Free planning tool · Summer 2027
GCSE Exam Cost Calculator for Home Educators in England
Estimate private-candidate GCSE and International GCSE exam-centre charges using published fee lists from centres in England. The figures below are centre charges, not the awarding body's fee.
Your published-fee comparison
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How the comparison works
- Each centre location must publish enough information to price every selected category for Summer 2027 and the selected date.
- Required components and centre-specific late charges are added to that location's basket. No fee is borrowed from another centre.
- Locations under common control are grouped. A-Team Academy and Exam Centre Birmingham count as one operator group.
- The lowest and highest are observed location baskets. The median first balances locations within each operator group, then balances the groups.
- The median is hidden below five qualifying groups. This rule is evaluated again for every selection.
Our search on 21 August 2026 did not find an equivalent England private-candidate fee calculator. That is a bounded search result, not a claim that none exists.
TheLearnDen Research Lab · August 2026
Published private-candidate fee index
Not a census. This selected twelve-centre index shows a published on-time standard GCSE subject range of £200–£350. Three centres do not publish a usable firm standard-subject fee, and several figures carry important qualifications.
Data: download the 89-row fee index CSV · Download JSON
| Centre | Published standard-fee position | Source sentence and check date |
|---|---|---|
| Tutors & Exams | £261.60 GCSE; £272.50 IGCSE | “GCSE: most written £261.60” Source checked 21 Aug 2026 |
| Exam Centre Birmingham | From £225 GCSE; from £235 IGCSE | “GCSE from £225” Source checked 21 Aug 2026 |
| David Game College | £290 GCSE or IGCSE | “GCSE/IGCSE £290/subject” Source checked 21 Aug 2026 |
| Excel Exam Centres | £200 GCSE | “most subjects £200” Source checked 21 Aug 2026 |
| English and Maths / GCSE Exam Centre | No flat standard fee; Maths £240 and English £225 | “Maths £240” Source checked 21 Aug 2026 |
| Intuition Exam Centres | £230 GCSE; page identifies the rates as 2024–25 | “GCSE most £230” Source checked 21 Aug 2026 |
| Wessex Tutors | £280–£300 range; no single subject price stated | “GCSE £280-300” Source checked 21 Aug 2026 |
| Nottingham College | £120 per paper; about £240–£360 for a two- or three-paper GCSE | “£120 PER EXAM PAPER (a 2-3 paper GCSE = £240-360)” Source checked 21 Aug 2026 |
| 3A Tutors Ltd | Not published; enquiry only | “fees NOT published; enquiry only.” Source checked 21 Aug 2026 |
| Enter CIC / Private Exams North East | Not published; enquiry only | “fees NOT published; enquiry only.” Source checked 21 Aug 2026 |
| WINA UK (WINA Tutorial College) | £250–£350 GCSE, depending on board and paper count | “Standard 3-paper £295 / £325 / £350” Source checked 22 Aug 2026 |
| Learning Hive | £200 shown as “tbc based on subject”; excluded from the headline range | “all GCSE subjects at £200 and A-Levels at £370 per exam” Source checked 22 Aug 2026 |
Made by TheLearnDen Research Lab · Checked 21–22 August 2026 · Updated 23 August 2026. A dash or “not published” means the source did not provide a firm comparable price; it never means £0.
Published sources and exclusions
Three of the eight independent operators reviewed on 21 August 2026 did not publish a complete fee list. Previous-series, per-paper and partial figures are shown for transparency but never used as Summer 2027 subject prices.
| Source | Status | How it is used | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-Team Academy exam centre fees 2026/27 | priced | May and June 2027 private candidate exam entry fees | 2026-08-22 |
| Excel Exam Centres prices | priced | Prices and Summer 2027 important dates | 2026-08-22 |
| David Game College GCSE entries | priced | June 2027 examinations | 2026-08-22 |
| Exam Centre London exam fees | priced | June 2027 fees and entry deadlines | 2026-08-22 |
| WINA Tutorial College board-specific examination fees 2026–2027 | priced on time only | GCSE and International GCSE examination fees | 2026-08-22 |
| Learning Hive exam centre | partially priced | Flat £200 GCSE entry is marked subject to confirmation and does not provide the category detail needed for basket arithmetic. | 2026-08-22 |
| Tutors & Exams fees 2025/26 | previous series | The available list is for 2025/26, so it is shown for context and excluded from Summer 2027 arithmetic. | 2026-08-21 |
| Nottingham College private exam entry service | previous series per paper | The published £120 charge is per paper for Summer 2026. It is never used as a subject price. | 2026-08-21 |
Questions
Is this the exam-board fee?
No. These are published private-candidate exam-centre charges. Centres may include administration, invigilation and other services in their prices.
Is the estimate a quote?
No. Confirm all entries, specifications, assessment components, deadlines and charges directly with a centre before paying.
Why can the median disappear?
It is shown only when at least five independent groups price the complete basket. Four groups can still show a useful observed low and high, but not a sufficiently supported median.