Our History

Established by Edward Greene in 1967 under the name Edward Greene’s Tutorial Establishment, Greene’s is Oxford’s oldest tutorial college and has supported the education of approximately 15,000 students over the last forty-five years.

Having read Classics at Wadham College, Oxford, Edward Greene worked as a private tutor and also a teacher at Magdalen College School until he founded Greene’s.

From the beginning, Greene’s sought out the best tutors in Oxford to deliver high-quality tuition.  Built on the tutorial system that has defined Oxford University learning, Greene’s has remained true to its roots of basing its courses on a programme of individual tuition to students of any age and background.  Under its current principals, Matthew Uffindell and Christopher Upton, Greene’s has grown to have a register of approximately 150 tutors and 300 students.

Featured Tutors

Ayyaz

Ayyaz completed his GCSEs and A-levels with straight A-grades in Karachi, Pakistan. He was awarded the Oxford Students’ Scholarship (now called Reach Oxford) by Oriel College to study Biochemistry. Ayyaz has worked as a research student at the Department of Biochemistry and at the Structural Genomics Consortium in Oxford. He now tutors Greene’s students in [...]

As an Oxford student, the tutorials I received from my College tutors were, undoubtedly, the most exciting and intellectually stimulating part of my academic life. They not only helped me engage more closely with the material but also develop an understanding with my tutors where we both adapted and learnt from each others’ respective styles. Seeing my own students now pursuing a path of learning and intellectual development has certainly been the most uplifting part of my teaching experience.

Ayyaz, Greene's Tutor