Cognivia Tutoring offers 1:1 A-Level Maths lessons with Archie Dyer, a second-year Theoretical Physics student at UCL. Lessons are one hour, online on Google Meet or in person around Marylebone, London, and follow your own exam board. They cost £45 an hour online or £55 in person, and the 30-minute trial is free.
By Archie Dyer, founder and tutor · Last updated 11 October 2026
Three 2-hour papersPure, statistics and mechanics, all sat at the end of the course.
Taught by Archie DyerSecond-year Theoretical Physics at UCL, after a First in his first year.
Follows your exam boardLessons use the student’s own specification and papers.
£45 online, £55 in personOne hour, 1:1. No group classes.
Free 30-minute online trialNo card needed.
Enhanced DBS checkedArchie is the founder and the only tutor.
How A-Level Maths is assessed
A-Level Maths is a linear qualification. Nothing is banked along the way: the whole grade comes from three written papers sat together at the end of the course. AQA puts it simply: “Linear means that students will sit all their exams at the end of the course.”
The four specifications below all examine pure mathematics, statistics and mechanics, and all four use three two-hour papers. Where they differ is in how that content is shared between the papers.
A-Level Mathematics paper structure by exam board and specification
Specification
Papers
AQA (7357)
Three 2-hour papers of 100 marks, each a third of the A-Level. Paper 1 is pure mathematics. Paper 2 can use any Paper 1 content, plus vectors and mechanics. Paper 3 can use any Paper 1 content, plus statistics.
Pearson Edexcel (9MA0)
Three 2-hour papers of 100 marks, each 33.33% of the qualification. Papers 1 and 2 are Pure Mathematics 1 and 2, and either may contain questions on any pure topic. Paper 3 is Statistics and Mechanics, with statistics in Section A and mechanics in Section B.
OCR A (H240)
Three 2-hour papers of 100 marks, each a third of the A-Level. Paper 1 is Pure Mathematics. Paper 2 is Pure Mathematics and Statistics, and Paper 3 is Pure Mathematics and Mechanics, each in two sections of approximately 50 marks.
OCR B (MEI) (H640)
Three 2-hour papers with unequal weights. Pure Mathematics and Mechanics is 100 marks (36.4%). Pure Mathematics and Statistics is 100 marks (36.4%). Pure Mathematics and Comprehension is 75 marks (27.3%), of which 15 marks are questions on a previously unseen comprehension passage.
When
All papers in one summer series. Pearson: “Students must complete all assessment in May/June in any single year.” OCR: “All examined components must be taken in the same examination series at the end of the course.”
Calculator
Allowed in every paper for AQA, Pearson Edexcel and OCR A. AQA: “A calculator is required for use in all assessments in this specification.” Pearson: “Students may use a calculator in all A Level Mathematics examinations.” OCR A: “Learners are permitted to use a scientific or graphical calculator for all papers.”
Large data set
Each board releases a data set in advance, and students are expected to know it before the statistics questions. AQA notes that this requirement “is common to all exam boards”.
What follows is observation drawn from the specifications themselves. It is not a set of statistics about results, and it is not a claim about any particular student.
Half the marks are not for routine technique. AQA weights its papers 50% for “Use and apply standard techniques”, 25% for “Reason, interpret and communicate mathematically” and 25% for “Solve problems within mathematics and in other contexts”. Knowing a method is only part of what is being marked.
Proof is examined content. It is the first topic in both the AQA and the Pearson Edexcel pure lists, and AQA’s reasoning objective asks students to “construct rigorous mathematical arguments (including proofs)”.
The large data set rewards preparation. Pearson says its questions “should be likely to give a material advantage to students who have studied and are familiar with the data set”.
Mechanics is a modelling exercise. The content covers quantities and units, kinematics, forces and Newton’s laws, and moments. Much of the work is in turning a described situation into equations, which is what AQA’s third objective means by translating problems “into mathematical processes”.
Pure content cannot be put away. AQA’s Papers 2 and 3 may use any Paper 1 content, and OCR A states that all three of its components “contain some synoptic assessment”.
Assessment objective wording and weightings from the AQA 7357 scheme of assessment, where AQA notes the objectives “are set by Ofqual and are the same across all A-level Mathematics specifications”; other quotations from the Pearson Edexcel 9MA0 and OCR H240 specifications. Checked on 11 October 2026.
A-Level Further Maths
Further Mathematics is a separate A-Level with its own papers. It builds on A-Level Maths content, and students choose options, so its structure varies more between boards.
AQA (7367): three 2-hour papers of 100 marks. Papers 1 and 2 are compulsory content. Paper 3 covers two of mechanics, statistics and discrete mathematics.
Pearson Edexcel (9FM0): four papers of 1 hour 30 minutes and 75 marks, each 25%. Two are mandatory Core Pure papers. Two are options chosen from Further Pure, Further Statistics, Further Mechanics and Decision Mathematics.
