FindTutors
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Works as a free starting point for parents hunting a UK tutor, if you vet profiles and reviews yourself.
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FindTutors vs GoStudent
FindTutors and GoStudent both land on Depends.
GoStudent
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Fits parents of school-age kids who want regular weekly 1:1 lessons and will commit to a membership.
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| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Parents seeking UK private tutors | K-12 families wanting weekly scheduled 1:1 lessons |
| Who it's not for | Tutors trusting the advertised £20-40/hr jobs . scam reports exist | Occasional help . subscription minimums punish sporadic use |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.13 | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No direct support-quality evidence found | Negative experience threads from tutors and parents |
| Public sentiment | Sentiment skews negative among tutors . scam-job worries, account deletions, payment questions . while the platform's own pages publish glowing testimonials.¹ | Feedback is polarised: some parents report grade gains, while Reddit tutor threads, Mumsnet and Trustpilot carry heavy complaints about the platform and its contracts.15 |
| Biggest gotcha | Scam job listings reported on the platform . verify any tutoring job before sharing details or paying³ | Sold as a rolling subscription; single-lesson platforms undercut it for occasional use |
Pick FindTutors when
- Parents seeking UK private tutors
- In-person or online lessons across subjects
- Self-motivated learners comparing tutors
- Tutors wanting a free profile listing
When FindTutors is not a fit
- Tutors trusting the advertised £20-40/hr jobs . scam reports exist
- Anyone unwilling to vet tutors and reviews themselves
- Non-UK learners . the directory is UK-focused
- Online ESL teachers . several report deleting their accounts
Pick GoStudent when
- K-12 families wanting weekly scheduled 1:1 lessons
- Parents who prefer matched tutors over marketplace hunting
- Long-term school-year tutoring commitments
When GoStudent is not a fit
- Occasional help . subscription minimums punish sporadic use
- Pay-as-you-go shoppers who refuse contracts
- Tutors seeking fair platform work . tutor communities say avoid
- Adult learners . GoStudent targets K-12 school kids
Sources
- FindTutors Reviews . Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
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- FindTutors homepagefindtutors.co.ukofficial
- Online Tutoring Jobs . Earn £20-£50/hrfindtutors.co.ukofficial
- FindTutors . App Storeapps.apple.comofficial
- FindTutors . Google Playplay.google.comofficial
- FindTutors self-hosted ratings pagefindtutors.co.ukofficial
- How reliable is FindTutors? Safeguardsfindtutors.co.uksecurity
news
- Trustpilot . GoStudent customer reviewstrustpilot.comreview