Derby · Allenton · Ages 4 to 16
Find out exactly where your child needs help.
A free assessment at our Derby centre shows you how well your child is doing, where they need support, and how our qualified teachers can help with Maths, English or Science. There is nothing to pay and no obligation to enrol.
- Fully-qualified, caring teachers, not university students.
- Personalised planning around your child's own needs.
- Ofsted registered, helping children in Derby since 2011.
Would you rather have a chat first? 01332 314095
Book their free assessment.
It takes less than a minute. We will call you back the same working day to arrange a time.
What actually happens
The free assessment, start to finish.
Here is exactly what happens, so you know what to expect before you get in touch.
Step 1
A short call back
We call you back, talk through how your child is getting on at school and what you would like help with, then arrange a time. Around ten minutes.
Step 2
An hour at the centre
Your child works through a friendly assessment, not a test, with one of our qualified teachers while you have a look around the centre. It is relaxed, and there is nothing to revise for.
Step 3
The honest picture
We talk you through what we found, the areas your child needs the most support with, and how we can help. There is no pressure to enrol.
What we can help your child with.
Whether your child is catching up, keeping up or aiming higher, the work is planned around what they need.
Maths
Primary number work through to GCSE algebra, including the topics your child may have missed along the way. Every topic gets revised each week, which school does not do.
English
Reading, spelling, comprehension and written work, up to GCSE language and literature.
Science
Years 9 to 11 physics and chemistry theory, with exam practice across AQA, OCR and Edexcel.
SATs and GCSE
Preparation that covers exam technique as well as subject knowledge, at a pace that suits your child.
Also available: online tuition, daytime sessions for home educated children, and support for entrance exams.
852a Osmaston Road, Allenton
Our tuition centre on Osmaston Road.
Your child comes in after school or on a Saturday and works with a qualified teacher who knows what they are working on, alongside other children in the centre, so they can see they are not the only one getting help. You are welcome to wait or to drop off, and your teacher gives you feedback after every lesson on how it went, which is something you do not get at school.
One of our qualified teachers will carry out the assessment and go through the results with you.
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What it costs.
Lessons are priced individually, so you can see exactly what you are paying for. The assessment is free.
In centre
At our Osmaston Road centre, working one to one with a qualified teacher.
£37
per lesson, or £111 to £185 a month
Online, over Zoom
Taught live by a qualified teacher, with never more than three children in a session.
£42
per lesson
Paying by term
Pay for thirteen lessons at our centre and your child gets fourteen.
£481
one lesson free
You may pay a lot less than this.
We are Ofsted registered, which means tuition here qualifies for government childcare support.
- Universal Credit covers up to 85% of what you pay
- Tax-Free Childcare adds £2 for every £8 you pay in
- Childcare vouchers accepted here
Ask us at the assessment and we will talk you through which you qualify for.
The monthly figure moves because you only pay for the lessons that actually fall in that month, once school holidays are taken out. At the free assessment we will talk through how often your child should come and how much that will cost, before you decide anything.
What Key Tuition parents say.
Our Derby centre opened in September 2025. These reviews are from families across Key Tuition, including our Brentwood centre, who rated us 4.8 from 122 Google reviews. Same teaching, same free assessment.
We cannot recommend Key Tuition enough. My son's tutor, Evelyn, is absolutely incredible.
The teachers are really nice and they explain questions clearly.
All the teachers are so friendly and always want to help you. I have really improved with their help.
Questions parents often ask.
Is it one to one?
Yes. Every child works one to one with a qualified teacher, on a plan built around what your child personally finds difficult, at their level.
There will be other children in the centre at the same time, each working on their own plan. Most children find that reassuring rather than off-putting, because they can see they are not the only one getting help. It is not the kind of tuition where everyone sits round a table working through the same thing.
What does it cost?
Lessons at the centre are £37. Online over Zoom is £42 per child, with never more than three children in a session. Paying monthly for centre lessons comes to £111, £148 or £185, depending on how many of your child's days fall in that month once school holidays are taken out, and paying by term is £481, which is thirteen lessons paid for and fourteen taught.
The assessment itself is free. If you claim Universal Credit you can get back up to 85% of what you pay, and Tax-Free Childcare adds £2 for every £8 you put in. We can also take childcare vouchers. At the assessment we will work out how often your child should come and what that actually costs you after any support you qualify for.
How many sessions do we have to commit to?
We usually say a term as a minimum, because that is long enough to see real progress rather than a short-term lift. After that it is up to you and how your child is getting on, and we review that with you as they go.
Plenty of families stay a good deal longer. We have children who have been coming to Key Tuition for thirteen years.
My child says they do not want extra lessons.
A lot of children feel that way before their first visit. The assessment is relaxed, there is nothing to revise for and nothing to fail, and most children settle once they see what it is like. If it turns out not to be for them, you have not paid anything.
What if my child has additional needs?
Our teachers are kind, patient and experienced in working with children with dyslexia, autism and anxiety, and they work at a pace that suits your child. Tell us on the call what helps and what does not, and we will set the assessment up around it.
Find out where your child needs help.
An hour with one of our qualified teachers, a clear picture of how your child is getting on, and no obligation to enrol.