How Medly Compares to Private Tutoring
From £24.99/month, Medly provides personalised AI tutoring across all major GCSE, A-Level and IB subjects, a fraction of the cost of weekly private tutoring.
How Medly Compares to Private Tutoring
16 Apr 2026
What private tutoring actually costs
The most-cited national figure comes from the Sutton Trust's 2019 research on private tutoring in England and Wales. They found that private tutors charge approximately:
- £24 per hour on average across England and Wales (excluding agency commission)
- £27 per hour in London
Rates vary significantly by subject, experience and location, and many tutors charge considerably more, particularly for A-Level, IB and specialist subjects.
Putting that in context
Using the Sutton Trust's £24/hour figure, a student receiving one private tutoring session per week (one hour per session) would pay roughly:
£24 per hour x 4 sessions per month = approximately £96 per month
That covers one subject only. Most GCSE students take nine or ten subjects. Most A-Level students take three or four. Private tutoring across even a few subjects quickly runs into hundreds of pounds a month.
Medly provides unlimited, personalised AI tutoring across all major subjects for:
| Medly plan | Monthly cost |
|---|---|
| Yearly Plan | £16/month |
| Monthly Plan | £24.99/month |
That works out at roughly 74 to 83% less than weekly private tutoring for a single subject, and Medly covers all of them.
What you get
Medly is not a flashcard app or a question bank. It is a personalised AI tutor that adapts to how each student learns. That includes:
- Exam-style questions mapped to your specific exam board and specification
- Instant AI marking that follows official mark schemes
- Detailed feedback explaining where marks were gained or lost and how to improve
- A conversational AI tutor available 24/7 that guides students to answers rather than giving them away
- Learn Mode that integrates structured lessons directly into the practice experience
- Full mock exams with proper timing, marking and grade boundaries
One subscription, every subject, no hourly charge. And you can try it without paying anything; the free tier isn't a trial that expires.
The comparison
| Private tutoring | Medly | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Approximately £96/month for one subject (1 session/wk) | From £16/month for all subjects |
| Availability | Scheduled sessions | 24/7 |
| Subjects | Usually one per tutor | All major GCSE, A-Level and IB subjects |
| Exam board alignment | Depends on the tutor | Built into every question and mark scheme |
| Feedback | Verbal, in real time | Written, instant, tied to specific mark schemes |
A good tutor has strengths we can't match: human connection, accountability, and the ability to see from a student's face that they've stopped following. We're not claiming to replace that. But for the core work of practising exam-style questions, receiving detailed feedback and improving, Medly delivers that at a fraction of the cost.
Source
Sutton Trust (September 2019). Four in ten teachers have been private tutors. Read the research →