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Should I use First Tutors?

After more than 20 years of trading, First Tutors has made the difficult decision to close. - firsttutors.com

Skip. First Tutors closed permanently in May 2026 after 20+ years of trading, so there is nothing left to buy. Displaced tutors and parents should move to an active alternative such as Superprof, FindTutors, or Sherpa.

Confidence

High. Based on 35+ public sources; closure confirmed across the official site, independent blogs, Reddit, and Facebook communities. Pre-closure pricing details are thin.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo specific evidence
  • Feature depthNo specific evidence
  • Support quality
  • Security postureNo vulnerability evidence either way

Pricing

~£5

Historic tutor fee (pre-closure)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly fees~£5
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Nobody — it closed in May 2026
  • Historically: UK parents sourcing private tutors
  • Historically: independent tutors finding students

Not for

  • Everyone — there is no product left to buy
  • Tutors still owed money or data — chase it directly, don't re-sign-up
  • Anyone trusting unverified 'successor' sites like
  • Parents wanting a live tutor marketplace today

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Site returns 'Service Unavailable'; old profiles, messages, and records are effectively gone.

high

Unverified 'successor' sites are targeting displaced tutors — verify before sharing data or paying.

medium

Tutors must actively request their data under UK GDPR; responses came only after pressure.

medium

Closure guides advise prompt written requests for data or records before infrastructure disappears.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Traded 20+ years — long, established track record.
  • Historically well-reviewed; Trustpilot comments like 'Excellent tutoring site.'
  • Reviewer called tuition fees reasonable.
  • Low tutor-side cost: a tutor cited a £5 fee.

Cons

  • Permanently closed; site shows a closure notice, not a product.
  • Closure was abrupt — tutors and parents left scrambling for alternatives.
  • Tutors filing UK GDPR requests to recover personal data post-closure.
  • Lookalike domains now claim succession.

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/04/2026 - 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x1review x4security x2news x3

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • ~£5

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Tuition fees called reasonable by a reviewer
  • Ease of use. No specific evidence
  • Feature depth. No specific evidence
  • Support quality: 3/5. Responding to post-closure GDPR data requests
  • Security posture. No vulnerability evidence either way
  • 20+ Years trading Closed May 2026
  • Closed Status Site shows closure notice; service unavailable
  • ~£5 Tutor fee (historic) One tutor's Reddit mention, details truncated

Pricing

Historic tutor fee (pre-closure)

~£5

  • Single tutor mention on Reddit; exact terms unclear

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Pre-closure reviews were warm, but 2026 discussion is dominated by the abrupt closure, displaced tutors, and data-recovery worries.

“Excellent tutoring site.”
Trustpilot reviewer
Full analysis

Based on 35+ public sources; closure confirmed across the official site, independent blogs, Reddit, and Facebook communities. Pre-closure pricing details are thin.

Closed May 2026 after 20+ years. Nothing to buy — displaced users should pick Superprof, FindTutors, or Sherpa instead.

Methodology

Based on 35+ public sources; closure confirmed across the official site, independent blogs, Reddit, and Facebook communities. Pre-closure pricing details are thin.

Sources

  1. First Tutors — closure noticefirsttutors.com
    official
  2. What Happened to First Tutors? (Sherpa)sherpa-online.com
    news
  3. First Tutors has closed: what to do next (TutorPerch)tutorperch.com
    news
  4. First Tutors shuts down (UK music teachers group)facebook.com
    news
  5. First Tutors Reviews (Trustpilot)trustpilot.com
    review
  6. First Tutors seems to have disappeared? (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  7. TutorDex claims succession (firsttutors.net)firsttutors.net
    security
  8. First Tutors closure: UK tutors' GDPR rightsfacebook.com
    security
  9. First Tutors Reviews (EdTech Impact)edtechimpact.com
    review
  10. Superprof vs First Tutors (Superprof blog)superprof.co.uk
    review

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