Our Reach: London
Action Tutoring was born in London in 2011 and since then, we have worked with volunteers to deliver tutoring programmes in a number of schools across the city.
This page covers why and where we work in London, our impact in the city and how you can get involved.
Yerbury Primary School
primary SchoolThornhill Primary School
primary SchoolCity Heights Academy
secondary SchoolSt Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
secondary SchoolPrior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
primary SchoolPakeman Primary School
primary SchoolNetley Primary School & Centre for Autism
primary SchoolHugh Myddelton Primary School
primary SchoolHeartlands High School
secondary SchoolHanover Primary School
primary SchoolGranard Primary School
primary SchoolDalmain Primary School
primary SchoolConnaught School for Girls
secondary SchoolChelsea Academy
secondary SchoolCanonbury Primary School
primary SchoolAshmount Primary School
primary SchoolWinton Primary School
primary SchoolArgyle Primary School
primary SchoolHollydale Primary School
primary SchoolMossbourne Community Academy
secondary SchoolTufnell Park Primary School
primary SchoolThe New North Academy
primary SchoolRotherfield Primary School
primary SchoolNewington Green Primary
primary SchoolPrimrose Hill Primary
primary SchoolMillbank Primary Academy
primary SchoolLaycock Primary School
primary SchoolPimlico Primary School
primary SchoolPimlico Academy
secondary SchoolMill Hill County High School
secondary SchoolStoke Newington School
secondary SchoolHatch End High School
secondary SchoolThomas Thallis School
secondary SchoolSt Ursula's Convent School Greenwich
secondary SchoolMulberry Academy Woodside
secondary SchoolHarris Academy Chobham
secondary SchoolWalthamstow Academy
secondary SchoolMaria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
secondary SchoolThe Charter School Bermondsey
secondary SchoolAll Saints Catholic School
secondary SchoolClara Grant Primary School
primary SchoolSt Paul's Way Secondary School
secondary SchoolNorthview Junior and Infant School
primary SchoolSt John Evangelist Catholic Primary School
primary SchoolOur roots are in London – and so is much of our impact.
Action Tutoring began in 2011 with two pilot programmes in Hackney and Peckham, supported by the Shaftesbury Partnership. After early success, the SHINE Trust funded our expansion – and by the 2011–12 academic year, we were delivering tutoring in 15 schools across London.
Today, we continue to work in partnership with schools across the capital and nearby commuter towns to support pupils facing disadvantage. Recent figures highlight the pressing need for additional support across the region:
- After housing costs, 34% of children in London were living in poverty in 2021–22 – the highest rate of any English region (Trust for London, 2023).
- Some boroughs face even higher rates. For example, Tower Hamlets remains among the most affected, with over half of children growing up in poverty.
These statistics underscore the significant challenges faced by many young people in London. Growing up in poverty can result in challenges that lead to lower academic attainment and, once they finish school, reduced opportunities for further education, training or employment.
By providing targeted, high-quality tutoring, Action Tutoring aims to mitigate these effects, helping to build academic confidence and unlock pupils’ potential. Whether you choose to tutor online or face-to-face, you can help transform a child’s confidence, grades, and future options.
I think it’s really important to give back to your local community, and I can think of no better way of doing this than giving a small amount of my time to help less affluent kids with their education through tutoring. Not coming from London, tutoring also gives me the opportunity to engage with my local community, which is important to me. Tutoring is one of the few things I do that gives me real satisfaction, enjoyment, and self-fulfilment.
I worked with Action Tutoring at my previous school and was certain that I wanted to work with them at Dalmain too. Their impact is huge and the confidence the children gain from this intensive and highly focused work is second to none. The budget implications are small when considering the quality of practitioner and enormous impact all of the tutors have on our children.
Action Tutoring’s impact in London
Our volunteers play a crucial role in closing the attainment gap and boosting the confidence of disadvantaged pupils. Our national impact, reflecting the work done across all our regions including London, demonstrates the effectiveness of our programmes:
Take part in our fundraising events in London
Fundraising efforts make a tangible difference to our work, enabling us to provide essential resources to our pupils and train our dedicated volunteer tutors.
Our fundraising page has more information about upcoming events in and around your area.
Some of our current volunteering opportunities in London take place with pupils from the following partner schools:
Primary
- Yerbury Primary School
- Thornhill Primary School
- Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
- Pakeman Primary School
- Netley Primary School & Centre for Autism
- Hugh Myddelton Primary School
- Hanover Primary School
- Granard Primary School
- Dalmain Primary School
- Canonbury Primary School
- Ashmount Primary School
- Winton Primary School
- Argyle Primary School
- Hollydale Primary School
- Tufnell Park Primary School
- The New North Academy
- Rotherfield Primary School
- Newington Green Primary
- Primrose Hill Primary
- Millbank Primary Academy
- Laycock Primary School
- Pimlico Primary School
- Clara Grant Primary School
- Northview Junior and Infant School
- St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School
Secondary
- City Heights Academy
- St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
- Heartlands High School
- Connaught School for Girls
- Chelsea Academy
- Mossbourne Community Academy
- Pimlico Academy
- Mill Hill County High School
- Stoke Newington School
- Hatch End High School
- Thomas Thallis School
- St Ursula's Convent School Greenwich
- Mulberry Academy Woodside
- Harris Academy Chobham
- Walthamstow Academy
- Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
- The Charter School Bermondsey
- All Saints Catholic School
- St Paul's Way Secondary School
Find out more information about becoming a volunteer or partnering as a school in London.
London Programme Team
- Hannah Ground (Programme Manager)
- Sav Karia (Programme Manager)
- Sam Winn (Senior London Programme Coordinator)
- Eva Leung (London Programme Coordinator)
- Dan Carrie (London Programme Coordinator)
- Sophia Lind (London Programme Coordinator)
- Suzie Minnigin (Senior London Programme Coordinator)
- Connie Gossage (London Programme Coordinator)
- Sam Potts (London Programme Coordinator)
- Natalie Soester (London Programme Coordinator)
- Nadeem Unwin (London Programme Coordinator)
- Anna Thomas (London Programme Coordinator)
- Aimee Goldsmith (London Programme Coordinator)
