Understand it
properly
then walk in ready.
A top grade needs more than memorised definitions. I take the theory apart, build it back up, and drill the exam craft that separates a 7 from a 9.
Email me →of my students earned a grade 9–7. Three-year average, OCR J277 — every candidate passed.
| Series | Mine | National |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 95.0% | 23.3% |
| 2024 | 100% | 27.4% |
| 2025 | 96.9% | 29.6%* |
| 3-yr avg | 97.2% | — |
* 2025 = all boards combined; OCR-specific figure unavailable. On 2023 & 2024 like-for-like, roughly 4× the national rate.
Whichever spec your school runs, we work to that one — including the OCR J277 and H446 papers I teach day to day.
Algorithms, systems, the NEA and exam craft — the four places a grade 7 quietly turns into a grade 9.
No cut corners and no false praise. You’ll always know exactly what’s working and what needs another pass.
A note for parents
The gap between a grade 7 and a grade 9 is very often exam technique, not subject knowledge — reading the command word, structuring a longer answer, managing time under pressure. That’s specifically what I work on, alongside the content itself.