
Qualified teacher with a first class master's in physics from Cambridge University and eight years' experience as a classroom teacher.
- Physics
- Further Maths
- Maths
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Michael M.
Oxford Maths and Philosophy Graduate - Teaches GCSE, A-Level and University Admissions Maths, GCSE Physics and Introductory Philosophy
- Maths
- Physics
- Further Maths
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