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Gem of Knowledge
A Bank Street study centre in the middle of Irvine, open seven days a week when we checked. There is barely any web presence to read up on, so visit and ask about English cover at your child’s level before committing.
Who to call in Irvine this year, what an hour costs, and the proof behind the pick.
Updated August 2026, after SQA results day
Plenty of Irvine families are asking the same question this term, so here is the direct answer, with the evidence and the going rates.
A Bank Street study centre in the middle of Irvine, open seven days a week when we checked. There is barely any web presence to read up on, so visit and ask about English cover at your child’s level before committing.
One-to-one tuition at home across Irvine or online, covering primary literacy to Advanced Higher English, the set texts, the critical essay and the writing folio. 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. Not one of the English results families reported back to Educamus Tuition in 2026 came back below a C, and 54% were an A. Across every subject, 94.9% of reported results were passes.
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/.
More than 7,000 lessons taught, a 4.9 rating from 451 reviews, and additional support needs experience.
Glasgow based, close to 1,200 lessons taught, and rated 5 out of 5 by the families who reviewed her.
The accessible end of the independent list, strong on creative writing and National 5 preparation.
Everything from third place down teaches online only; number two is the route that comes to you in Irvine.
The rest of the Irvine market splits the way it does across Scotland. Online marketplaces list local and remote tutors from about £20 an hour, with reviews public and the vetting left to you. At the top end, a small band of premium independents charge £68 to £100 an hour; our independent tutors guide covers what that money buys and when a company at half the rate is the smarter call.
From Kilwinning to Dreghorn and out to Troon, the choice works the same way: a home tutor when one is available near you, online everywhere else, with North Ayrshire fully covered either way. Rates across every route are in our price guide.
Gem of Knowledge, the seven-day study centre on Bank Street, 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.
It is, wherever a suitable tutor lives near enough. Educamus Tuition teaches at kitchen tables across Irvine, Kilwinning and Dreghorn, and its online tuition picks up every address a home tutor cannot reach.
The reputable services are. Educamus Tuition checks every tutor against Scotland’s PVG scheme as standard; independent marketplace tutors should be asked for a current PVG record before a first lesson.
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