Explore Learning Southampton
About the company
Explore Learning is the UK's largest independent tuition provider for 4-16-year-olds. It supports more than 27,000 children every week and operates 95 learning centres. Since 2001, it has tutored 400,000 children and provided 35,000 subsidised scholarships. The company has over 4,000 employees and its CEO is Lisa Haycox. Explore Learning's legal entity is Explore Learning Ltd. Explore Learning Southampton is an Ofsted-registered centre.
It provides tuition in English and maths, 11+, entrance exam, SATs and GCSE maths. The centre offers in-centre group sessions with a tutor supporting up to 6 children, as well as online one-to-one tuition in a safe and secure online environment. Explore Learning's tuition content follows the school curriculum in England, Scotland and Wales.
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I've been attending Explore Learning since Year 4, and now that I'm in Year 11, I can honestly say it has played a huge part in my life. Over the years, Explore Learning has helped me improve my understanding across different subjects, build confidence, and develop throughout school and into my GCSEs. The support I've received has always been personalised, encouraging, and focused on helping me reach my full potential. What has made my experience especially memorable is the amazing community and tutors. I'd particularly like to thank Ishita, CK, Sema, and Jess for all their support over the years. They have always been kind, patient, and approachable, and I genuinely enjoyed talking with them during my sessions. They are really welcoming and always there to help, so I highly recommend Explore Learning because they've helped me stay positive with my studies. To me, Explore Learning has been much more than just a tuition centre. It's been a place where I've grown in confidence, made great memories, and felt supported every step of the way. I'm incredibly grateful to all the tutors and staff for everything they've done for me, and I would highly recommend it to any student looking for both academic support and a welcoming community, as it has always felt like another family to me. I'm hoping our paths will cross again soon, and I miss them loads. - Jason 🤯
Our son was the first student signed up to Explore when it opened in Shirley - he was 5 and struggling to settle in to school and lacking confidence. It was a journey filled with tears, laughter and ultimately success as he's now doing GCSEs and fast tracking in Maths and English all thanks to the patience, kindness and professionalism of Jess and the team of tutors at Explore. Thank you we'll never forget what you did for our son.
It made me the person I am today and I would highly recommend because I'm now in top set maths and fast track in English
We have had a great experience at Explore Learning Southampton. It has helped our son prepare for his independent school exam, which he passed and has secured a place at King Edward VI school, and also for upcoming SATs. We appreciate all the efforts from the team in Southampton.
My wife recently attended my daughter’s progress meeting at Explore Learning and she was very pleased with how it went. Sema was extremely encouraging and supportive. She clearly explained my daughter’s progress so far and took the time to speak directly to her as well. She helped her understand why putting in that extra effort is important and explained the purpose of coming to Explore Learning in such a positive and motivating way. It was a very constructive and reassuring meeting. Thank you, Sema, for your encouragement and support.
We’ve had a really positive experience with Explore Learning. Grace is incredibly kind and very helpful. She supported my daughter so well during her session and made her feel comfortable. My daughter is quite shy and reserved, so I was a little worried as she would not ask for help .However, after her spending some time at explore she is comfortable. Last week after her class she came out so happy and told me, “Grace is very nice, she helped me and I am very happy.” That meant so much to me. Thank you, Grace, for making her feel confident and supported. We truly appreciate your kindness and encouragement.
I had a wonderful experience at the Explore Center. The staff, especially the administration team, are lovely and supportive. A special mention to the enigmatic and kind Romny – she's been amazing. My daughter is showing great improvement, and I'm truly grateful.
Tuition centres in Southampton compared
Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 3 businesses in this category in Southampton are compared.
| Rank | Provider | Rating | Reviews | Open Sat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Explore Learning Southampton (this page) | ★ 5,0 | 34 | Yes |
| 2 | First Class Learning Southampton Central | ★ 5,0 | 9 | Yes |
| 3 | First Class Learning Southampton Shirley | ★ 5,0 | 13 | Yes |

