October and November 2026
IGCSE retakes.
Cambridge papers begin in late September and OxfordAQA in October, so a retake is measured in weeks. The work starts from the paper that has just come back, not from the beginning of the syllabus.
Cambridge entries close: 21 September 2026, which is also the late-entry deadline
Cambridge exams: late September to mid-November 2026. Results 14 January 2027
OxfordAQA exams: 19 October to 16 November 2026. Results reach students 7 January 2027
OxfordAQA has not published its entry deadline for this series. Ask your school's exams officer now rather than later: in 2025 the equivalent deadline fell in mid-September.
Takes a minute. No payment until your group is confirmed.
The course
Ten hours, spent on what is actually wrong.
A retake is not a second run at the syllabus. Every student starts with an assessment against the paper they have just sat, and the ten hours go on the marks that were lost: the misconceptions underneath them, and the exam technique that turns working into marks.
- Assessed against the paper just sat, so the ten hours go where the marks went.
- Board-specific: Cambridge and OxfordAQA mark differently, and the teaching follows the specification the student is entered for.
- Past-paper technique under timed conditions, with work set between sessions.
- Experienced teachers only, vetted through our Safer Recruitment process before they meet a student.
Maths · Physics · Chemistry · Biology
€700 per student, in a group of four
€1,170 one to one
Five two-hour sessions, ten hours of teaching. Groups are four students at the same level, never more, and start at 4.30pm UK time. One-to-one runs on any day agreed with the tutor, including Saturdays.
Entries are made by your school, not by us. Confirm the deadline with your exams officer before you book teaching.
Questions we are asked.
When do IGCSE retakes happen in 2026?
Cambridge IGCSE runs an October/November 2026 series: exams begin in late September and run to mid-November, with results on 14 January 2027. OxfordAQA International GCSE runs a November 2026 series, with written exams from 19 October to 16 November and results reaching students on 7 January 2027.
When is the entry deadline?
For Cambridge, retake entries from the June 2026 series close on 21 September 2026, which is also the late-entry deadline. OxfordAQA had not published its 2026/27 entry deadline when this page was written, so ask your school's exams officer rather than working to an assumed date. In 2025 the equivalent deadline was in mid-September.
Can you enter me for the exam?
No. Entries are made by a school or an approved exam centre, not by a tutor. If you are no longer at the school that entered you in the summer, you will need a centre that accepts private candidates, and that should be arranged before you book teaching.
Is there enough time to improve a grade?
For Cambridge candidates the first papers are in late September, which is weeks rather than terms. That is why the course is ten hours of targeted work on the marks that were lost rather than a second pass through the syllabus. Where a student has more time, for example an OxfordAQA candidate sitting in November, a weekly slot through the autumn usually does more.
What does it cost?
€700 per student in a group of four, or €1,170 one to one, for five two-hour sessions. Groups start at 4.30pm UK time; one-to-one runs on any day agreed with the tutor, including Saturdays.
Four places per group
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Tell us the subject and the grade that came back. We confirm a group by email once four students are matched at the same level, agree the days and times, and send a secure payment link. Nothing is payable, and no date is fixed, until then. One-to-one teaching starts with a free thirty-minute consultation.
Not sure a retake is the right call? Every engagement starts with a free thirty-minute consultation, and we will say so if we think the answer is no.
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