Grangewood Education
About the company
Grangewood Education was established in September 2024 by Rachel and Jeremy Smith, offering tuition in person in Hunsbury, Northampton, and online. Rachel Smith holds a BA (Hons) and PGCE as a Primary Education specialist, previously serving as Headmistress of a private school and nursery and entering children for 11+ exams in Bucks; she has accrued 30 years of teaching and leadership experience, with specialisms in English and maths, dyslexia support, adult education and SEN support.
Jeremy Smith holds a BA (Hons) and QTS as a Secondary Education specialist, with 27 years of teaching experience in the USA and UK, having previously served as Deputy Head and Headmaster of a private school and nursery. His specialisms include GCSE English and maths, 11+ exam skills and sports coaching. Tuition covers Key Stages 1 to 3, including 11+ exam skills.
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Rachel has been teaching both of our primary-aged children for over 18 months, and we honestly couldn’t recommend her more highly. Finding a tutor who can engage children, build their confidence, and consistently achieve fantastic results is rare, but Rachel does all of that and more. From the very first lesson, she made learning fun, engaging, and something our children genuinely look forward to every week. She has an incredible ability to connect with them, tailoring each lesson to their individual personalities and learning styles, so they always feel supported, motivated, and challenged. The progress they have made in English, Maths, and 11+ preparation has been remarkable. Their confidence has grown enormously, their academic skills have improved beyond our expectations, and they’ve developed a real enthusiasm for learning. It’s been wonderful to watch them tackle new challenges with so much more self-belief. Rachel is kind, patient, professional, and exceptionally talented at what she does. She always goes the extra mile to ensure her students reach their full potential, and it’s clear how much she genuinely cares about their success. We feel incredibly fortunate to have found her, and she has played such an important role in our children’s education. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Rachel to any family looking for an outstanding tutor. She has made a lasting difference to our children, and we are so grateful for everything she has done.
We would thoroughly recommend Grangewood Education. Rachel has been fantastic at supporting our son with his work through year 6. She has stretched and challenged him in areas he was more capable but has supported him in areas he needed more help.
Jeremy started tutoring my son at the beginning of Year 11 for Higher Maths and made a huge difference to both his understanding and confidence. He's patient, engaging, and explains concepts in a way that's easy to understand. The online lessons were well structured and supportive, and my son always felt comfortable asking questions. Jeremy made sure that he focused on the areas my son felt less confident in and additional practice was provided outside of lessons, if required. Jeremy is a fantastic tutor who genuinely helps students believe in themselves. I would highly recommend Grangewood to anyone considering tutoring.
We found Jeremy and Grangewood after a disappointing English Language result in my son’s mocks. I have nothing but praise for how Jeremy has supported him. In a relatively few short weeks, he went from someone a little lost in what the subject required to someone who grew in confidence week by week. This was down to Jeremy’s patience and ability to draw out my son’s strengths. Not only did his confidence grow with English but the techniques Jeremy gave him were a great benefit to his other subjects. We’re waiting for the results to come in, but have much more belief that these will reflect my son’s efforts much more than without Jeremy’s support. I genuinely can’t recommend Jeremy highly enough.
Jeremy has tutored both of our children. They are both very different with different learning styles and both have enjoyed working with Jeremy. He adapts his style to suit the child. He has an energetic enthusiasm which appeals. He makes them want to learn more and attending the tuition session was always something they both looked forward to and never found a chore.
I used Grangewood for some last minute English GCSE tuition for my son 6 months before his exams. From the onset we received an excellent service from Jeremy. Communication was superb and professional and my son felt comfortable in the setting. He enjoyed all his face to face sessions and felt much more confident going into his English GCSE's. He is very much looking forward to letting Jeremy know the outcome of their hard work on Results Day! I would happily recommend Grangewood for educational tuition. Thank you!
I would like to start by thanking Rachel and Jeremy for their wonderful approach and easing my son with his struggles in both English and Maths. Excellent tutors who are very easy to get on with and informative, thorough and patient with their approach. They had helped my son achieve higher grades in a very short space of time and I would highly recommend to everyone!!!
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Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 12 businesses in this category in Northampton are compared.
| Rank | Provider | Rating | Reviews | Open Sat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matter of Maths Tuition | Northampton | ★ 5,0 | 44 | Yes |
| 2 | Inspiring Maths | ★ 5,0 | 42 | No |
| 3 | Kip McGrath Education Northampton North | ★ 5,0 | 22 | Yes |
| 4 | Melissa Wood Tutoring | ★ 5,0 | 19 | No |
| 5 | Grangewood Education (this page) | ★ 5,0 | 9 | Yes |
