Online Digital SAT tutoring for A-Level and IB students in London, Manchester and across the UK — 1-on-1 or in groups of 3 to 5.
For UK sixth-formers adding US universities to a UCAS application. The SAT sits outside the A-Level and IB syllabus, so we fit a focused plan around Year 12 and Year 13 study, on UK time.
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UK universities make offers on predicted A-Level or IB grades and do not need the SAT. American universities work differently, and many either require or welcome a test score. For a UK student applying to both, the SAT is the extra piece that the US side of the plan needs.
SAT centres in the UK are mostly independent and international schools, and they are thinly spread: College Board listed 24 for the 5 December 2026 sitting, with only two or three in London. Some were already full when we checked.
We teach live online on UK time, after school and at weekends, starting with a timed Bluebook diagnostic.
Your tutor reviews a full diagnostic with you, then sets a target and schedule that fit your test date.
Your tutor works through each weak domain, then layers in timing and strategy, with homework in Bluebook format.
Last comes timed mock exams in Bluebook, mistake review and a final strategy check.
New York is five hours behind the UK for most of the year, so each College Board deadline closes in the early hours of the following morning here. The times below allow for the clock changes.
| Test date | Deadline (UK time) |
|---|---|
| 6 March 2027 | Sat 20 Feb, 4:59 AM Late: Wed 24 Feb, 4:59 AM (+$38) |
| 1 May 2027 | Sat 17 Apr, 4:59 AM Late: Wed 21 Apr, 4:59 AM (+$38) |
| 5 June 2027 | Sat 22 May, 4:59 AM Late: Wed 26 May, 4:59 AM (+$38) |
Times shown in UK time (GMT, or BST in summer). Source: College Board, 26 September 2026. SAT® is a College Board trademark; College Board does not endorse Velocity Tuition Academy.
Starting now? Aim for March 2027. Most students in the UK prepare for 8 to 12 weeks, so the 6 March 2027 sitting is the realistic first target if you begin in December or early January, with 1 May and 5 June as retake options. Tell us your level and target date and we will send a plan on WhatsApp.
For every 2026–27 sitting and its score release, see the SAT test dates. Registering for the first time? Follow our registration walkthrough, and check the international fee and centre guide.
Centres are scattered from London and the South East to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and some fill early.
| SAT date | Centres listed |
|---|---|
| 5 December 2026 (checked 26 Sep 2026) London, Bristol, Oxford, Hertford, Shrewsbury, Lancing, Ormskirk, Aberdeen, Lisburn | 24 (1 full) |
In the UK the SAT costs US$111 ($68 plus a $43 international fee; College Board). Because London centres are few, many students travel; register as early as possible to get a seat within reach.
Centre counts are from College Board’s SAT test-centre search on 26 September 2026. Centres and seats change, so check the search when you register.
Each plan can be one to one or small group, as shown on the programmes overview.
UK universities: apply through UCAS with predicted grades; the SAT plays no part. Our guide to UK vs US applications sets out the two timelines side by side.
US universities: admissions are holistic, and a strong SAT gives an A-Level or IB student a score US admissions officers know how to read.
Free advice: the US-UK Fulbright Commission is the official EducationUSA adviser for UK students applying to American universities. Its Sutton Trust US Programme supports UK state school students, who sit the SAT as part of the programme (Sutton Trust Fulbright US Programme).
December or March of Year 12 is the most common first sitting: it avoids the summer exam season and leaves time to retake before US applications open.
UCAS applications to Oxford, Cambridge and most medicine courses close in mid-October of Year 13, and many US early deadlines follow in November. Aim to finish the SAT before the autumn of Year 13 so the application season is not squeezed.
A first sitting in March, May or June of Year 12 leaves room for a retake before early US deadlines.
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These are individual results; yours will depend on practice. Read more reviews.
Guides for sixth-formers adding the US to a UCAS plan.
SAT or ACT for a UK applicant, and how to decide.
Read guide →When to send a score to a test-optional US university.
Read guide →Fitting SAT preparation around A-Level or IB coursework.
Read guide →The grammar and evidence questions A-Level students find unfamiliar.
Read guide →SAT pages for our other countries.
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