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Up Your Grade Tutors

Up Your Grade Tutors

5.0(112 reviews)See reviews ↓·York

About the company

Up Your Grade Tutors was founded in 2015 by Andy Gardner, a former science teacher who spent eight years teaching in secondary schools across Leeds and Harrogate. Based in Harrogate, the company provides one-to-one tuition for primary and secondary students across Yorkshire.

It works exclusively with experienced, subject specialist teachers supporting students preparing for Primary Sats, GCSEs and A-Level examinations, with tuition delivered either online or face to face. As Tutor Director, Andy personally matches every student with a tutor suited to their academic needs, learning style and personality.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Harrogate families describe the tutoring delivered by this provider as careful, personal and effective across a wide range of subjects, among them maths, the sciences, English, history, psychology, business studies, economics and German. Named tutors such as Roy, Danielle Sutherland, Michelle, Simon, Helen Morriss, John, Bhauvna and Sam Blakey are repeatedly credited with patient, friendly and knowledgeable teaching.

Progress is a recurring theme: parents link tuition to marked gains in confidence and in actual grades, with pupils moving from uncertain mock results to stronger outcomes at GCSE and A Level, and one household tracing a rise from a low grade to a comfortable pass in maths and physics. Care taken before lessons also comes up often, with tutors checking which topics need attention and giving extra time beyond what was arranged. Reviewers value clear explanation, difficult concepts broken down through everyday comparisons such as football or films, and encouragement that leaves students feeling prepared and keen to continue a subject at a higher level.

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Reviews

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Erica Hill31 August 2026

Gracie enjoys her sessions with Michelle. She is kind and explains things well - she makes her feel better about her ability. Builds her confidence. Really happy to have found a tutor who relates so well to my daughter and helps her achieve again!

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Rob Lee28 August 2026

Bhauvna did a wonderful job helping our son with his GCSE Business Studies, he really enjoyed working with her and outperformed his MEA by 2 grades, would very happily recommend.

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Stripeycow Meadow7 July 2026

We approached ‘Up your grade’ as my son was finding that his maths wasn’t progressing as he’d hoped despite doing extra learning. I had a chat with Andy very soon after I reached out. The conversation with him allowed me to share what I felt my son needed from a tutor. He really took the time to understand where things had become difficult for my son, and took the time to really think about what a tutor can work on with him to also build confidence, resilience and motivation. My son has had maths tuition now since April, and I feel it has made a real difference! Our tutor is so experienced and knowledgeable. She is also skilled at building confidence and has taken the time to build a good rapport with my son, which I feel, really enhances his lessons. Overall, my experience with Up your grade couldn’t have been better! Highly recommend.!

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Tee H10 June 2026

Had a great meeting with Andy - he really helped me understand my priorities to move forward. He was also kind enough to provide some resources to get me started. Thanks you!

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Frankie Watson5 June 2026

I have been tutored by Sam Blakey for psychology for about 4 months now and sadly just finished my final ever lesson with him. I'm writing to tell you how amazing I have found my lessons with Sam. He has increased my confidence massively In psychology, as well as my knowledge. He manages to make very hard stuff seem so simple through associating key terms with football or movies that make it easier to understand. He is an amazingly likeable guy as well and I'm going to miss my lessons with him. He didn't tell me to write this review or anything, but I just wanted to do it to show my gratitude towards him and to raise awareness about him to other psychology students like I was.

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rob wadsworth15 May 2026

I would highly recommend Helen Morriss as a history tutor. She helped preparing our son for his GSCE history exams and was knowledgeable, well paced and our son enjoyed working with her.

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Simon Cox12 May 2026

I just wanted to give some feedback about how amazing Danielle Sutherland, of Up Your Grade Tutors, has been as a science tutor to our daughter. Honestly, I couldn’t speak more highly of her - so dedicated, inspirational and thoughtful. She’s made all the difference to our daughter’s grades, and even inspired her to study science at A level. I couldn’t speak more highly of Danielle.

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1Up Your Grade Tutors (this page)★ 5,0112Yes
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Contact
+441423317474www.upyourgrade.co.uk6 Westmoreland St, Harrogate HG1 5AT
Working hours
Monday09:00–18:00
Tuesday09:00–18:00
Wednesday09:00–18:00
Thursday09:00–18:00
Friday09:00–18:00
Saturday09:00–13:00
SundayClosed