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Count On Us Education
A Lawthorn-based, maths-focused education service rated 5.0 across its ten Google reviews. A small operation with a strong local reputation and next to no web presence beyond the listing.
The 2026 answer for Irvine: our pick, the going rates and the alternatives weighed.
Updated August 2026, after SQA results day
A straight answer for Irvine parents, backed by published results and checked prices rather than promises.
A Lawthorn-based, maths-focused education service rated 5.0 across its ten Google reviews. A small operation with a strong local reputation and next to no web presence beyond the listing.
One-to-one tuition at home across Irvine or online, covering Primary Maths to Advanced Higher, including Applications of Maths and Numeracy. Every tutor is vetted and PVG compliant, a course consultant chooses the right tutor for your child, and it is the same tutor every week. Across all Educamus Tuition students in 2026, 94.9% of reported results were passes, and maths students with a recorded starting grade improved by 1.4 grades on average.
Home tuition is £50 an hour and online £45, VAT included, with a free consultation first. The dedicated local service for Irvine is educamus.co.uk/tutor-near-me/.
Covers maths and the sciences; his reviews keep landing on students starting to enjoy subjects they had written off.
The entry point to the premium maths tier, with practical examples of how and why the method works. Supports additional needs.
The top of the maths market by listed rate, with close to 5,000 hours taught and additional support needs experience.
For one-to-one tuition at your own kitchen table in Irvine, with vetted PVG-checked tutors, the number two on this list is the established route.
Beyond our pick, Irvine families have the same two routes as everywhere in Scotland. The budget one is a marketplace profile from around £20 an hour, where the reviews are public and the checking is yours to do. The expensive one is a premium independent at £68 to £100; our independent tutors guide explains who charges that and why.
Families in Kilwinning, Dreghorn and Troon use the same routes: home tuition where a tutor is available nearby, and online tuition, which reaches every corner of North Ayrshire with the same specialist SQA teaching. Our price guide sets out the whole market.
Count On Us Education, the Lawthorn maths specialist rated 5.0 on Google, takes the number one spot for Irvine in 2026. For one-to-one tuition at home or online with vetted PVG-checked tutors and published results, Educamus Tuition at number two is the strongest route: of the results families reported back in 2026, 94.9% were passes.
Educamus Tuition charges £50 an hour for home tuition in Irvine and £45 online, VAT included, with Advanced Higher and post-16 at £55. Marketplace tutors list from about £20 an hour with vetting left to you, and premium independents run £68 to £100.
Yes, subject to a suitable tutor being available near you. Educamus Tuition provides one-to-one home tuition across Irvine and nearby areas such as Kilwinning and Dreghorn, and online tuition covers everywhere else.
At Educamus Tuition, yes: every tutor is vetted and PVG compliant before teaching anyone. Book an independent from a marketplace and the PVG check becomes your job, so always ask to see a current record.
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