Online 1-to-1 IB Physics tutoring for Cambridge families. Specialist tutors aligned to your child's exam board, school scheme of work and the United Kingdom academic calendar.
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The Stephen Perse Foundation is Cambridge's flagship IB Diploma school, and The Leys School runs the IB DP alongside A-Level — both feed heavily into University of Cambridge, Imperial, UCL and US-Ivy applications. IB Physics HL is the standard route for Cambridge applicants targeting Natural Sciences, Engineering, Medicine or Economics, where colleges look closely at HL 7s plus a strong Internal Assessment and Extended Essay. Stephen Perse IB IA and EE deadlines fall through Year 12 Term 3 and Year 13 Term 1, colliding with the December Cambridge interview window for the same cohort. Our IB DP Physics tutors are IB-trained examiners and Cambridge PhDs who handle paper technique, IA/EE supervision and the TMUA/ESAT/STEP overlay — at £11/hour against a local market that routinely charges £60–100/hour for personal in-home tuition.
Exam boards we cover
HL Physics is the standard route for The Stephen Perse Foundation, The Leys School and other Cambridge-area IB World Schools students targeting top medicine, engineering or quantitative university courses. Heavier content and a more demanding internal assessment.
SL Physics suits Cambridge Diploma students keeping a balanced six-subject load. Same internal assessment framework, lighter syllabus depth.
Syllabus coverage
Our IB Physics tutors cover the full specification with extra depth on the topics where Cambridge students most consistently lose marks.
Kinematics, Newton's laws, momentum and energy.
Ideal gases, thermodynamics and entropy.
SHM, wave behaviour, standing waves and Doppler effect.
Fields, circuits, electromagnetic induction and AC.
Atomic models, radioactivity, fission and fusion.
Power generation, efficiency and environmental impact.
Research question, methodology, uncertainties and evaluation.
IB Paper 1, 2 and 3 mark-scheme drilling.
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Cambridge schools offering IB. We match each tutor to your child's exact board and syllabus.
What we fix
How we fix it:Around 25–30% of senior students in Cambridge apply to Oxbridge. We layer Physics sessions against the October 15 UCAS deadline, November admissions tests (TMUA, ESAT, NSAA, PAT), December college interviews at Trinity, King's and St John's, and post-offer STEP I/II/III preparation through January–June.
How we fix it:The Perse School and The Stephen Perse Foundation run mock weeks in late January with results fed directly into predicted grades and Oxbridge references. We back-plan Physics revision blocks against each school's exact paper schedule and examiner.
How we fix it:IB DP candidates at The Stephen Perse Foundation and The Leys School hit IA drafts in Year 12 Term 3 and final EE submission in Year 13 Term 1. We supervise Physics IAs and EEs to IB-criterion standard without crossing the authenticity line.
How we fix it:Hills Road is one of the UK's largest Oxbridge feeders — internal competition for the top Physics grades is brutal. Our examiner-level tutors specialise in the AQA and Edexcel papers Hills Road uses and the STEP/TMUA/ESAT overlay.
Why Combo Tutors
Our Cambridge Physics tutors are matched to the exact route a student is sitting — the student's current sixth-form qualification, AQA A-Level at Hills Road, IB DP at Stephen Perse or The Leys — and to the exact examiner who marks those papers.
For Oxbridge-bound Physics students we layer admissions-test prep (TMUA, ESAT, STEP, NSAA, PAT, MAT) and December college interview practice against schoolwork — not bolted on at the end.
Personal in-home tutors in Cambridge routinely charge £60–100/hour. Our online 1-to-1 Physics tuition with PhD researchers and current examiners starts at £11/hour with the first lesson free.
Mrs Catherine Whittaker
IB Physics · The Perse School, Cambridge
Our son sat Physics at The Perse and was offered a place at Trinity College Cambridge after his December interview. The TMUA and STEP work the tutor did with him from Year 12 made the difference.
Dr James Robertson
IB Physics · The Stephen Perse Foundation, Cambridge
Stephen Perse IB Physics HL with a strong IA and EE — the tutor knew the IB criteria cold and worked around our December Cambridge interview prep at the same time.
Sophie M., Hills Road Year 13
IB Physics · Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge
I was at Hills Road sitting AQA Physics and applying to Cambridge for Natural Sciences. Examiner-level tutoring plus ESAT and NSAA prep got me an A* and an offer.
Sarah M.
Parent of IB Student · London
My daughter was struggling with IB Mathematics HL and had almost given up hope of getting a 7. After just two months of weekly sessions with her Combo Tutors tutor, her confidence soared and she went from a predicted 4 to a final grade of 6. The personalised approach made all the difference—her tutor identified exactly where the gaps were and worked through them systematically.
James P.
Parent of A-Level Student · Manchester
My son started tutoring for A-Level Physics about three months before his exams. His tutor was incredibly patient and broke down complex topics like electromagnetic induction into simple, intuitive steps. He ended up getting an A* which we genuinely didn't think was possible. I'd recommend Combo Tutors to any parent who wants a tutor that actually cares about your child's progress.
Priya K.
Parent of GCSE Student · Birmingham
We needed help with GCSE Science for my son who found chemistry particularly challenging. His tutor made the sessions engaging and relatable—using real-world examples that finally made reactions and bonding click for him. He improved by two grades and, more importantly, actually enjoys science now.
IB Physics in Cambridge
The Perse School runs Cambridge IGCSE at pre-16, then the current sixth-form qualification (AQA, OCR, Edexcel depending on subject) post-16. We match The Perse IB Physics students to a tutor on their exact specification.
Yes. The Stephen Perse Foundation is Cambridge's flagship IB Diploma school. Our IB DP Physics tutors are IB-trained, supervise HL/SL Internal Assessments and Extended Essays to IB criteria, and align lessons to Stephen Perse's IA and EE deadlines and May exam timetable.
We layer admissions-test work against IB Physics schoolwork from Year 12. That means TMUA and ESAT through autumn of Year 13, December college interview practice for Trinity, King's, Churchill and St John's, and STEP I/II/III through January–June for post-offer Maths candidates.
Yes. Hills Road Sixth Form College is one of the UK's top Oxbridge feeders. Our IB Physics tutors know the AQA and Edexcel papers Hills Road uses, the internal mock schedule, and the Oxbridge admissions overlay that drives the top of the cohort.
Personal in-home Physics tutors in Cambridge routinely charge £60–100/hour because of the PhD-saturated local market. Our online 1-to-1 model gives families the same PhD/examiner-level IB Physics tutor from £11/hour with the first lesson free.
All Combo Tutors lessons are online 1-to-1, scheduled in UK time around mock weeks at The Perse, Stephen Perse, The Leys and Hills Road, and around the December Cambridge interview cycle.
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