A lamplit Oxford college dining hall with long wooden tables, glowing table lamps and portrait paintings on the panelled walls

The people behind UpGrade

Our Team

Sofia Charles, co-founder of UpGrade Consultancy

Co-Founder

Sofia Charles

BA Modern Languages, University of Oxford

Rory Dunning, co-founder of UpGrade Consultancy

Co-Founder

Rory Dunning

BA Modern Languages, University of Oxford

Our tutors

A bespoke network of mentors, matched to your ambition.

Beyond our founding team, UpGrade works with a hand-picked network of bespoke tutors and mentors, matched to each student's subject and goals. Every tutor is a recent graduate of the universities our clients aspire to, from Oxford and Cambridge to LSE, UCL and other leading Russell Group institutions. Because they have sat the entrance exams, written the personal statements and faced the interviews themselves within the last few years, their guidance reflects the admissions process as it is today. Whatever you want to study, and wherever you want to study it, we will pair you with a mentor who has already made the journey.