OCR A (H245): four 90-minute papers of 75 marks, each 25%. Two are mandatory Pure Core papers. Two are chosen from Statistics, Mechanics, Discrete Mathematics and Additional Pure Mathematics.
Archie tutors A-Level Further Maths as well, at the same price. Further Maths options differ from school to school, so mention the board and the optional modules being taken when you book. There is more on the A-Level Further Maths tutoring page.
Some A-Level Maths students will also sit a university admissions test. These tests lean on school mathematics rather than a new syllabus, but they examine it in a very different way.
UAT-UK says the TMUA “is based on content typically covered within Higher Level GCSE mathematics courses or AS level mathematics”. The contrast with the A-Level is in the format: two 75-minute papers of 20 multiple-choice questions, and no calculator, where every A-Level Maths paper allows one. Of the ESAT, UAT-UK says it “uses science and mathematics that you are likely to have already learned in your school studies”, in 40-minute modules of 27 multiple-choice questions, again without a calculator.
Secure A-Level work is the foundation, but it is not test preparation. Archie tutors both tests as separate work: see the TMUA page and the ESAT page.
Lessons are with Archie Dyer, the founder of Cognivia Tutoring and its only tutor. There is no panel of tutors behind the website and no one else you might be passed to.
Second-year Theoretical Physics student at UCL (University College London), after a First in his first year.
43 out of 45 in the IB, with 7s in HL Maths, Physics and Economics.
10 A*s at IGCSE.
Tutoring for over two years, in Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Economics.
Enhanced DBS checked, and based in Marylebone, London.
Archie did not sit A-Levels. He took the IB Diploma, with Higher Level Maths, and now studies Theoretical Physics at UCL. He tutors the A-Level specifications; he does not hold A-Level grades himself. Lessons follow the student’s own exam board and specification, so it helps to say which one at the trial.
Nothing here is a promise about a grade. A-Levels are marked by the exam boards, and no tutor can guarantee the result.
How he teaches. In Archie’s words: “I find where the understanding actually breaks down, which is usually two or three topics further back than where the marks were lost, and we rebuild from there. I keep lessons relaxed. I would far rather a student asked me something they think is obvious than sat quietly and nodded.” The free 30-minute trial is the way to judge that for yourself: bring a topic you find difficult. There is more on the About Archie page.
Prices and practical details
A-Level Maths prices at Cognivia Tutoring
What
Online
In person
One 1-hour 1:1 lesson
£45
£55
5-pack — five 1-hour lessons, £15 off
£210
£260
30-minute trial lesson
Free
Online only
A-Level Maths is priced as IB, TMUA and ESAT, whichever exam board the student is on. A 5-pack is held in a My lessons account, so the five lessons can be booked one at a time.
1 hour, 1:1. Every lesson is with Archie, built around one student. There are no group classes.
Online on Google Meet, or in person around Marylebone, London (+£10). The Meet link is in your confirmation email; times are shown in your own time zone.
Free 30-minute online trial, no card needed. A relaxed session to meet and see if it clicks.
24 hours’ notice to cancel, by email or phone. See the refund policy.
Payment by Stripe at booking. Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
Full prices for every subject and level are on the pricing section of the home page. Parents receive a short note after each lesson on what was covered and what to practise next.
At Cognivia Tutoring, A-Level Maths lessons are £45 an hour online, or £55 an hour in person around Marylebone, London. A 5-pack of five 1-hour lessons saves £15: £210 online or £260 in person. The 30-minute online trial is free and needs no card.
Lessons follow the student’s own exam board and specification. This page sets out the paper structure for AQA (7357), Pearson Edexcel (9MA0), OCR A (H240) and OCR B (MEI) (H640). Archie did not sit any of them himself, because he took the IB Diploma, so tell him the board at the trial.
Yes. Online lessons run on Google Meet, with the link in the booking confirmation email. The booking calendar shows times in your own time zone, and students join from the UK and across Europe.
Yes. In-person lessons take place around Marylebone, London, and cost £10 more than online, at £55 an hour. See the Marylebone page for details.
No. Archie took the IB Diploma and scored a 7 in Higher Level Maths, as part of 43 out of 45 overall. He is now a second-year Theoretical Physics student at UCL, after a First in his first year, and tutors the A-Level specifications.
There is no single right moment. The course is linear, so every paper is sat at the end, and papers can draw on content from across the course. A topic that is shaky early on is still examined later. A sensible time to start is when a specific topic has stopped making sense. The free 30-minute trial is a way to decide without committing.
Yes. Archie tutors A-Level Further Maths alongside A-Level Maths, at the same price. Further Maths options differ between boards and schools, so mention the board and the optional modules being taken when you book. See the Further Maths page.
Book the free 30-minute online trial and bring a topic you find difficult. You will see how Archie explains it and whether his teaching suits you before paying anything, and no card is needed. After every paid lesson, parents receive a short note on what was covered and what to practise next, so progress stays visible.
Where to go next
A free 30-minute trial is the simplest way to find out whether this is the right fit. Nothing is charged and no card is needed.
